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WARPING
Warped wood can not only jam the planer, it can produce
variations in the final thickness of the workpiece. If your
planer becomes jammed, turn off the switch and disconnect
the planer from the power supply.
If your workpiece is not warped or only slightly warped,
plane both sides of the board to produce the desired
thickness. Always feed the workpiece in the direction of
the grain.
Cupped wood is similar to the piece is shown in Figure A.
Bowed wood is shown in Figure B.
TO PLANE CUPPED WOOD:
• For best results, rip the workpiece down the middle,
and plane the pieces separately. This eliminates waste.
If this is not possible, follow the steps below.
• Plane the top flat first (see Figure A)
• Turn the board over and plane the bottom flat
Bowed wood can be planed with little effect on on finished
thickness. The feed rollers and cutterhead in your planer
will temporarily flatten the bowed workpiece. However,
bowed wood will return to its shaped once planed. To
remove the bow, use a jointer.
FIG. 15
CUTTERHEAD LOCK LEVER
ALLEN
SCREW
FIG. 16
BOLTS
FIG. 17
FIG. 18
FIG. 19
FIG. 20
For best results, plane both sides of the workpiece to reach
a desired thickness. For example, if you need to remove 1/8"
from your workpiece, remove 1/16" from each side. This not
only allows the workpiece to dry with a even moisture
content, it also produces finer cuts.
NOTE: Planing material less than 3/4" wide is not
recommended. If you must plane narrow material, gang up the
pieces and plane them as one wider workpiece, if possible.
Support the work piece adequately at all times. The maximum
depth of cut your planer can take is 1/8." Never attempt to
modify your planer to take a deeper cut. Follow the depth of
cut and width guidelines shown in Table A for best results.
SNIPE
Snipe is a depression made when the ends of the
workpiece contact the cutterhead knives. Snipe occurs
when the unsupported weight of the workpiece causes it to
lift off the table, into the cutterhead.
To avoid snipe:
• Keep workpiece level throughout the planing operation
• Ensure that the table extensions are level with the main
table (See: Levelling the Table Extensions)
• Feed work flat against the planer tables
TABLE A
KNIFE
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