5. DRESS FOR SAFETY:
• Plan ahead to protect your eyes, hands, face and ears.
• Do not wear loose clothing, gloves, neckties or jewellery (rings, wrist watches). They can
get caught and draw you into moving parts.
• Wear nonslip footwear.
• Tie back long hair.
• Roll long sleeves above the elbow.
• Noise levels vary widely. To avoid possible hearing damage, wear ear plugs or muffs when
using the planer for hours at a time.
• A planer can throw foreign objects into your eyes. This can result in permanent eye damage.
Wear safety goggles (not glasses) that comply with CSA Standards. Regular eyeglasses
have only impact-resistant lenses. They are not safety glasses.
• For dusty operations, wear a dust mask along with safety goggles.
6. INSPECT YOUR WORKPIECE:
• Make sure there are no nails or foreign objects in the part of the workpiece to be planed.
7. PLAN YOUR CUT:
• Small or thin workpieces can kickback when they tip over on the tables or the cutterhead.
• To avoid cutterhead contact or workpiece kickback, do not plane workpieces shorter than
14" (35.6 cm).
• Do not plane wood thinner than 1/4" (6.3 mm).
• Do not cut freehand. Guide your workpiece solidly against the fence and table top. Make
sure there is no debris between the workpiece and its supports.
• Use extra caution with large, small or awkward workpieces.
• Use extra support (tables, sawhorses, blocks) if your workpiece is hard to hold down to the
table. Do not use another person as additional support or to help feed, support or pull the
workpiece.
• Do not cut more than one workpiece at a time.
• Do not turn your planer ON before clearing everything except the workpiece and related
support devices off the table.
8. AVOID ACCIDENTAL STARTING:
• Make sure the power switch is OFF before plugging the planer into a power source.
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