NUTOOL NPT1500 - Specific Safety Instructions

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COMPONENTS AND CONTROLS (PIC.1)
1 Top cover 10 Guide roller
2 Planing height adjustment handle 11 Transport handle
3 Side cover 12 Rollerhousing
4 Depth scale 13 In feed roller
5 Stop/Start and Emergency stop 14 Hex key
6 Motor housing 15 Open end spanner
7 Brush housing 16 Spare drive belt
8 Planer bed 17 Push stick
9 Mounting bolt hole
SPECIFIC SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS
WARNING!
SomewoodandwoodtypeproductsespeciallyMDF(Medium
DensityFibreboard)canproducedustthatcanbehazardousto
yourhealth.Werecommendtheuseofanapprovedfacemask
withreplaceablefilterswhenusingandcleaningthismachine.
Ensure that the machine is disconnected from the power supply
beforecarryingoutanyadjustmentsormaintenance.
Before turning the machine on for the first time ensure that the
bladesareinstalledcorrectly.
Allowthemachinetorunuptofullspeedbeforecommencing
anyplaning.
Observethemachineforexcessivevibration.
This could indicate a poorly installed blade or out of balance
cuttinghead.
Neverleavethemachinerunningwhileunattended.
Always allow the machine to come to a complete stop and
disconnect from the power supply before leaving the machine
unattended.
Alwayswearsafetygoggleswhenoperatingtheplaner.
Neverusethemachinewithoutthesafetyguardsinposition.
Nevermakepassesgreaterthan2.5mmindepth.
Ensure that the work piece is free from any nails or other foreign
objectsthatcoulddamagetheplanerblades.Donotusework
piecesthatare:shorterthan355mm,narrowerthan19mmor
widerthan254mmorlessthan25mmthick.
Never insert your fingers into the dust chute for any reason
whilethemachine is in operation. The cutting blades revolve
atveryhighspeeds.
Position yourself by the side of the machine in such a way that
the operation can be carried out without having to over reach or
repositionduringoperation.Installthemachineonastablelevel
surfacebeforeoperation.
LOCATION
WARNING!Thismachineshouldnotbeused“freestanding”.
When deciding on a suitable location for this machine
consideration must be given to the maximum length of material
tobeplaned.Thereshouldbeenoughclearancetoallowthe
work piece to be fed into the machine safely and sufficient
clearance at the out feed end of the machine to allow the work
piecetoberemovedsafely.Thismachinemustbemountedon
a solid stable workbench using 10mm hex Nuts and Bolts of a
suitable length to ensure secure fastening to your workbench
(Pic.2).
ASSEMBLY (PICS.3&4)
Attachtheheightadjustmenthandletothepinonthetopcover
ofthemachineandtightenthecrossheadbold(Pic.3).Ensure
that the in feed and out feed rollers are positioned correctly
andarefreetorotate(Pic.4).Ifauxiliarysupportrollersareto
be used, they should be positioned at the correct height, and
approximately half the length of the material being planed, away
fromthe infeedand outfeedsideofthemachinee.g..Ifthe
materialbeingplanedis3mtrlong,theauxiliarysupportrollers
shouldbepositioned1.5mtrfromtheinfeedandoutfeedside
ofthemachine.
STARTING AND STOPPING (PIC.5)
NO VOLTS EMERGENCY STOP SWITCH
Thismachineisfittedwitha“NoVoltsSwitch”.Intheeventof
a mains power failure or if the mains plug is removed from the
mainssupply socket beforethe machine isswitched off.The
machinewillnotre-startwithoutwarningwhenthemainssupply
is restored or the mains plug is re-connected to the mains
supply, until the machine is switched ON at the ON/OFF switch
fittedtothemachine.Theswitchisalsofittedwithanemergency
stopcover.Tostartthemachine,lifttheemergencystopcover
(Pic.5)(5.1)andpressgreentheONbutton(Pic.5)(5.2).Tostop
themachine,presstheredOFFbutton(Pic.5)(5.3).Intheevent
of an emergency, hit the emergency stop cover (Pic.5) (5.4),
this will switch the machine OFF and will mechanically lock the
emergency stop cover in place preventing the machine from
beingswitchedonuntilthemechanicallockhasbeenreleased.