8.0Glossary
•Cutterhead (A, Figure 5) – metal cylinder that holds the planer knives or the molding cutters.
•Table – part of machine over which the lumber passes.
•Feed Rollers – two rubber covered cylinders that push lumber through the machine.
•Planer Knife – one of three knives found in the cutterhead used for planing. (B, Figure 5)
•Molding Cutter – one of three cutters in a set with a patterned edge used for cutting a decorative design into wood.
•Gib – metal bar with adjusting screws that holds planer knives or molding cutters in the cutterhead.
•Depth of Cut – depth of cut from workpiece on a single pass through the machine. (Figure 6)
•Snipe – depression on either end of a planed board caused by feeding the board into the machine at an angle to the table or letting the board end drop down when exiting the planer.
Figure 5
Figure 6
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