Additional Safety Instructions for Planers
OWNER'S MANUAL. This machine presents sig- nificant safety hazards to untrained users. Read and understand this entire manual before starting the planer.
KICKBACK. Be familiar with kickback. Kickback happens when the workpiece is thrown towards the operator at a high rate of speed. Until you have a clear understanding of kickback and how it occurs, DO NOT operate this planer!
REACHING INSIDE PLANER. To avoid seri- ous personal injury from spinning knives, never remove guards or reach inside the planer while it is connected to power.
DULL/DAMAGED KNIVES. Only use sharp, undamaged knives. Kickback may occur and the cutting results will be poor if the planer is operated with dull or damaged knives.
BODY PLACEMENT. To avoid getting hit if a kickback occurs, always stand to one side of the planer during the entire operation.
PLANING CORRECT MATERIAL. Only plane natural wood stock with this planer. DO NOT plane MDF, plywood, laminates or other synthetic materials that can break up inside the planer and cause injury hazards.
GRAIN DIRECTION. Planing across the grain is hard on the planer and may cause kickback. Always plane in the same direction or at a slight angle with the wood grain.
LOOKING INSIDE PLANER. Wood chips fly around inside the planer at a high rate of speed during operation. To avoid injury from flying mate- rial, DO NOT look inside the planer during opera- tion.
CUTTING LIMITATIONS. To reduce the risk of kickback hazards or damage to the machine, always operate within the published capacities found in the Data Sheet (beginning on Page 5) for this planer.
CLEAN STOCK. Planing stock with nails, staples, or loose knots may cause debris to be thrown at the operator at a high rate of speed and will damage the cutterhead knives. To avoid these hazards, always thoroughly inspect and prepare the workpieces.
CLEARING JAMS. To avoid serious personal injury from the spinning cutterhead, always stop the planer and disconnect it from power before removing jammed workpieces.
INFEED ROLLER CLEARANCE. The infeed roller is designed to pull material into the spin- ning cutterhead. To avoid serious personal injury, always keep hands, clothing, jewelry, and long hair away from the infeed roller during operation.
DISCONNECT BEFORE ADJUSTMENTS. To avoid unexpected
No list of safety guidelines can be complete. Every shop environment is different. Always con- sider safety first, as it applies to your individual working conditions. Use this and other machin- ery with caution and respect. Failure to do so could result in serious personal injury, damage to equipment, or poor work results.
G0453/G0454 (Mfg. Since 3/08) |
