Note: If the cut is too heavy and bogs down the planer/moulder, turn the planer/moulder OFF immediately, allow it to come to a com- plete stop, remove the workpiece, and repeat Steps
6.Measure your workpiece thickness and adjust the headstock height as necessary to take a lighter or heavier pass, depending on your needs.
Operation Tips
•Inspect lumber for defects, warping, cup- ping, twisting, and for foreign objects (nails, staples, imbedded gravel, etc,). If you have any question about the quality of your lum- ber, do not use it. Remember, wood stacked on a concrete floor can have small pieces of stone or concrete pressed into the surface.
•Use the full width of the planer/moulder. Alternate between the left, the right, and the middle when feeding lumber into the planer/ moulder. Your cutters will remain sharp much longer.
•Scrape all glue off joined boards before plan- ing.
•Plane ONLY natural wood fiber. DO NOT plane MDF, plywood, laminates, or other synthetic products.
•Plane wood with the grain. Never feed
•Do not use boards with loose or large knots, splits, crossgrain or other obvious blemishes or defects. They can damage the machine and pose the possibility of operator injury.
•Keep your work area clear.
•When making multiple passes on long stock, use the stock return rollers on the top of the machine to move the material back to the infeed side of the machine.
•Avoid planing wood with a high water con- tent. Wood with more than 20% moisture content or wood exposed to excessive mois- ture (such as rain or snow), will plane poorly and cause excessive wear to the cutters and motor. Excess moisture can also hasten rust and corrosion of the planer/moulder and/or individual components.
Feed Speed
The infeed and outfeed rollers power the stock through the planer/moulder while keeping boards flat and providing a consistent rate of movement.
The power feed features 22 FPM and 11 FPM feed rates. The speed should be changed ONLY when the machine is running.
Figure 11 illustrates the three different positions of the feed control knob. Turning the knob clock- wise sets the feed speed to 22 FPM (used for rough planing). Turning the knob counterclock- wise sets the feed speed to 11 FPM (used for finishing and moulding). Turning the knob to the center position places the gearbox in neutral.
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FPM |
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Neutral | 0 | Speed |
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Figure 11. Feed control knob positions.
NOTICE
Change the speeds when the planer/mould- er is running, but DO NOT attempt to change speeds during any cutting operations or damage to the gearbox will result.
Model G0477 15" Planer/Moulder
