SECTION 6: OPERATIONS

General

Cutterhead Locks

Your safety is important! Please follow the warnings below during this entire section:

Damage to your eyes, lungs, and ears could result from failure to wear safety glasses, a respirator, and hearing protec- tion while using this machine.

Loose hair and clothing could get caught in machinery and cause serious personal injury. Keep loose clothing rolled up and long hair tied up and away from machinery.

There is a cutterhead lock knob on each side of the planer that must be loosened before adjusting the height. Once the height has been set, tighten the lock knobs. See Figure 15.

Figure 15. Cutterhead lock knob.

NOTICE

Lock down the cutterhead with the cutter- head lock knobs before planing or snipe will occur.

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