OPERATION
CHAMFERING
See Figure 12.
The planer is designed with a chamfering groove in the front shoe to chamfer edges of boards as shown. Before making a cut on good lumber, practice cutting on scrap lumber to determine the amount to be removed.
nClamp the work securely.
nHold the front handle with your left hand and the rear handle with your right hand.
nPlace the chamfering groove on the surface to be cut.
nStart the planer and let the motor reach maximum speed.
nHold the planer firmly and push it forward into the work, using a slow, steady motion.
nApply downward pressure to keep the planer flat at the beginning and the end of the work surface.
PLANING EDGES AND MAKING RABBET CUTS
The planer comes with an adjustable edge guide for precision edge planing and rabbet cutting. Attach the edge guide to either side of the planer for planing edges. Attach the edge guide to the left side for making rabbet cuts.
ATTACHING THE EDGE GUIDE FOR PLANING EDGES
See Figure 13.
nLock the switch by placing the
nAttach the bracket to the desired side of the planer using the knob bolt.
nAttach the edge guide to the bracket using the knob nut and the carriage head bolt.
nTighten the retaining knob securely.
GROOVE
FRONT
HANDLE
WORKPIECE 
CLAMP
Fig. 12
KNOB
BOLT
CARRIAGE 
HEAD BOLT
BRACKET
| EDGE |
| GUIDE |
KNOB |
|
NUT | Fig. 13 |
| |
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