OPERATIONS
Test Run
Before turning the machine ON for the first time, make sure you have read through the entire manual and have completed the instructions given in the Assembly and Adjustments sections, and that you have taken all safety precautions.
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Make sure any tools used to assemble/adjust the machine are cleared away. The table should be lowered enough to provide plenty of room for the safe operation of the feed rollers and the cutterhead.
Plug in the power cord and press the START button. Make sure that you remain near the switch in case you have to press the STOP button in an emergency. Strange noises or vibrations should be investigated and corrected before operating the machine further.
Feed Rate
The feed rate is the speed that the rollers drive the workpiece through the planer. Your planer features 16 and 20 FPM feed rates.
As a general rule, the faster the feed rate the faster the workpiece is planed, but a rougher finish is left behind; and the slower the feed rate, the slower the workpiece is planed, but a smoother finish is left behind.
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NOTICE
DO NOT change speeds while planing or severe damage to gearbox will result!
To change the feed roller speed, locate the feed rate knob shown in Figure 37. The machine must be running in order to change speeds; however, you should NEVER be planing stock through the machine when you switch speeds. Start the planer and pull or push in the knob as illustrated in Figure 38.
NOTICE
Always lock down cutterhead lock knobs before planing, or the cutterhead will move and create snipe at the ends of the boards.
Figure 37. Feed rate knob.
Figure 38. Feed rate knob positions.
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