- 1). Unplug the planer. Place a piece of scrap wood to be planed in the plane.
- 2). Adjust the proposed depth. The depth adjustment handle is for setting the amount of wood to be removed in a pass with the plane. Rotate the depth adjustment handle counterclockwise to lower the cutting head to the depth of the workpiece.
- 3). Turn the depth adjusting knob to zero. Zero should line up with the groove on the handle.
- 4). Choose the amount of material to be removed. Each rotation of the handle raises or lowers the cutter by 1/16 inch. The rule of thumb is that you should never try to remove more than 1/8 inch for material up to 6-inches wide, or 1/16 inch for material between 6- and 13-inches wide.
- 5). Check for loose fasteners. Make sure the dust hood is on and make sure the cutter rotates freely.
- 6). Lower the cutter.
- 7). Plug the planer in and turn the planer on. If there's a switch key, insert it into the switch. Lift the switch and turn it to "On." Don't plane anything yet but listen for any vibration that could indicate loose fittings. In any case, turn the planer off after a minute and tighten everything up.
- 8). Turn the planer on again.
- 9). Stand to one side of the planer. Lift the work to the table by grasping the board in the middle of its length. Rest the board on the feed table and send the board into the planer. Push slightly and the automatic feed will take over.
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Move to one side of the back of the planer to take the board as it comes out of the planer. Don't grab any part of the board that hasn't gone through the planer. - 11
Lower the cutter and repeat. Use the thickness scale to check your work.
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