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→General Procedure
# Do not attempt to pass stock less than 12” in length through the planer.
# Do not attempt to pass stock less than 12” in length through the planer.
# Turn the Thickness Planer on and wait until it has reached full speed before starting to plane your stock.
# Turn the Thickness Planer on and wait until it has reached full speed before starting to plane your stock.
# Only plane one piece of stock at a time. Stand to the side of the stock and feed it into the infeed opening. Let go of the stock when the roller takes hold of it.
# Only plane one piece of stock at a time. Stand to the side of the stock and feed it into the infeed opening. Let go of the stock when the roller takes hold of it. Never put your finger in the machine.
# Always plane with the grain, never perpendicular to grain (i.e., feed boards lengthwise, not width-wise).
# Always plane with the grain, never perpendicular to grain (i.e., feed boards lengthwise, not width-wise).
# Never attempt to force feed the planer; always allow stock to move through under the force of the feed roller only.
# Never attempt to force feed the planer; always allow stock to move through under the force of the feed roller only.
## The feed control may have slipped. Simply push it all the way to the right.
## The feed control may have slipped. Simply push it all the way to the right.
## The table is too high (not adjusted to the proper height). This should NOT happen since you’re supposed to measure the stock and then make table adjustment according to your needs.
## The table is too high (not adjusted to the proper height). This should NOT happen since you’re supposed to measure the stock and then make table adjustment according to your needs.
# Never attempt to reverse feed stock. The motor turns one direction and will try to spit it right back at you.
# Never attempt to feed stock into the out feed side. The motor turns one direction and will try to spit it right back at you.
# Be careful not to let your fingers become pinched between stock and table. It will hurt a lot.
# Be careful not to let your fingers become pinched between stock and table. It will hurt a lot.
# If stock is real long, get help holding it while you feed it into the infeed opening. Ensure your helper is standing to the side of the stock and NOT behind it.
# If stock is real long, get help holding it while you feed it into the in-feed opening. Ensure your helper is standing to the side of the stock and NOT behind it.
# Keep your full attention on the stock, the controls, and where your hands/fingers are while you plane.
# Keep your full attention on the stock, the controls, and where your hands/fingers are while you plane.
# After half of the stock has entered the planer, walk around back and hold the end up as the rest of the stock comes out of the machine. Do not pull the stock out; simply allow the machine to push it toward you. Adjust the pressure bar lever if needed.
# After half of the stock has entered the planer, walk around back and hold the end up as the rest of the stock comes out of the machine. Do not pull the stock out; simply allow the machine to push it toward you. Adjust the pressure bar lever if needed.
# Do NOT plane to a thickness less than 3/8”.
# Do NOT plane to a thickness less than 3/8”.
# Listen to the sound the planer makes as it’s operating. If something doesn’t sound right, turn the Thickness Planer off and notify the shop aid.
# Listen to the sound the planer makes as it’s operating. If something doesn’t sound right, turn the Thickness Planer off and notify the shop aid.
# Always turn the Thickness Planer off and wait until it stops moving before making any adjustments.
# Thickness is the only adjustment that should be made while the planer running. The machine should be off before making any other adjustments.
# When finished working with the Thickness Planer, turn the machine off and remain in the work zone until it stops moving.
# When finished working with the Thickness Planer, turn the machine off and remain in the work zone until it stops moving.
# Clean off the infeed table so that the next users’ stock will be able to make contact directly with the table instead of being raised up slightly by the chips left after you’re finished planing.
# Clean off the infeed table so that the next users’ stock will be able to make contact directly with the table instead of being raised up slightly by the chips left after you’re finished planing.