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| ==Safety== | | ==Safety== |
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| + | # '''NEVER''' allow your hands/fingers to enter the infeed opening. |
| + | # '''NEVER''' turn the Thickness Planer on with stock inside the infeed opening. |
| + | # '''NEVER''' bend down to look into a planer while it is running. |
| + | # '''NEVER''' open top when machine is running. |
| + | # '''NEVER''' put your finger in a knot hole while operating the Thickness Planer. |
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| ==Certification== | | ==Certification== |
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| ====General maintenance==== | | ====General maintenance==== |
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| + | General and specific tasks need to take place to maintain machinery. Specific tasks are listed below |
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| ====Specific Maintenance Tasks==== | | ====Specific Maintenance Tasks==== |
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| !Done By | | !Done By |
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− | |Sample | + | |Work area around machine marked off clearly |
− | |Sample | + | |Before and after each use |
− | |Sample | + | |Student and Ace |
| + | |- |
| + | |Non-skid floor strips in area where operator normally stands |
| + | |Before and after each use |
| + | |Student |
| + | |- |
| + | |Clean with dust collectors and remove gum/pitch with with oven cleaner |
| + | |After each use |
| + | |Student |
| + | |- |
| + | |Lubricate appropriate places with a good grade non-hardening grease |
| + | |When needed |
| + | |Ace |
| + | |- |
| + | |Clean Table surface. If rusted, use If rusted, use paste mixture of household ammonia, a good commercial detergent and 000 steel wool. Wash surface down with hot, soapy water, rinse and dry thoroughly. Coat surface with talcum powder, rubbing briskly into surface with a clean blackboard eraser. |
| + | |Before and after each use |
| + | |Student and Ace |
| + | |- |
| + | |Check blade condition, should be sharp and free of nicks or grooves |
| + | |Before and after each use |
| + | |Ace |
| + | |- |
| + | |Check belt condition. Replace as needed. Dress with belt dressing. Check belt tension |
| + | |Before and after each use |
| + | |Ace |
| + | |- |
| + | |Check motor for loose wiring and sawdust congestion, pulleys tight and in line. |
| + | |Before and after each use |
| + | |Ace |
| + | |- |
| + | |Check bearings. Replace any bad or suspect bearings immediately. |
| + | |Before and after each use |
| + | |Ace |
| + | |- |
| + | |Check leveling of extension tables with main table. |
| + | |Before and after each use |
| + | |Ace |
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