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==Safety==
==Safety==
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# '''NEVER''' allow your hands/fingers to enter the infeed opening.
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# '''NEVER''' turn the Thickness Planer on with stock inside the infeed opening.
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# '''NEVER''' bend down to look into a planer while it is running.
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# '''NEVER''' open top when machine is running.
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# '''NEVER''' put your finger in a knot hole while operating the Thickness Planer.
==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
====Specific Maintenance Tasks====
====Specific Maintenance Tasks====
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!Done By
!Done By
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|Sample
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|Work area around machine marked off clearly
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|Sample
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|Before and after each use
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|Sample
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|Student and Ace
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|Non-skid floor strips in area where operator normally stands
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|Before and after each use
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|Student
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|Clean with dust collectors and remove gum/pitch with with oven cleaner
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|After each use
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|Student
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|Lubricate appropriate places with a good grade non-hardening grease
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|When needed
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|Ace
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|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.
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|Before and after each use
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|Student and Ace
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|Check blade condition, should be sharp and free of nicks or grooves
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|Before and after each use
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|Ace
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|Check belt condition. Replace as needed. Dress with belt dressing. Check belt tension
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|Before and after each use
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|Ace
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|Check motor for loose wiring and sawdust congestion, pulleys tight and in line.
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|Before and after each use
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|Ace
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|Check bearings. Replace any bad or suspect bearings immediately.
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|Before and after each use
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|Ace
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|Check leveling of extension tables with main table.
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|Before and after each use
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|Ace
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