Additional Safety Rules For Planers; Unpacking And Cleaning The Machine - Delta RC-51 Instruction Manual

ADDITIONAL SAFETY RULES FOR PLANERS

1. IF YOU ARE NOT thoroughly familiar with the opera­
tion of planers, obtain advice from your supervisor,
instructor or other qualified person.
2.
MAKE SURE wiring codes and recommended elec­
trical connection instructions are followed, and that the
machine is properly grounded.
3.
MAKE all adjustments with the power off.
DISCONNECT machine ·from power source when
4.
making repairs.
KEEP fingers and hands away from chip exhaust
5.
opening. The cutterhead rotates at extremely high speeds.
6.
NEVER feed the work into the outfeed end of machine.
7.
ADEQUATELY support the workpiece at all times.
8. NEVER start the machine with the workpiece in
contact with the cutterhead.
MAKE SURE the workpiece is free from nails and
9.
other foreign objects which could cause injury or damage
to the blades.
UNPACKING AND
CLEANING THE MACHINE
Carefully remove the planer from the shipping crate. The
planer is shipped complete with motor, motor pulley and
belts assembled to the machine.
IN ORDER TO PROPERLY CLEAN THE MACHINE,
PROCEED AS FOLLOWS:
1. Turn lock knob (A) Fig. 2, counterclockwise. NOTE:
If it is necessary to lower the table to facilitate cleaning,
turn handwheel (8) counterclockwise until table is at the
desired height for cleaning.
2. Completely loosen and remove lock knob (A) Fig. 2,
and handwheel (8) from the planer.
3. Loosen two screws (C) Fig. 2, and swing open side
(D).
covers
4. Remove two screws (E) Fig. 3, from the rear of the
machine and carefully lift off top cover (F), exposing the
feed rolls, cutterhead, and cutterhead knives as shown
in Fig. 4.
5.
Remove the protective coating from the table, bed
rollers, infeed roller, anti-kickback fingers, cutterhead and
cutterhead knives. This coating may be removed with a
soft cloth moistened with kerosene. (DO NOT USE
GASOLINE, ACETONE OR LACQUER THINNER FOR
THIS PURPOSE.) CAUTION: EXTREME CARE MUST
BE TAKEN WHEN CLEANING THE CUTTERHEAD
BECAUSE THE CUTTING KNIVES ARE POSITIONED
IN THE CUTTERHEAD AND ARE VERY SHARP!
6.
After cleaning, cover the table surface with a good
quality paste wax.
7. Replace top cover, handwheel and lock knob which
were removed in STEPS
2
and
4.
10.
MAKE SURE the blades are properly secured in the
cutterhead, as explained in the instruction manual, before
turning on power.
11.
ALWAYS allow the cutterhead to reach full speed
before using.
12.
DO NOT perform planing operations on material
shorter than 14 inches, or wider than 20 inches.
13.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION regarding the safe
and proper operation of this product is available from the
National Safety Council, 444 N. Michigan Avenue,
Chicago, IL 60611 in the Accident Prevention Manual for
Industrial Operation and also in the Safety Data Sheets
provided by the NSC. Please also refer to the American
National Standards Institute ANSI
ments for Woodworking Machine and the U.S. Depart­
ment of Labor OSHA 1910.213 Regulations.
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