Basic Operations; Planing Tips - Grizzly G0689 Owner's Manual

Basic Operations

To use the planer:
1. put on safety glasses.
2. if your workpiece is bowed, surface plane the
workpiece on a jointer until one side is flat—
doing so will ensure that it sits solidly on the
planer table during operation.
3. place the workpiece onto the infeed exten-
sion wing with the flat side down, so that the
front edge of the workpiece is just under the
cutterhead assembly enough to set the depth
of cut, and set the depth-of-cut, using the
Depth-of-Cut Gauge (Page 16). Be sure not
to exceed the maximum depth-of-cut.
4. lower the elevation lock lever, then remove
the workpiece.
5. turn the planer ON.
6. With the flat side of the board down on the
table, make sure not to stand directly in front
or behind the workpiece to reduce the risk
of a kickback injury, then feed the workpiece
into the front of the planer.
—if the cut is too deep and bogs down the
planer, turn the planer OFF immediately,
allow it to come to a complete stop, raise
the cutterhead, remove the workpiece,
reduce the depth-of-cut, then return to
Step 4.
Note: The infeed and outfeed rollers will
control the feed rate of the workpiece as it
passes through the planer. Do not push or
pull on the workpiece.
7.
once the workpiece is clear of the outfeed
roller, measure the workpiece thickness. if fur-
ther planing is needed, return the workpiece
to the infeed extension wing, lift the elevation
lock lever, adjust the depth-of-cut, then con-
tinue.
8.
Continue this process until the desired thick-
ness is reached.
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Planing Tips

•
inspect your lumber for twisting or cupping,
and surface one face on a jointer if neces-
sary.
• Scrape off all glue before planing glued-up
panels.
•
do not plane more than one piece at a
time.
•
never remove more than the recommended
amount of material on each pass. remove
less material on each pass when planing
wide or dense stock.
•
Support the workpiece on both ends. get
assistance if you are planing long lumber, or
use roller stands to support the workpiece.
•
Measure the workpiece thickness with cali-
pers to get exact results.
• Carefully inspect all stock to make sure it is
free of large knots or foreign objects that may
damage your knives, cause kickback or eject
from the planer.
•
When possible, plane equal amounts on
each side of the board to reduce the chance
of twisting or cupping.
• use the entire width of the planer to wear
knives evenly.
•
always plane With the grain direction of the
wood. never plain cross-grain or end-grain.
g0689 13" planer