Additional Safety For Planers - Grizzly G0958 Owner's Manual

Additional Safety for Planers

Amputation, serious cuts, entanglement, or death can occur from contact with rotating
cutterhead or other moving parts! Flying chips can cause eye injuries or blindness. Workpieces
or knives thrown by cutterhead can strike nearby operator or bystanders with deadly force. To
reduce the risk of these hazards, operator and bystanders MUST completely heed hazards and
warnings below.
KICKBACK. Know how to reduce risk of kickback
and kickback-related injuries. "Kickback" occurs
during operation when the workpiece is ejected
back through infeed side of machine at a high
rate of speed. Kickback is commonly caused by
poor workpiece selection, unsafe feeding tech-
niques, or improper machine setup/maintenance.
Kickback injuries typically occur as follows: (1)
operator/bystanders are struck by workpiece,
resulting in impact injuries (i.e., blindness, broken
bones, bruises, death); (2) operator's hands are
pulled into blade from outfeed side, resulting in
amputation or severe lacerations.
AVOID CONTACT WITH MOVING PARTS. Never
remove guards/covers or reach inside planer dur-
ing operation or while connected to power. You
could be seriously injured if you accidentally touch
spinning cutterhead or get entangled in moving
parts. If a workpiece becomes stuck or sawdust
removal is necessary, turn planer OFF, allow cut-
terhead to stop, disconnect power before clearing.
DULL/DAMAGED KNIVES/INSERTS. Only use
sharp, undamaged knives/inserts. Dull or dam-
aged knives/inserts increase the risk of kickback.
INSPECTING STOCK. To reduce the risk of
kickback injuries or machine damage, thoroughly
inspect and prepare the workpiece before cutting.
Verify workpiece is free of nails, staples, loose
knots, or foreign material. Workpieces with minor
warping should be jointed first or planed with the
cupped side facing the table.
BODY PLACEMENT. Stand to one side of planer
during entire operation to avoid getting hit if kick-
back occurs.
GRAIN DIRECTION. Planing across grain is hard
on planer and may cause kickback. Plane in same
direction or at a slight angle with wood grain.
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PLANING CORRECT MATERIAL. Only plane
natural wood stock with this planer. DO NOT
plane MDF, OSB, plywood, laminates or other
synthetic materials that can break up inside the
planer and be ejected towards the operator.
LOOKING INSIDE PLANER. Wood chips fly
around inside the planer at a high rate of speed
during operation. To avoid injury from flying mate-
rial, DO NOT look inside planer during operation.
CUTTING LIMITATIONS. To reduce the risk of
kickback hazards or damage to the machine, do
not exceed the maximum depth of cut or minimum
board length and thickness found in the Data
Sheet. Only feed one board at a time.
INFEED ROLLER CLEARANCE. The infeed
roller is designed to pull material into the spinning
cutterhead. To reduce the risk of entanglement,
keep hands, clothing, jewelry, and long hair away
from the infeed roller during operation.
FEED WORKPIECE PROPERLY. To reduce the
risk of kickback, never start planer with workpiece
touching cutterhead. Allow cutterhead to reach
full speed before feeding, and do not change feed
speed during cutting operation.
WORKPIECE SUPPORT. To reduce the risk of
kickback, always make sure workpiece can move
completely across table without rocking or tipping.
Use auxiliary support stands for long stock.
SECURE KNIVES/INSERTS. Loose knives or
improperly set inserts can become dangerous
projectiles or cause machine damage. Always
verify knives/inserts are secure and properly
adjusted before operation.
Model G0958/G0959 (Mfd. Since 05/22)