Stock Inspection & Requirements - Grizzly G0958 Owner's Manual

Typical Planing Operation
1.
Examine workpiece to make sure it is suitable
for planing.
2.
Put on safety glasses or face shield, a respi-
rator, and ear protection.
3.
Rotate cutterhead guard over jointer infeed
table and secure with lock-out.
4.
Install dust port housing on top of jointer
outfeed table and insert interlock keys in
table slots.
5.
Place workpiece on planer table with flat side
down and correctly adjust table height for
workpiece thickness and depth of cut.
— If workpiece is bowed, surface plane
workpiece on jointer until one side is flat.
Doing so ensures that it will sit solidly on
planer table during operation.
6.
When all safety precautions have been taken,
turn planer ON.
7.
Stand to one side of planer path to reduce
risk of kickback injuries, then feed workpiece
into planer until infeed roller grabs it.
Note: Infeed and outfeed rollers control feed
rate of workpiece as it passes through planer.
Do not push or pull on workpiece.
— If cut is too deep and bogs down planer,
immediately reduce depth of cut.
8. Once workpiece is clear of outfeed roller
and stops moving, remove workpiece from
outfeed table and measure workpiece thick-
ness. If further planing is required, raise
table approximately
crank, then feed workpiece into front of plan-
er again.
9. Continue process until desired thickness is
achieved, then turn machine OFF.
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⁄ to ⁄ turn of the height
1 1
4 2
Workpiece Inspection
Stock Inspection &
Requirements
Follow these rules when choosing stock for
jointing or planing:
• DO NOT joint or surface plane stock that
contains large or loose knots. Injury to the
operator or damage to the workpiece can
occur if a knot becomes dislodged during the
cutting operation.
• DO NOT joint or surface plane against the
grain direction. Cutting against the grain
increases the likelihood of kickback, as well
as tear-out on the workpiece.
• Always joint with cupped side of workpiece
facing down. Otherwise workpiece could
rock during cut, increasing likelihood of kick-
back.
Jointing and surface planing with the
•
grain produces a better finish and is
safer for the operator. Cutting with the grain
is described as feeding the stock so the grain
points down and toward you on the jointer (see
Figure 15) or away from you on the planer (see
Figure 16) as viewed on the edge of the stock.
Note: If the grain changes direction along the
edge of the board, decrease the cutting depth
and make additional passes.
CORRECT
INCORRECT
Figure 15. Proper grain alignment with cutterhead
(jointer).
Model G0958/G0959 (Mfd. Since 05/22)
With Grain
Against Grain