Inspect Your Workpiece; Whenever Thickness Planer Is Running - RIDGID TP1300 Owner's Manual

Safety Instructions for Thickness Planer (continued)
Dress For Safety
Any power tool can throw foreign
objects into the eyes. This can result
in permanent eye damage. Wear
safety goggles (not glasses) that
comply with ANSI Z87.1 (or in Can-
ada CSA Z94.3-99) shown on pack-
age. Everyday eyeglasses have only
impact resistant lenses. They are not
safety glasses. Safety goggles are
available at many local retail stores.
Glasses or goggles not in compliance
with ANSI or CSA could seriously
hurt you when they break.

Inspect Your Workpiece

• Make sure there are no nails or for-
eign objects in the part of the work-
piece to be planed.
• Use quality lumber. Knives last
longer and cuts go smoother on
good wood.
• Do not plane undersized wood.
Boards which are thinner than 1/8"

Whenever Thickness Planer Is Running

WARNING: Don't allow familiarity
(gained from frequent use of
your thickness planer) to cause a
careless mistake. A careless
fraction of a second is enough to
cause a severe injury.
Before starting to plane a board,
watch the thickness planer while it
runs. If it makes an unfamiliar noise or
vibrates a lot, stop immediately. Turn
the thickness planer off. Unplug the
thickness planer. Do not restart until
finding and correcting the problem.
• Do not wear loose clothing, gloves,
neckties or jewelry (rings, wrist
watches) They can get caught and
draw you into moving parts.
• Wear nonslip footwear.
• Tie back long hair.
• Roll long sleeves above the elbow.
• Noise levels vary widely. To reduce
the risk of possible hearing damage,
wear ear plugs or muffs when using
thickness planer for hours at a time.
• For dusty operations, wear a dust
mask along with safety goggles.
Keep hands at least (8") 20cm from
the outfeed. Don't grip board tightly or
pull board. A sudden kickback could
pull hand into cutters.
Keep hands away from moving parts.
or shorter than 12" could split while
being planed.
• Plane boards (12") 30cm or longer
only. Short boards can jam or split
and cause dangerous kickbacks.
• Use for solid wood and wood prod-
ucts only. Do not plane metals, plas-
tics or laminated materials.
Plan the way you will hold the
workpiece from start to finish:
• Avoid awkward operations and
hand positions where a sudden slip
could cause fingers or hand to move
into the knives.
• Don't Overreach. Keep good foot-
ing and balance.
• Do not force the cut. Slowing or
stalling the motor will overheat it.
Allow the automatic feed to function
properly.
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