Special Precautions With Planer-Jointer; How To Use; Dimensional Adjustment; Depth Of Cut - Makita PLANER JOINTER 2004 Instruction Manual

Special Precautions with Planer- Jointer
a.
Jointing Operations
Do not perform jointing operations on material shorter than 4-3/8 inches
(110
mm),
narrower than
314
inch
(19 mm), or less than 1/4
inch
(6.4
mm) thick.
Do not perform planing operations on material shorter than
4-3/8
inches (110 mm),
narrower than 3/4 inch (19 mm), wider than 5-1/4 inches (132 mm) in auto feed and
5-1/4
inches
(132
mm) in manual infeed or thinner than
1/2
inch
(12.7
mm).
c.
Maintain the proper relationships of infeed and outfeed table surfaces and cutter head
b. Planing Operations
knife path.
d. Support the workpiece adequately
a t
all times during operation; maintain control of
the work
a t
all times.
e.
Do not back the work toward the infeed table.
f. Do not attempt to perform an abnormal or little-used operation without study and the
use
of
adequate holddown/push blocks, jigs, fixtures, stops, etc.
HOW TO USE
I
Forthe Planer
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1 . Dimensional Adjustment
0
The finished dimension i s indicated by
the arrow on the scale bar. Use the crank
handle to raise or lower the table, align-
ing the arrow with the desired dimension
on the scale.
2.
Depth of Cut
0
The height of the stopper (gaugej tells
you the depth of cut. The maximum cut-
ting depth
i s 3
mm
(1/8").
Greater cuts
than this may cause roller wear and even
machine breakdown.
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