Operation - Black & Decker 7696 Instruction Manual

SAVETHESEINSTRUCTIONS
MOTOR
Your Black & Decker tool is powered by a Black & Decker-built motor. Be sure your power supply agrees with
nameplate marking. 120 Volts AC only means your planer will operate on standard 60 Hz household power.
Do not operate AC tools on DC. A rating of 120 volts AC/DC means that your tool will operate on standard
60 Hz AC or DC power. This information is printed on the nameplate. Lower voltage will cause loss of power
and can result in over-heating. All Black & Decker tools are factory-tested; if this tool does not operate, check
the power supply.
USE OF EXTENSION CORDS
Make sure the extension cord is in good condition before using. Always use the proper size extension cords
with the tool - that is, proper wire size for various lengths of cord and heavy enough to carry the current the
tool will draw. Use of an undersized cord will cause a drop in line voltage resulting in loss of power and
overheating. For proper size cords see chart below.
Operation
REMOVE PROTECTIVE PLASTIC COVERING F ROM BOTTOM OFTOOL ANDTHROW ITAWAY.
SWITCH
ALWAYS PICK UP YOUR PLANER BEFOREDEPRESSINGTHE SWITCH. The planer is started by depressing
the trigger in the handle. To turn the planer OFF, release the trigger.
To LOCK the tool ON, for continuous use, hold the trigger depressed
and push in the locking button shown in
Figure 1. Hold the button in while gently releasing the trigger. To turn the tool OFF from a locked-on position,
depress and release the trigger once.
ADJUSTING PLANINGDEPTH
Turn off and unplug Planer. Planing depth is infinitely variable from 0 to .060" (1 /16"/1.6mm) and is
adjustable by rotating the knob on the top of the planer near the front, as shown in Figure 2. The position on
the knob marked "P" is the "Park" position; use this setting when storing the tool or whenever it is unattended.
As the knob is rotated clockwise from the "P" position the cutting depth will increase from 0 to as much as
.060" (1 /16"/1.6mm). It is recommended that test cuts be made in scrap wood after each readjustment to
make sure that the desired amount of wood is being removed by the planer. Several shallow passes will
produce a smoother finish than one deep
one.
PLANING
Hold the planer as shown in Figure 3 with one hand on the switch handle and the other hand on the front
handle. place the front shoe on the surface to be planed, making certain that the cutting blades are not
touching the surface. Push down firmly on the front handle of the planer so that the front shoe is ABSOLUTELY
FLATon the work surface. Pull the trigger switch and allow the motor to reach full speed before beginning to
plane.
Move the tool slowly into the work and maintain downward pressure to keep the planer flat. Be particularly
careful to keep the tool Rat at the beginning al"\d the end of the work surface, see Figures 4 and 5.
PLANING TIP: For a smoother appearance, fasten a piece of scrap wood to the end of the piece you are
planing as shown in Figure 6. Don't stop planing until the cutting blades of the planer are past your work
piece and into the scrap material.
RABBETING
Your planer can make rabbet cuts up to 5/16" (7.9mm) deep when used with the Edge and Miter Guide.
Note: Edge and Miter Guide and Collection Bag are available as service parts through our Mail Order
Department. Their phone number is 888-678-7278.
To make a rabbet cut, adjust the edge and miter guide (see Figures 7 & 8) for the desired width of cut. Make
this setting along the numbers on the bottom of the planer shoe, starting at the right hand edge of the planer
blades. (The point marked "A" in Figure 8) Set the miter angle for 0° (perpendicular
to the planer shoe). Set
the cutting depth to maximum and make repeated cuts until the desired depth is reached:--
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NOTE: It will be necessary
to make quite a few cuts for most rabbet applications.
HOW TOCHANGEAND ROTATE B LADES
For best results, keep the blades clean and replace when necessary. Replacement blades are available at your
local Black& Decker service center. DO NOT ATTEMPT
T O SHARPEN THESE BLADES. .
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Turn
off and unplug planer.
Perform steps 1 through 5 on both blades in blade drum.
1. Remove the hex wrench from the hole in the base of the switch handle as shown in Figure 9.
2. Loosen (do not remove) the three screws shown in Figure 10.
NOTE: There are two blades in the blade drum. Every operation you perform on one blade, you will also
perform on the other.
3. With the three screws loose, push the old blade out with ci screwdriver. The blades have two cutting edges
on them so that, if this is the first time you are changing blades, you need only to turn the blade around to
expose the fresh cutting edge. Otherwise you will have to replace the blades.
4. Install the new (or reversed) blade as shown in the close-up view shown in Figure 11. Slide the blade all
the way in until the end of it is Rush with the end of the blade drum marked "N' in Figure 12.
5. Securely tighten all three screws (for both blades) and replace the hex wrench.
Minimum Gage
for Cord Sets
Volts
TotalLengthof Cord in Feet
120V 0-25
26-50
51-100
101-150
240V
0-50
51-100
101-200 201-300
Ampere Rating
More Not more
AmericanWire Gage
Than
Than
0
-
6
18 16 16 14
6
-
10
18
16
14 12
10 12
16
16
14
12
12 -
16 14
12
Not Recommended