Winding The Cutterhead Guard; Workpiece Inspection - Craftex CX12HC User Manual

WINDING THE
CUTTERHEAD GUARD
The cutterhead guar must be checked to
see if it works properly.
Pull the guard and let it go. The guard
should spring back over the cutterhead.
If the guard drags across the table, loosen
the set screws on the guard, raise it slightly
then tighten the set screws.
If the guard does not spring back over the
cutterhead, loosen the set screws. Hold the
guard over the cutterhead and wind the
shaft collar clockwise. Tighten the set
screws and check to see if the guard works
properly.
Figure- 17 Cutterhead gaurd
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WORKPIECE INSPECTION

Before cutting any wood, make sure to
inspect the workpiece for the nails, staples,
small pieces of stone or metal and any
other object which is dangerous to come on
contact with the blade.
If the wood contains any of these objects
and it come in contact with the blade, either
the object might fly and hit the operator or
seriously damage the blade.
cutting method always inspect your work-
piece carefully before cut.
Some of the woods with excessive twisting,
wrapping or large knots are unstable while
jointing. While jointing operation the work-
piece can move un-expectedly, this will
either damage the blade or hurt the
operator.
Do not joint or surface plane against the
grain direction. Cutting against the grain
increases the chance of kickback as well as
tear out on the stock.
Always joint the stock with the grain so that
the grain is pointing down and towards you
as viewed on the edge of the stock.
In case the grain changes direction along
the edge of the board, decrease the cutting
depth and make additional cuts.
Make sure all the stock is sufficiently dried
before jointing.
unnecessary wear on the knives and poor
cutting results.
For a safe
Wet stock causes