Operation - DeWalt DW677 Instruction Manual

328494/DW677,etc. 12/28/00
FIG. 4
CORRECT
CHIP DISCHARGE CHUTE –
KEEP CLEAR
FIG. 5
WRONG
FIG. 7
GUIDE
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FIG. 6
WRONG
FIG. 8
EDGE GUIDE LOCK
KNOB
........................earthing terminal
........................safety alert symbol
SAVE THESE INSTRUCTIONS
Motor
Be sure your power supply agrees with nameplate marking.
120 volts AC only means your tool may be operated only with
alternating current and never with direct current.
Voltage decrease of more than 10% will cause loss of power and
overheating. All D WALT tools are factory tested; if this tool does
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not operate, check the power supply.

Operation

SWITCH
ALWAYS PICK UP YOUR PLANER BEFORE DEPRESSING THE
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 PLANING DEPTH
Turn off and unplug Planer. Planing depth is infinitely variable
from 0 to .059" (1.5mm) using the DW677, from 0 to .157" (4.0mm)
using the DW 678. This is adjustable by rotating the knob on the
top of the planer near the front, as shown in Figure 3. As the knob
is rotated clockwise from the "O" position the cutting depth will
increase from 0 to as much as .157" (4.0mm-DW678)(.059"-
DW677). Each click of the adjustment knob represents
approximately 0.1mm of depth. It is recommended that test cuts be
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