Wen 6530 Instruction Manual page 13

WARNING! To avoid injury from accidental startups, always ensure that the tool is switched OFF and un-
plugged from the power supply before making any adjustments to the planer.
USING THE PARALLEL GUIDE FENCE
The parallel guide fence ensures that the planer travels paral-
lel to the edge of the wood , providing a straight cut at your
desired cutting width. This feature is helpful for planing door
edges, wood trim and boards. To attach the parallel guide fence:
1. Disconnect the planer from the power source.
2. Attach the parallel guide fence to the left-hand side of the
planer using the lock knob (Fig. 7 - 1).
3. Loosen the wing nut (Fig. 8 - 1) on the parallel guide fence
and slide the fence to set the desired cutting width indicated by
the ruler on the fence. Tighten the wing nut.
NOTE: To ensure a square cut, measure the front and back of the
fence and use a square to make sure the guide is set straight.
4. Rest the front shoe flat on workpiece surface and position
fence firmly against edge of the workpiece (Fig. 8). Follow in-
structions on p. 10 "Operating your Planer" to perform your cut.
USING THE RABBETING DEPTH GUIDE
A rabbet is a step-shaped cut made in the edge or face of a
workpiece, used to join one workpiece with another, and un-
fortunately bearing no resemblance to the fuzzy creature. The
rabbeting depth guide can be adjusted anywhere from 0 to 7/10
of an inch above the base of the planer.
1. Disconnect the planer from the power source.
2. Attach the rabbeting depth gauge to the right-hand side of the
planer using the lock knob (Fig. 9 - 1). Position the rabbeting
depth gauge to the desired height against the depth indication
mark on the side housing. Tighten the lock knob.
3. If desired, use the parallel guide fence in conjuction with the
rabbeting depth guide to create a straight rabbeting cut.
4. Make multiple progressive cuts to achieve the total cutting
depth. The required rabbeting depth is achieved when the depth
gauge is flush with the unplaned section of the workpiece to the
right-hand side of the tool (Fig. 10).
NOTE: The rabbeting depth gauge allows only approximate
depth settings. If it is necessary to rabbet to a precise depth,
plane a scrap piece of wood, measure the rabbeted depth, and
adjust the setting as necessary.
OPERATION
1
Cutting Width
Rabbeting Depth
Fig. 7
1
Fig. 8
1
Fig. 9
Fig. 10
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