Craftex CX Series Manual page 17

Figure V
 Your jointer is designed only to cut
natural wood fiber products. DO NOT
joint MDF, particle board, plywood,
laminates or other synthetically made
materials.
 Scrape all glue off the workpiece
before jointing. Glue deposits, either
hard or soft will gum up the blades,
produce poor results and may cause
kickback.
 Remove foreign objects from the
workpiece.
workpiece for foreign objects such as
nails and staples. Ensure that your
workpiece is free of dirt that may
damage the planer blades. NOTE:
Wood stacked on dirt or concrete may
have small pieces of concrete or stone
embedded into the surface.
 Use only dry wood when jointing or
planing. Wood with a moisture
content of over 20% can cause
unnecessary wear to the planer blades,
produce poor cutting results and
increase the risk of kickback.
Always check your
CAUTION:
Your workpiece must exceed the minimum
dimensions of stock shown in (Fig. W & X)
when edge jointing or surface planing. Stock
of smaller dimensions may break or kickback
during operations.
Figure W
Figure X
Squaring Stock
Squaring stock is accomplished by performing
the following four steps in the order listed.
1. Surface plane on the jointer – The
concave face of the workpiece is
surface planed flat with the jointer.
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