Wen 6552 Manual page 10

13 in. thickness planer

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WARNING: Do not connect planer to the power source until all assembly steps have been completed.

The WEN 13-Inch Planer planes soft and hardwoods up to 6" thick and 13" wide. Wood feeds into the two-blade

cutterhead by rubber infeed/outfeed rollers. Planer can take cuts up to 3/32" per pass at 26 feet per minute.

ON/OFF SWITCH (FIGURE 10)

The ON/OFF switch is located on the front of the planer motor. To

turn the planer ON, move the switch to the up position. To turn the

planer OFF, move the switch to the down position.

SWITCH LOCK (FIGURE 11)

Remove the red tab to engage child-safety lock and prevent unwanted

start-ups. To lock the switch:

Turn the switch to OFF position and disconnect planer from power

source. Pull the key out. The switch cannot be turned on with the

key removed. To replace key, slide key into the slot on switch until it

snaps.

NOTE: The key can be removed from the switch while in the ON

position. This allows for the device to be turned off but still prevents it

from being turned back on.

AVOID DAMAGE TO BLADES

Thickness planers are a precision woodworking machine and should be used on quality lumber only. Do not

plane dirty boards; dirt and small stones are abrasive and will wear out blade.

REMOVE NAILS AND STAPLES. Use planer to cut wood only.

Avoid knots. Heavily cross-grained wood makes knots hard. Knots can come loose and jam blade.

WARNING: Any article that encounters planer blades may be forcibly ejected from planer creating risk

of injury. Make sure the wood is free from outside materials before attempting to plane.

DEPTH OF CUT (FIGURE 12)

Rotate the crank handle to adjust the height of the cutterhead. The depth scale shows the height of the cutterhead

above the main table. Quality of thickness planing depends on the operator's judgement about the depth of cut.

Depth of cut depends on the width, hardness, dampness, grain direction and grain structure of the wood. Maxi-

mum thickness of wood which can be removed in one pass is 3/32" for planing operations.

OPERATION

Figure 10

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