Stanley STP18 Instruction Manual page 39

ANTI-KICKBACK (FIG.Z)
Your planer is equipped with a anti-kickback(43) to prevent
backsliding when planing materials.
How to check anti-kickback
Crank the carriage up to the top position, check all 22pcs
anti-kickback pieces to make sure their orientations are
consistent and low in the front and high in the back.
PLANING BASICS
Proper Planing Technique
WARNING:
DO NOT TURN THE UNIT ON WITH
THE MATERIAL ALREADY INSERTED UNDER
THE CARRIAGE. WAIT UNTIL THE ROLLERS
AND cutterhead ARE UP TO FULL SPEED BEFORE
FEEDING YOUR MATERIAL INTO THE MACHINE.
To Plane Your Material
Your planer works best on lumber with at least one flat
surface. If both sides of your workpiece are rough, use a
jointer to level one face.
Support the workpiece adequately at all times. The
maximum depth of cut your planer can take in one pass
is 3.2 mm (1/8") [on material less than 152 mm (6") wide].
Never attempt to modify your planer to take a deeper cut.
Follow the depth/width of cut guidelines shown in Table A
for best results.
• Lower the carriage to the desired height for your
first pass.
• Turn the unit on and feed the material into the
feed rollers.
• Examine the finished cut and adjust the carriage to the
appropriate height for your next pass.
See the Troubleshooting Guide at the end of this section
for more information.
WARNING: Do not place your body between the
workpiece and a stationary structure while the
material is feeding out. Personal injury and/or
damage to the work piece may occur.
WARNING: This tool is designed to plane only
wood. Do not try to plane materials other than wood.
WARNING: Check and make sure the workpiece
is free of metal debris before planing. If the
workpiece penetrated by metal parts has started
to be planed, stop the machine immediately to
check whether the blades need to be replaced, and contact
the local service center for help if necessary.
WARNING: Never plane wood which is shorter
than 304.8 mm (12") in length.
WARNING: Plane only wood that is free from
foreign objects, with no loose knots and as few tight
knots as possible. Do not plane wood that is
severely warped, twisted, knotted or bowed.
WARNING: Do not feed wood across the grain,
always feed wood in the direction of the wood grain.
NOTE: For best results, plane both sides of the
workpiece to reach a desired thickness. For
example, if you need to remove 3.2 mm (1/8") from your
workpiece, remove 1.6 mm (1/16") from each side. This
not only allows the workpiece to dry with a even moisture
content, it also produces finer cuts.
NOTE: Always plane in the direction of the grain.
Planing material less than 19.0 mm (3/4") wide is not
recommended. If you must plane narrow material, group
the pieces together and plane them as one wide workpiece
whenever possible.
Minimum/Maximum Width/Height/Depth
NOTE: Always plane in the direction of the grain. Support
the workpiece adequately at all times. Planing material
less than 3/4" (19 mm) wide is not recommended. If
you must plane narrow material, group several pieces
together and plane them as one wide workpiece whenever
possible. The maximum depth of cut your planer can take
in one pass is 1/8" (3 mm) [on material less than 3" (76
mm) wide]. Never attempt to modify your planer to take a
deeper cut. Follow the recommended depth/width of cut
guidelines shown in Table A on Page 29 for best results.
SNIPE
Snipe is a depression made when an unsupported end of
your material drops
toward the floor, causing the opposite end to lift up into the
cutterhead.
TO AVOID SNIPE
Feed the workpiece into the planer so it is level and
remains flat against the base at all times.
Keep long workpieces level throughout planing operation
by receiving or "catching" them from the rear of the planer.
English (original instruction)
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