Table of Contents
Advertisement
Attempting to operate the shaper without
proper knowledge of the machine could
cause serious injury or death! Read through
the entire manual carefully before attempt-
ing to make any cuts with your shaper.
When removing material from the entire board
face, perform the following steps:
1.
DISCONNECT
THE
POWER!
2.
Lay a straight piece of stock at least 24" in
length along the infeed fence board (assum-
ing feed direction is from right to left).
Note: A test piece can help determine the
best setting. Select the wood for the test
piece that most closely resembles the actual
workpiece.
3.
Loosen both fence board lock handles (see
Figure 31).
Lock Handle
Figure 31. Fence board lock handle and
alignment knob (right side only shown).
4.
Adjust the infeed fence board by turning
the knurled alignment knob until the test
workpiece contacts the cutter in the desired
position.
5.
Lock the infeed fence in position with the lock
handle.
-28-
SHAPER
FROM
Alignment Knob
All guards MUST be in
place on your shaper
before
Shapers are dangerous
machines that can quick-
ly cause serious injury.
Use a push stick and
hold-downs to keep the
workpiece in position.
6.
With the test stock firmly resting against the
fence, turn the shaper ON and advance the
test stock past the cutter until it reaches the
outfeed fence board, then stop. Swing the
test piece away from the cutter and turn the
machine OFF.
7.
When the cutter comes to a complete stop,
adjust the outfeed fence to support the pro-
filed edge (see Figure 32).
���������
���������
�����
Figure 32. Example of supporting the workpiece
with a full face cut.
If the face of the workpiece will be only par-
tially removed, perform the following steps:
1.
DISCONNECT
THE
POWER!
2.
Adjust the infeed fence to the desired depth
of cut and lock the infeed fence in place.
3.
Use a straightedge to adjust the outfeed
fence to the same plane as the infeed fence,
then lock the outfeed fence in place.
G0608X Extreme Series Tilting Spindle Shaper
turning
it
ON.
�����������������
SHAPER
FROM
Advertisement
Table of Contents
