Surface Planing - Grizzly G0654 Owner's Manual

Surface Planing

The purpose of surface planing on the jointer is
to make one flat face on a piece of stock (see
Figures 42 & 43). This is a necessary step when
preparing a workpiece to be run through a planer
when squaring stock.
NOTICE
If you are not experienced with a jointer,
set the depth of cut to 0", and practice
feeding the workpiece across the tables as
described. This procedure will better pre-
pare you for the actual operation.
Figure 42. Typical surface planing operation.
Figure 43. Illustration of surface planing results.
G0654 6" Jointer with Mobile Base
To surface plane on the jointer:
1. Read and understand SECTION 1: SAFETY,
beginning on Page 6.
2. Make sure your stock has been inspected
for dangerous conditions as described in the
Stock Inspection & Requirements instruc-
tions, beginning on Page 25.
3. Set the cutting depth for your operation.
(We suggest ⁄ " for surface planing, using a
1
32
more shallow depth for hard wood species or
for wide stock.)
4. Make sure your fence is set to 90˚.
5.
If your workpiece is cupped (warped), place
it so the concave side is face down on the
surface of the infeed table.
6.
Start the jointer.
Failure to use push blocks when surface
planing may result in cutterhead contact,
which will cause serious personal injury.
Always use push blocks to protect your
hands when surface planing on the jointer.
7.
With a push block in each hand, press the
workpiece against the table and fence with
firm pressure, and feed the workpiece over
the cutterhead.
Note: If your leading hand (with push block)
gets within 4" of the cutterhead, lift it up and
over the cutterhead, and place the push
block on the portion of the workpiece that is
on the outfeed table. Now, focus your pres-
sure on the outfeed end of the workpiece
while feeding, and repeat the same action
with your trailing hand when it gets within 4"
of the cutterhead. To keep your hands safe,
DO NOT let them get closer than 4" from the
cutterhead when it is moving!
8. Repeat Step 7 until the entire surface is
flat.
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