Basic Jointer - Planer Operation; Small Or Thin Workplaces - Craftsman 113.232210 Owner's Manual

basic jointer=pUaner operation
BEFORE EACH USE
Plan Your Work to protectyour eyes, hands, face, ears.
1. Carefully plan your hand placement. Make sure you
have proper hold-down/push-blocks, jigs, fixtures,
stops, etc. ready to use.
2. Do layout, assembly or set up work on the table
only while the jointer-planer is off and the switch
key removed.
3. Wear safety goggles that comply with ANSI Z87.1
4, For dusty operations, wear a dust mask along with
safety goggles.
5. Plan your work to match your workpiece:
a. Surface plane warped wood on the concave side
for best results,
b. Don't joint or plane plywood, particle board, other
composition materials or wood that has glue,
paint or varnish on it. Materials like these will
quickly dull the blades.
c. Make sure there are no nails or foreign objects
in the part of the workpiece to be cut.
d. Never cut FREEHAND. Guide your workpiece
solidly against the fence and table top.
Small or thin workpieces can kickback when they tip
over on the table or into the cutterhead. To avoid cut-
terhead contact or workpiece kickback:
1. NEVER joint, plane or bevel workpieces shorter
than 12 inches.
2. When Jointing or Beveling:
a. Never joint or bevel workpieces less than 3/4
inch wide or 1/4 inch thick.
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b. Always use the hold'down/push-blocks when
jointing or beveling wood narrower than3 inches.
When Planing: ....
a. Never plane wood thinner than i/2 inch.
b. Always use hoid=down/push_btockswhen plan-
ing wood thinner than 3 inches: _ :,
To avoid risk of hearing damage, wear ear plugs
or muffs during extended periods of ope!ation.
To avoid being suddenly pulled into the blade!
a. Do not wear gloves.
b. Remove all jewelry and loose clothing.
c. Tie back long hair.
d. Roll long sleeves above the elbow,
6. To avoid burns or other fire damage, never use the
jointer-p_aner near flammable liquids, vapors or
gases.
7. To avoid injury from slips and jams:
a. Use this jointer-planer to cut only wood.
b. Plan your hand placement so your fingers will not
be anywhere a sudden slip could cause them to
slide or fall into the cutter head. When using only
one hold-down/push-block to feed the wood, do
not put your other hand on the Jointer-Planer,
workpiece or hold-down/push-blocks.
c. Make sure all clamps and locks are tight and
there in no excessive play in any parts,
8. Adjust the depth of cut to between 1/32 and 1/16
of an inch for best results in most operations. A
deep cut makes feeding the wood harder and can
cause the wood to kickback. To be sure you will
make a depth of cut you ptanned, always lower the
infeed table slightly farther than you wanted. Then,
raise the table to the desired depth.
9. Before using the jointer-pfaner, clear the table of
all objects not needed to feed the workpiece.
10. To avoid injury from unsafe accessories, use only
recommended accessories.
Whenever Jointer-Planer is running
1. Make sure bystanders are clear of the toot and
workpiece.
2,: Before actually cutting with the joiner-planer, let it
run for awhile, tf your jointer-planer makes an un-
familiar noise or if it vibrates excessively, stop im-
mediately. Do not restart untilfinding and correcting
the problem.
3. To avoid injury from slips, stalls or kickback, feed
the workpiece into the jointer-planer onty fast
enough to let the tool cut without bogging down or
binding.
4. Before freeing jammed material turn switch off,
remove switch key, unplug the jointer and wait for
aU moving parts to stop.
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