Craftsman 172.26729 Owner's Manual page 10

THECORRECT WAY TOUSE YOUR
PLANER (SeeFig,2)cont.
4,ALWAYS o perate t heplaner w iththe
chipchute exhaust turned so
it points
away from your face and eyes.
All visitors should wear safety glasses
and be kept a safe distance from the
work area.
5, ALWAYS hold your planer so the
blades DO NOT come in contact with
the work piece BEFORE you squeeze
the trigger switchand start the planer.
Z_ WARNING:
Keep a firm
grip on the tool with both hands at
all times. Failure to do so could
result in loss of control leading to
possible serious injury.
TO ADJUST PLANING DEPTH (See Fig. 3)
The planing depth on your planer can be adjusted from 0 to 1/8 inch by rotating
the depth adjustment knob located on the front of your planer,
1. Unplug your planer.
I starting, causing serious injury.
Z_ WARNING:
Failure to unplug your planer could result in accidental I
2. To increase cutting depth rotate
knob n a c ockwise direction.
3. To decrease cutting depth, rotate
knob in a counterclockwisedirection,
4. We recommend that you make test
cuts in scrap wood after each
adjustment to make sure the planer
is removingthe desired amount
of wood.
NOTE: To protect the blades during
storage, transporting and when not
in use, ALWAYS set the blade depth
adjustment to 0.
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