Operation - RIDGID JP06101 Operator's Manual

OPERATION

WARNING:
Do not allow familiarity with tools to make you
careless. Remember that a careless fraction of a
second is sufficient to inflict severe injury.
WARNING:
Always wear safety goggles or safety glasses with
side shields when operating tools. Failure to do so
could result in objects being thrown into your eyes,
resulting in possible serious injury.
APPLICATIONS
You may use this tool for the purposes listed below:
n This jointer/planer is intended to be used on wood only
n Jointing/Planing
n Rabbeting
n Beveling/Chamfering
BASIC OPERATION OF THE JOINTER/PLANER
The jointer/planer allows the operator to make long, even
passes. It is used on the long thin edges of boards that will
be joined edge to edge. This smoothing process eliminates
possible spaces between the two boards when they are
placed side by side. Use this tool to prepare and finish
cut stock for more precise project work. Wood is sized or
smoothed by being passed along a rotating cutter head. The
jointer flattens boards that are slightly warped and squares
edges of lumber. The planer is used to smooth surfaces or
reduce wood faces.
CAUSES OF KICKBACK
Kickback can occur when the workpiece is not properly fed
into the cutter head, kicking the workpiece back toward you
with great force and speed. If your hands are near the knives,
they may be jerked loose from the workpiece and may contact
the cutter head. Kickback can cause serious injury, and it is
well worth using precautions to avoid the risks.
n Making a cut with excessive depth of cut
n Performing operations into knots or nails in the work-
piece
n Twisting the wood while making a cut
n Failing to support work
n Forcing a cut
n Cutting warped or wet lumber
n Wrong way feed
n Not following correct operating procedures
n Cutting with dull, gummed-up, or improperly set
knives.
AVOIDING KICKBACK
n Use push blocks or push sticks whenever possible.
n Always support long workpieces.
n Always hold your workpiece firmly with both hands or
with push sticks or push blocks. Keep your body in a
balanced position to be ready to resist kickback should it
occur. Never stand directly in line with the cutter head.
n Always use clean, sharp, and properly-set knives. Never
make cuts with dull knives.
n Support the work properly before beginning a cut.
n When making a cut, use steady, even pressure. Never
force cuts.
n Do not cut wet or warped lumber.
n 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 the depth of cut you
planned, always lower the infeed table slightly farther than
you wanted then, raise the table to the desired depth.
n Complete the cut without stopping or backing up the
workpiece.
LOCKING THE ON/OFF SWITCH
See Figure 25.
n To turn the saw ON ( I ), lift the switch button.
n To turn saw OFF ( O ), press the switch button down.
n Remove the switch key from the switch assembly. Store
key in a safe place.
BEFORE LEAVING THE JOINTER/PLANER
n Place the switch in the OFF ( O ) position. Wait until the
jointer/planer has come to a full and complete stop.
n Remove the switch key from the switch assembly. Store
key in a safe place.
n Unplug the jointer/planer from the power source.
n Make workshop childproof.
n Lock the shop.
ON
SWITCH KEY
21
OFF
Fig. 25