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Learning Objectives

I can:

  • Recall the main parts of the planer.
  • List the safety rules of the planer.
  • Recall the preoperative adjustments of the planer.
  • Safely operate the planer.

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Height Adjusting Hand Wheel

On / Off Switches

Variable Speed Control

Bed

Bed Rollers

Depth of Cut Scale

Bed Roller Adjusting Lever

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Check Your Knowledge!

  1. You must consider these 3 guidelines when you plane a board so you do not overload or jam the planer.

Type of Wood

Width of Wood

Rate of Feed

2. Set the depth of cut for no more than ________ of an inch.

1/32”

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Check Your Knowledge!

  1. When the planer becomes overloaded (wood stops) what 3 things should you do, in the order you do them, when that happens.

Turn the planer off.

Wait until the cutter head stops.

Then lower the bed and retrieve your wood.

2. You can feed ________ board(s) at a time when planing lumber.

one