Craftsman 351.217881 Operations Instructions download pdf (Page 9)

FEEDINGWORKPIECE

Refer to Figures 16-18.

Feed rate refers to rate at which wood is passed over

blades. An even feed will produce a uniform service. To

feed workpiece:

• Hold the board firmly down on both tables and

against the fence.

• Keep fingers close together.

• Feed the board at a continuous even rate of speed.

Any hesitation or stopping could cause a "step" to be

cut on the edge of the board.

Figure 16 - Feeding Workpiece

• As the trailing hand passes over the cutterhead,

remove the leading hand.

• Continue feeding while placing the leading hand

behind the trailing hand until the entire length of the

board is cut.

Figure 17 - Guiding Workpiece

• Feed with the grain whenever possible.

• If the nature of the workpiece is such that it must be

fed against the grain, take very light cuts and feed

slowly.

• When using long workpieces, to avoid injury from slips

or kickbacks and to exert even pressure on the cutter-

head, use extra supports (see Recommended

Accessories, page 17) at both infeed and outfeed ends.

USING HOLD DOWN/PUSH BLOCKS

Refer to Figure 19.

• Always use hold-down/push-blocks when jointing

wood that is narrower than 3", planing wood thinner

than 3".

Figure 19 - Feeding with Push Blocks

• Grasp the hold-down/push-blocks firmly.

• Position the push-blocks flat on top of workpiece and

push the workpiece down against the table.

• Use a hand-over-hand motion to maintain control

over the workpiece at all times.

• When planing workpiece between '/2- 3/4"and nar-

rower than the push-blocks, tilt the push-blocks so

that it clears the cutterhead guard while feeding.

BEVELING AND CHAMFERING

Refer to Figure 20.

• The fence on the jointer/planer is adjustable from

45° inward to 45° outward. Adjust the fence to the

desired angle and tighten fence tilting handle

• Beveling refers to cutting the entire edge of a board

at an angle. Beveling may require several passes

due to the depth of cut needed.

• Chamfering refers to removing only the corner of the

edge of a board. Normally a chamfer is made on one

pass; so a 1/16Hdepth of cut is made.

Bevel Edge

Chamfer Ed_g_e_

Figure 20 - Beveling and Chamfering

Rotation

Figure 18 - Direction of Feed

With the Grain

Against the Grain

WARNING: Turn the switch to OFF position and

unplug jointer/planer from power source before pro-

ceeding to do maintenance work.

CHECKING FOR WORN BLADES

Condition of blades will affect precision of cut. If blade

wear is not observed when checking the blade height,

the quality of cut will indicate the blade condition. Dull

blades will tear rather than sever wood fiber. A raised

grain will occur when dull blades pound on wood where

there is difference in density. A raised ridge will be pro-

duced where the blades have been nicked.

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