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Table of Contents
Section Page
Table of Contents ..........................................................2
Safety Instructions for Thickness Planer .......................3
Safety Signal Words ...................................................3
Before Using The Thickness Planer ...........................3
When Installing Or Moving The Thickness Planer ......3
Before Each Use .........................................................3
To Reduce The Risk Of Injury From Jams, Slips Or
Thrown Pieces ........................................................... 4
Plan Ahead To Protect Your Eyes, Hands,
Face and Ears ...........................................................4
Inspect Your Workpiece ..............................................4
Whenever Thickness Planer Is Running ..................... 5
Before Leaving The Thickness Planer ........................5
Glossary of Terms for Woodworking .............................5
Motor Specifications and Electrical Requirements ........6
Power Supply and Motor Specifications .....................6
General Electrical Connections ...................................6
110-120 Volt, 60 Hz. Tool Information ........................ 6
Motor Safety Protection ..............................................7
Thermal Overload Protector ........................................7
Wire Sizes ...................................................................7
Unpacking and Checking Contents ...............................8
Tools Needed ..............................................................8
Unpacking ...................................................................8
List of Loose Parts ......................................................8
Assembly .......................................................................9
Installing the Handwheel Knob ...................................9
Alignment (Adjustments) ...............................................9
Extension Assembly Alignment ...................................9
Adjusting the Thickness Indicator ...............................9
Getting to Know Your Thickness Planer ......................10
Safety Instructions for Basic Thickness
Planer Operations ....................................................11
Section Page
Before Using The Thickness Planer ......................... 11
Before Each Use ....................................................... 11
Plan Ahead To Protect Your Eyes, Hands,
Face and Ears ......................................................... 11
Inspect Your Workpiece ............................................ 12
Whenever Thickness Planer Is Running ................... 12
Basic Thickness Planer Operations ............................ 12
Before You Begin ...................................................... 12
Reduce Damage To Knives ...................................... 13
Preparing the Work ................................................... 13
Carriage Lock ........................................................... 13
Carriage Lock Adjustment ........................................ 13
Elevation Handwheel ................................................ 14
Feeding the Work ..................................................... 14
Material Removal Indicator ....................................... 14
Preset Thickness Stops (Repeat-A-Cut) ................... 14
Thickness Stop (Repeat-A-Cut) Adjustment ............. 15
Checking for Worn Knives ........................................ 15
Maintenance ................................................................ 15
Lubrication ................................................................ 15
Cleaning the Knives .................................................. 15
Cleaning The Feed Rollers ....................................... 15
Motor Ventilation ....................................................... 15
Changing Brushes .................................................... 15
Replacing Knives ...................................................... 16
Accessories ................................................................. 16
Wiring Diagram ............................................................ 17
Troubleshooting ........................................................... 17
Repair Parts ................................................................ 18
Notes ........................................................................... 23

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Safety Instructions for Thickness Planer
Safety is a combination of common sense, staying alert and knowing how your thickness planer works. Read this man-
ual to understand this thickness planer.
Safety Signal Words
DANGER: If the safety information is not followed, some-
one will be seriously injured or killed.
WARNING: If the safety information is not followed,
someone could be seriously injured or killed.
CAUTION: If the safety information is not followed, some-
one may be injured.
Before Using The Thickness Planer
WARNING: To reduce the risk of mistakes that
could cause serious, permanent injury, do not plug
the thickness planer in until the following steps
have been satisfactorily completed.
• Completely assemble and align thickness planer. (See
“Assembly” and “Alignment” sections.)
• Learn the use and function of the on-off switch, cutter
guard, elevation hand wheel, outfeed table and infeed
table (see “Getting to Know Your Thickness Planer”
section within.)
• Review and understand all safety instructions and
operating procedures in this manual.
• Review the maintenance methods for this thickness
planer. (See “Maintenance” section within).
• Find and Read the following labels on the thickness
planer:
When Installing Or Moving The Thickness Planer
• Before moving the thickness planer, turn off and
unplug the power cord.
• To reduce the risk of back injury, get help when you
need to lift the thickness planer.
Avoid Dangerous Environment.
• Use the thickness planer in a dry, indoor place pro-
tected from rain.
• Keep work area well lighted.
• Place the thickness planer so neither the user nor
bystanders are forced to stand in line with the wood.
Thrown debris could injure people in its path.
• Place the thickness planer where there is room for
moving the workpiece through the entire cut.
To reduce the risk of injury from unexpected thick-
ness planer movement:
• Put the thickness planer on a firm level surface where
there is plenty of room for handling and properly sup-
porting the workpiece.
• Support the thickness planer so the tables are level
and the thickness planer does not rock.
• Bolt or clamp the thickness planer to the table/bench if
it tends to slip, walk, slide or tip over during work such
as planing long, heavy boards.
•Never Stand On Tool. Serious injury could occur if the
tool tips or you accidentally hit the cutting tool. Do not
store anything above or near the tool where anyone
might stand on the tool to reach them.
To reduce the risk of injury or death from electrical
shock:
Make sure your fingers do not touch the plug’s metal
prongs when plugging or unplugging the thickness
planer.
Before Each Use
Inspect your thickness planer.
•Disconnect The Thickness Planer to reduce the risk
of injury from accidental starting before changing the
setup, changing the blade or adjusting anything.
Check For Damaged Parts. Check for:
• Proper alignment of moving parts,
• Damaged electric cords,
• Binding of moving parts,
• Broken parts,
• Stable mounting,
• Other conditions that may affect the way the thickness
planer works.

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Safety Instructions for Thickness Planer (continued)
Before each use, make sure area under the cutter head
and feed rollers is clear.
If any part of this thickness planer is missing, bent, or bro-
ken in any way, or any electrical parts don’t work, turn the
thickness planer off and unplug it. Replace damaged, miss-
ing, or failed parts before using the thickness planer again.
To reduce possibility of thrown pieces, make sure the
knives are properly installed and the knife lock screws
are tight.
Use sharp knives. Dull or knicked knives tend to “pound”
and chew at the wood, causing kickbacks.
Replace dull or damaged planer knives.
Make sure the dust chute is in place.
Keep Guards In Place, in working order, and in proper
adjustment.
Maintain Tools With Care. Keep the thickness planer
clean for best and safest performance. (See “Mainte-
nance” section) DON’T lubricate any part of the thickness
planer while the knives are rotating.
To Reduce The Risk Of Injury From Jams, Slips Or Thrown Pieces
•Use Only Recommended Accessories. (See “Acces-
sory” section). Consult this Owner’s manual for recom-
mended accessories. Follow the instructions that come
with the accessories. The use of improper accessories
may cause injury to persons.
•Keep Work Area Clean. Cluttered areas and benches
invite accidents. Floor must not be slippery.
To reduce the risk of burns or other fire damage, never
use the thickness planer near flammable liquids, vapors
or gases.
Plan Ahead To Protect Your Eyes, Hands, Face and Ears
Know Your Thickness Planer. Read and understand
the owner’s manual and labels affixed to the tool. Learn
its applications and limitations as well as the specific
potential hazards peculiar to this tool.
To reduce the risk of injury from accidental contact with
moving parts, don’t do layout, assembly, or setup work on
the thickness planer while any parts are moving.
Reduce the Risk of Accidental Starting. Make sure
switch is “OFF” before plugging thickness planer into a
power outlet.
Plan your work.
Use the right tool. Don’t force planer to do a job it was
not designed to do.
Dress For Safety
Any power tool can throw foreign objects into the eyes.
This can result in permanent eye damage. Wear safety
goggles (not glasses) that comply with ANSI Z87.1 (or in
Canada CSA Z94-3-M88) shown on package. Everyday
eyeglasses have only impact resistant lenses. They are
not safety glasses. Safety goggles are available at many
local retail stores. Glasses or goggles not in compliance
with ANSI or CSA could seriously hurt you when they
break.
• Do not wear loose clothing, gloves, neckties or jewelry
(rings, wrist watches) They can get caught and draw
you into moving parts.
• Wear nonslip footwear.
• Tie back long hair.
• Roll long sleeves above the elbow.
• Noise levels vary widely. To reduce the risk of possible
hearing damage, wear ear plugs or muffs when using
thickness planer for hours at a time.
• For dusty operations, wear a dust mask along with
safety goggles.
Keep hands at least (8") 20cm from the outfeed. Don’t
grip board tightly or pull board. A sudden kickback could
pull hand into cutters.
Keep hands away from moving parts.
Inspect Your Workpiece
• Make sure there are no nails or foreign objects in the
part of the workpiece to be planed.
• Use quality lumber. Knives last longer and cuts go
smoother on good wood.
• Do not plane undersized wood. Boards which are thin-
ner than 1/8" or shorter than 12" could split while being
planed.
• Plane boards (12”) 30cm or longer only. Short boards
can jam or split and cause dangerous kickbacks.
• Use for solid wood and wood products only. Do not
plane metals, plastics or laminated materials.

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Whenever Thickness Planer Is Running
WARNING: Don’t allow familiarity (gained from fre-
quent use of your thickness planer) to cause a
careless mistake. A careless fraction of a second
is enough to cause a severe injury.
Before starting to plane a board, watch the thickness
planer while it runs. If it makes an unfamiliar noise or
vibrates a lot, stop immediately. Turn the thickness planer
off. Unplug the thickness planer. Do not restart until find-
ing and correcting the problem.
Plan the way you will hold the workpiece from start to
finish:
•Avoid awkward operations and hand positions where
a sudden slip could cause fingers or hand to move into
the knives.
•Don’t Overreach. Keep good footing and balance.
•Do not force the cut. Slowing or stalling the motor will
overheat it. Allow the automatic feed to function prop-
erly.
•Support workpiece. Do not allow the board to hang
from the planer.
•Never use another person as a substitute for a table
extension, or as additional support for a workpiece that
is longer or wider than the basic thickness planer table
or to help feed, support or pull the workpiece.
Take Precautions Against Kickback. Do not permit
anyone to stand or cross in line with the path of the board
through the thickness planer. A kickback or thrown debris
will travel in this direction.
Keep Children Away. Keep all visitors a safe distance
from the thickness planer. Make sure bystanders are
clear of the thickness planer and workpiece.
Let the blade reach full speed before planing.
Turn switch off and unplug tool before inspecting, adjust-
ing or repairing the planer.
Before freeing jammed material:
• Turn switch “OFF”.
• Wait for all moving parts to stop.
• Unplug the thickness planer.
Before Leaving The Thickness Planer
Never Leave Tool Running Unattended. Turn power
off. Wait for all moving parts to stop.
Make workshop child-proof. Lock the shop. Remove
yellow switch key and store away from tool. Disconnect
master switches. Store away from children and others not
qualified to use the tool.
Glossary of Terms for Woodworking
Bed
The combination of infeed and outfeed table surfaces
which support the workpiece during a cutting operation.
Cutter Head
The cutter head is a rotating piece with two adjustable
knives. The cutter head removes material from the work-
piece.
Depth of cut
A term used to indicate how deep into the workpiece the
cutter knives will cut.
Gum
A sticky, sap based residue from wood products.
Infeed Table
The section of the thickness planer upon which the work-
piece is placed before being pushed into the cutter head.
Kickback
An uncontrolled grabbing and throwing of the workpiece
back toward the operator by the rotating cutter head.
Leading End
The end of the workpiece which is pushed into the cutter
head first.
Outfeed Table
The section of a thickness planer which supports the
workpiece after it passes under the cutter head.
Planing
Removing wood from the widest surface or face of a
board so as to make it flat and smooth.
Resin
A sticky, sap based substance that has hardened.
Revolutions Per Minute (RPM)
The number of turns completed by a spinning object in
one minute.
Snipe
The localized variation in workpiece thickness.
Throw-Back
Throwing of pieces in a manner similar to a kickback.
Trailing End
The workpiece end last cut by the knives.
Workpiece
The item on which the cutting operation is being per-
formed. The surfaces of a workpiece are commonly
referred to as faces, ends and edges. Face
Edge
End