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G0550/G0551 15" Planer
No list of safety guidelines can be complete.
Every shop environment is different. Always
consider safety first, as it applies to your
individual working conditions. Use this and
other machinery with caution and respect.
Failure to do so could result in serious per-
sonal injury, damage to equipment, or poor
work results.
Like all machines there is danger associated
with the Model G0550/G0551. Accidents are
frequently caused by lack of familiarity or
failure to pay attention. Use this machine
with respect and caution to lessen the pos-
sibility of operator injury. If normal safety
precautions are overlooked or ignored, seri-
ous personal injury may occur.
1. READ THIS ENTIRE MANUAL BEFORE
TURNING THE PLANER ON.
2. ENSURE THAT THE MACHINE IS ON
FLAT, STABLE GROUND BEFORE USE.
Any “wobbles” must be corrected by shim-
ming or blocking before operation.
3. NEVER PLANE MATERIAL OTHER
THAN WOOD STOCK WITH THIS
MACHINE.
4. NEVER POSITION FINGERS OR
THUMBS NEAR THE INFEED ROLLER.
5. ENSURE THAT THE PLANER IS PROP-
ERLY ADJUSTED AND THAT THERE
ARE NO LOOSE PARTS BEFORE
OPERATING.
6. PLANE IN THE SAME DIRECTION AS
THE GRAIN OF THE WOOD STOCK.
7. ALWAYS STAND TO THE SIDE OF THE
PLANER WHILE FEEDING THE WORK-
PIECE.
8. DO NOT LOOK INSIDE THE PLANER
DURING OPERATION!
9. ALWAYS PROVIDE ADEQUATE IN-
FEED AND OUTFEED SPACE WHEN
OPERATING THE PLANER. Always sup-
port long pieces of stock on both sides of
the planer.
10. DO NOT REMOVE MORE THAN
1
⁄8"
FROM THE SURFACE OF THE WOOD
STOCK IN A SINGLE PASS.
11. INSPECT YOUR STOCK BEFORE PLAN-
ING. Never plane stock with nails, staples
or other foreign objects which may be
embedded in the surface. Always properly
prepare workpieces before running them
through the planer. Do not plane lumber
with loose knots or knots that may become
loose during planing.
12. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO REMOVE JAMS
UNTIL POWER IS DISCONNECTED and
all moving parts have come to a complete
stop.
13. DO NOT PLANE WORKPIECES LESS
THAN 12" LONG AND
1
⁄4" THICK.
14. DO NOT OPERATE PLANER WITH DULL
OR DAMAGED KNIVES.
15. ALWAYS UNPLUG THE PLANER WHEN-
EVER MAKING ANY ADJUSTMENTS or
changing knives.
16. IF AT ANY TIME YOU ARE EXPERIENC-
ING DIFFICULTIES PERFORMING THE
INTENDED OPERATION, STOP USING
THE PLANER! Then contact our service
department or ask a qualified expert how
the operation should be performed.
Additional Safety Instructions For Planers