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G0500/G1018/G1018HW 8" Jointers
SECTION 6: OPERATIONS
Keep loose clothing out
of the way of machinery
and keep hair pulled
back during operations.
Your safety is important! Please follow the
warnings below during this entire section:
Operating this equipment creates the
potential for flying debris to cause eye
injury. Always wear safety glasses when
operating equipment. Everyday glasses or
reading glasses only have impact resistant
lenses, they are not safety glasses. Be cer-
tain the safety glasses you wear meet the
appropriate standards of the American
National Standards Institute (ANSI).
Using this machine pro-
duces sawdust that may
cause short and long-
term respiratory illness.
Always wear a dust mask
when operating this
machine.
Stock Inspection
& Requirements
Here are some rules to follow when choosing
and cutting stock:
• If the stock has large or loose knots, find
another workpiece. Knots in a workpiece can
be dangerous to the operator, as well as
destructive to equipment.
• When jointing, always cut WITH the grain
rather than AGAINST it. Cutting against the
grain (going against the pattern of the wood’s
growth rings) chips the wood instead of cut-
ting it, making the workpiece rough and irreg-
ular and increasing the chances that a kick-
back will occur.
To check the grain direction, look at the side
of your board. If the direction of the grain
structure facing the cutterhead runs toward
the cutterhead as it sits on the infeed table,
your cut will be WITH the grain. See Figure
43.
Figure 43. Correct and incorrect grain align-
ment to cutterhead.