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G8794 12
1
⁄2" Portable Planer
SECTION 5: CONTROLS
On-Off Switch
The on-off switch is located on the front of the
planer. See Figure 5. The switch has a key
which, when removed, allows the switch to be
locked in the “off” position. To access the locking
feature, push the switch to the OFF position and
pull the switch key out. Should the key be
removed when the planer is ON, it can still be
turned OFF, but will not be able to be restarted
until the key is replaced.
Figure 5. Location of switch and reset button.
Reset Button
The G8794 Planer comes equipped with a ther-
mal overload protection switch which will trip if the
motor builds up too high a level of heat. To reset
the switch, turn the switch to the OFF position,
wait a few seconds and then depress the reset
button. See Figure 5. If the reset button does not
stay depressed, wait longer before resetting to
allow the machine to cool down.
Reset Button
Depth-Of-Cut
The planing depth is controlled by the crank han-
dle on top of the planer. Turning the handle clock-
wise raises the cutterhead and counter-clockwise
lowers the cutterhead. See Figure 6. Depth-of-
cut is read directly from the inch/millimeter scale
located on the top, right side of the planer. One
complete turn of the handle raises or lowers the
cutterhead approximately
5
⁄64'' (2mm). The range
of material thickness that can be planed is
3
⁄16'' -
6'' (5mm - 1152mm).
The maximum depth-of-cut varies according to
the hardness of the wood and how wide the board
is being passed under the cutterhead. Generally
we recommend a maximum depth of
1
⁄32". A
series of light cuts will give a better end result
than trying to take off too much material in a sin-
gle pass, plus there is less strain on the motor.
Figure 6. Depth-of-cut handle and indicator.
Depth-of-Cut Indicator