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G9003 Portable Planer
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Chamfering
The Front Foot has a V-groove machined
into it to allow for edge chamfering.
Position the Planer on the corner of the
workpiece, with the V-groove seated on
the corner. See Figure 7. Be sure the
workpiece is firmly secured with clamps or
other holding devices.
Start the Planer and let it get to full speed
before moving the Cutterhead into the
workpiece. Apply steady, even pressure
and keep the Planer moving along the
edge. The Rear Foot will sit on the
Chamfered edge as it comes out of the cut-
ter. Support the Planer so it does not slip
off of the edge.
OPERATIONS
Fig 7. Cutting a chamfer.
Fig 8. Cutting a rabbet.
Rabbeting
Rabbeting is the cutting of a notch along
the edge of a board to allow mating pieces
to fit together tightly. The Planer can be
used to cut rabbets by using the supplied
fence and setting it so that only the neces-
sary amount of the cutterhead will actually
cut into the workpiece. It will take several
successive passes to achieve the full
depth of the rabbet as the maximum depth
of cut is
1
⁄32" per pass. The maximum rab-
bet depth is
11
⁄
32". See Figure 8.
To Perform Rabbeting Operations:
1. Secure the workpiece firmly with
clamps to eliminate movement
during the planing operation.
2. Install the fence guide by inserting
it into the hole in the left front of
the planer body and tightening the
holding knob at the front of the
planer.
3. Set the fence distance so that the
cutter cuts into the workpiece by
the desired width. Test on a sam-
ple piece and check dimension.
4. Set the desired depth of cut with
the Adjustment Knob. Generally it
is best to take shallow cuts per
pass to avoid chipping.
5. Start the Planer. Let the cutter-
head get up to full speed before
engaging the cutter into the work.
6. Take successive passes until the
full depth is achieved.