Woodstock SHOP FOX W1755 Owner's Manual - Surface Planing
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W1755 6" Parallelogram Jointer
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Surface Planing
The purpose of surface planing on the jointer is to make
one flat face on a piece of stock (see
Figures 36 & 37) to
prepare it for surface planing on a thickness planer.
To surface plane on the jointer, do these steps:
1. Read and understand SAFETY, beginning on Page 5.
2. Make sure your stock has been inspected for danger-
ous conditions as described in the
Stock Inspection
& Requirements instructions, beginning on Page 21.
3. Set the cutting depth for your operation. (We sug-
gest
1
⁄
32
" for surface planing, using a more shallow
depth for hard wood species or for wide stock.)
4. Make sure your fence is set to 90˚.
5. If your workpiece is cupped (warped), place it so
the concave side is face down on the surface of the
infeed table.
6. Start the jointer.
7. With a push block in each hand, press the workpiece
against the table and fence with firm pressure, and
feed the workpiece over the cutterhead (
Figure 36).
Note: When your leading hand (with push block) gets
within 4" of the cutterhead, lift it up and over the
cutterhead, and place the push block on the por-
tion of the workpiece that is on the outfeed table.
Now, focus your pressure on the outfeed end of the
workpiece while feeding, and repeat the same action
with your trailing hand when it gets within 4" of the
cutterhead. To keep your hands safe, DO NOT let
them get closer than 4" from the cutterhead when it
is moving!
8. Repeat Step 7 until the entire surface is flat.
Failure to use push blocks when sur-
face planing may result in cutterhead
contact, which will cause serious per-
sonal injury. Always use push blocks
to protect your hands when surface
planing on the jointer.
Figure 36. Typical surface planing
operation.
Figure 37. Illustration of surface planing
results.
Portion
Removed With
Jointer
If you are not experienced with a jointer, set
the depth of cut to 0", and practice feeding the
workpiece across the tables as described below.
This procedure will better prepare you for the
actual operation.