The thickness planer is a tool used for making a board a perfect match for the job at hand. The primary functions of a thickness planer are smoothing rough wood, reducing wood's thickness and removing paint. Handheld planers come in two types: manual planers (figure A) and power planers (figure B). When using a manual hand planer, you'll make more passes over the wood than with a power hand planer. To smooth wood's surface with either type, grasp the handle and run the planer over the wood in the direction of the grain, one pass at a time (figure C). Materials:
Power thickness planer
Rough piece of wood
- Make sure the planer is bolted down or securely fastened in place.
- Remove any nails or staples from the wood.
- With the planer's height adjustment, lower the cutting head until it just touches the surface of the board (figure D).
- Remove the board, and lower the head another 1/16" for the first cut.
- Send the board through for a first pass. The machine will automatically feed the board to its outfeed table (figure E).
- Follow with several gradually deeper passes. (For softwood such as pine, remove only about 1/16" from the surface per pass. Remove less per pass from hardwood.)
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Hitachi Power Tools Limited USA
Norcross, GA 30093
Phone: 770-925-1774
Fax: 770-925-0547
Email: corpcom@hal.hitachi.com
Website: hitachipowertools.com
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