Ridgid JP0610 Owners Manual - Page 21

OPERATION WARNING: Do not allow familiarity with tools to make you careless. Remember that a careless fraction of a second is sufficient to inflict severe injury. WARNING: Always wear safety goggles or safety glasses with side shields when operating tools. Failure to do so could result in objects being thrown into your eyes, resulting in possible serious injury. APPLICATIONS You may use this tool for the purposes listed below: n This jointer/planer is intended to be used on wood only n �Jointing/Planing n �Rabbeting n �Beveling/Chamfering BASIC OPERATION OF THE JOINTER/PLANER The jointer/planer allows the operator to make long, even passes. It is used on the long thin edges of boards that will be joined edge to edge. This smoothing process eliminates possible spaces between the two boards when they are placed side by side. Use this tool to prepare and finish cut stock for more precise project work. Wood is sized or smoothed by being passed along a rotating cutter head. The jointer flattens boards that are slightly warped and squares edges of lumber. The planer is used to smooth surfaces or reduce wood faces. CAUSES OF KICKBACK Kickback can occur when the workpiece is not properly fed into the cutter head, kicking the workpiece back toward you with great force and speed. If your hands are near the knives, they may be jerked loose from the workpiece and may contact the cutter head. Kickback can cause serious injury, and it is well worth using precautions to avoid the risks. n Making a cut with excessive depth of cut n Performing operations into knots or nails in the work- piece n Twisting the wood while making a cut n Failing to support work n Forcing a cut n Cutting warped or wet lumber n Wrong way feed n Not following correct operating procedures n Cutting with dull, gummed-up, or improperly set knives. AVOIDING KICKBACK n Use push blocks or push sticks whenever possible. n Always support long workpieces. n Always hold your workpiece firmly with both hands or with push sticks or push blocks. Keep your body in a balanced position to be ready to resist kickback should it occur. Never stand directly in line with the cutter head. n Always use clean, sharp, and properly-set knives. Never make cuts with dull knives. n Support the work properly before beginning a cut. n When making a cut, use steady, even pressure. Never force cuts. n Do not cut wet or warped lumber. n Adjust the depth of cut to between 1/32 and 1/16 of an inch for best results in most operations. A deep cut makes feeding the wood harder and can cause the wood to kickback. To be sure you will make the depth of cut you planned, always lower the infeed table slightly farther than you wanted then, raise the table to the desired depth. n Complete the cut without stopping or backing up the workpiece. LOCKING THE ON/OFF SWITCH See Figure 25. n To turn the saw ON ( I ), lift the switch button. n To turn saw OFF ( O ), press the switch button down. n Remove the switch key from the switch assembly. Store key in a safe place. BEFORE LEAVING THE JOINTER/PLANER n Place the switch in the OFF ( O ) position. Wait until the jointer/planer has come to a full and complete stop. n Remove the switch key from the switch assembly. Store key in a safe place. n Unplug the jointer/planer from the power source. n Make workshop childproof. n Lock the shop. ON SWITCH KEY OFF Fig. 25 21