Hitachi P 20DA Instruction Manual And Safety Instructions page 17

3. Working Performance per Single Charge
(Depth of cut on soft wood is 0.5 mm)
Width of material
1-3/4" (45 mm)
2-3/8" (60 mm)
3" (75 mm)
4. Surface cutting
Rough cutting should be accomplished at large cutting depths and at a suitable speed so
that shavings are smoothly ejected from the machine. To ensure a smoothly finished
surface, finish cutting should be accomplished at small cutting depths and at low feeding
speed.
5. Beginning and ending the cutting operation:
As shown in Fig. 8, place the front base of the planer on the material and support the
planer horizontally. Turn ON the power switch, and slowly operate the planer toward the
leading edge of the material. Firmly depress the front half of the planer at the first stage
of cutting, as shown in Fig. 9, depress the rear half of the planer at the end of the cutting
operation. The planer must always be kept flat throughout the entire cutting operation.
Fig. 8 Beginning of cutting operation
6. Precaution after finishing the planing operation:
When the planer is suspended with one hand after finishing the planing operation, ensure
that the cutting blades (base) of the planer do not contact or come too near your body.
Failure to do so could result in serious injury.
Feed speed of body
33 ft/min (10 m/min)
26 ft/min. (8 m/min)
20 ft/min. (6 m/min)
Fig. 9 End of cutting operation
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(Reference Data)
Length of cut
100 ft (30 m)
72 ft (22 m)
50 ft (15 m)
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