Using The Hold Down/Push Blocks - Craftsman 113.206933 Owner's Manual

basic jointer-planer operation
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AGAINST THE GRAIN, take very light cuts and feed
slowly,
ROTATION
ROTATION
WITH THE GRAIN
AGAINST THE GRAIN
USING THE HOLD DOWN!PUSH BLOCKS
ALWAYS use the hold down/push blocks when JOINTING
wood that is NARROWER than 3 in. or planing wood that is
thinner than 3 in. (as illustrated).
Grasp the hold down/push blocks firmly with the fingers
close together and wrapped around the handle. Position
them flat on top of workpiece, and push the workpiece
down against the table to provide a quality cut and
minimize the chance of a kickback.
Hold-down pressure must also be sufficient to prevent
hold-down/push block sliding or slipping on the top face
of workpiece when advancing workpiece over c utter head.
Use a hand over hand motion of the hold down/push
blocks being careful to maintain control over the workpiece
at all times:
This means that once the workpiece has been fed past
cutter head onto outfeed table, one hold down/push block
must always maintain contact of work piece with ouffeed
table.
WARNING: If the HOLD DOWNIPUSH BLOCKS tend to
slip while feeding, Clean rubber surfacelmmediately with
sandpaper. _:
JOINTING WOOD NARROWER THAN 3"
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PLANING WOOD THINNER THAN 3"
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When planing wood 3/4 in. thick and NARROWER than
the hold down/push block, tilt the hotd down/push block
so that it clears the top of the cutterguard while feeding,
Never plane wood that is thin net than 1/2 in .... because it
sapt to spiitor shatter and th us has a greater ten dency to
kickback.: - "
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