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Using
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Jointer
Safety
Warning:
Before using the jointer, read and understand these important
safety instructions:
Danger
Zone-The jointer danger zone is 3" out from the cutterhead
and knives and 8' directly in front of the cutterhead. When
you use the jointer, stand to the left of the machine (opposite
the drive shaft) and keep your hands away from the knives.
- Always
wear proper eye and ear protection.
- Never
remove the guards to increase the capacity.
- Use
a push stick or push block to move stock past the cutterhead
especially when the stock is lower than the top of the fence.
- Never
remove more than 1/8" at a time when edge jointing or 1/16"
when surfacing.
- Always
lock the fence. If your jointer is mounted on the Mark V,
secure the accessory mount lock, power plant lock and the
eccentric mounting tubes.
- Never
joint or surface stock less than 10" long or more than 4"
wide, edge rabbet stock wider than 1", surface stock less
than 1/4" thick or joint the end grain of stock less than
10 "wide.
- Never
joint 'secondhand' lumber. You could be hit by pieces of
nails, screws, etc. Also, never joint or surface painted
or dirty wood, plywood, particle board or other hard materials.
- Support
long stock with roller stand(s).
- Turn
off the power before making any adjustment, tightening the
accessory mount lock or clearing wood chips.
- If
an unusual noise, vibration or uneven cut occurs, turn off
the jointer and check the wedge locking screws immediately.
- When
using the saw-jointer combination, make sure the upper and
lower saw guards are mounted on the Mark V.
- Knives
that have been reground to less than 11/16" (.6875") wide
should not be used.
- Use
only Shopsmith Jointer knives in the Shopsmith Jointer.
Other brands of knives are not wedge-shaped and will not
seat properly in the cutterhead. Using other brands of knives
is very dangerous.
- If
you're using a Shopsmith Power Stand, be sure you're using
the proper pulley and belt combination and that the pulley
and belt are properly guarded.
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