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Operation – RIDGID JP06101 User Manual

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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:
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This jointer/planer is intended to be used on wood only

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����������Jointing/Planing

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����������Rabbeting

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����������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.
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Making a cut with excessive depth of cut

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Performing operations into knots or nails in the work-

piece

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Twisting the wood while making a cut

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Failing to support work

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Forcing a cut

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Cutting warped or wet lumber

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Wrong way feed

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Not following correct operating procedures

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Cutting with dull, gummed-up, or improperly set

knives.

AVOIDING KICKBACK

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Use push blocks or push sticks whenever possible.

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Always support long workpieces.

OPERATION

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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.

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Always use clean, sharp, and properly-set knives. Never

make cuts with dull knives.

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Support the work properly before beginning a cut.

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When making a cut, use steady, even pressure. Never

force cuts.

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Do not cut wet or warped lumber.

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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.

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Complete the cut without stopping or backing up the

workpiece.

LOCKING THE ON/OFF SWITCH

See Figure 25.
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To turn the saw ON ( I ), lift the switch button.

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To turn saw OFF ( O ), press the switch button down.

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Remove the switch key from the switch assembly. Store

key in a safe place.

BEFORE LEAVING THE JOINTER/PLANER

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Place the switch in the OFF ( O ) position. Wait until the

jointer/planer has come to a full and complete stop.

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Remove the switch key from the switch assembly. Store

key in a safe place.

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Unplug the jointer/planer from the power source.

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Make workshop childproof.

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Lock the shop.

Fig. 25

SWITCH KEY

ON

OFF