RIDGID TP1300 - Manual (Page 18)

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Safety Instructions for Basic Thickness Planer
Operations
Before Using The Thickness Planer
WARNING: To reduce the risk of
mistakes that could cause serious,
permanent injury, do not plug the
thickness planer in until the follow-
ing steps are completed.
• Completely assemble and align
thickness planer. (See “Assembly”
and “Alignment” sections).
• “See Getting To Know Your thick-
ness Planer” section.
• Review and understand all safety
instructions and operating proce-
dures in this manual.
• Review the maintenance methods
for this thickness planer. (See
“Maintenance” Section).
Before Each Use
Inspect your thickness planer.
• Disconnect the thickness planer. To
reduce the risk of injury from acci-
dental starting, unplug the thickness
planer, before changing the setup,
changing the blade or adjusting any-
thing.
Check for Damaged Parts. Check
for:
• Proper alignment of moving parts,
• Damaged electric cords,
• Binding of moving parts,
• Broken parts,
• Stable mounting,
• Other conditions that may affect the
way the thickness planer works.
Before each use, make sure area
under the cutter head and feed rollers
is clear.
If any part of this thickness planer is
missing, bent, or broken in any way,
or any electrical parts don’t work, turn
the thickness planer off and unplug it.
Replace damaged, missing, or failed
parts before using the thickness
planer again.
To reduce possibility of throwing
pieces, make sure the knives are
properly installed and the knife lock
screws are tight.
Use sharp knives. Dull or knicked
knives tend to “pound” and chew at
the wood, causing kickbacks.
Replace dull or damaged planer
knives.
Make sure the deflector or dust col-
lector is in place.
Keep Guards in Place, in working
order, and in proper adjustment.
Maintain Tools With Care. Keep the
thickness planer clean for best and
safest performance. Follow instruc-
tions for lubricating. DON’T lubricate
any part of the thickness planer while
the knives are rotating.
Plan Ahead To Protect Your Eyes, Hands, Face and Ears
Know Your Thickness Planer. Read
and understand the operator’s man-
ual and labels affixed to the tool.
Learn its application and limitations
as well as the specific potential haz- ards peculiar to this tool.
To reduce the risk of injury from acci-
dental contact with moving parts,
don’t do layout, assembly, or setup
work on the thickness planer while