Harbor Freight Tools 95838 - Manual (Page 12)

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Rabbeting
1. Rabbeting is creating a step on the edge of
a workpiece. Rabbeting is typically used in
door and window jambs. When rabbeting,
the Rabbet Depth Gauge (17) will contact the
unplaned portion of the workpiece and help
you avoid planing deeper than needed.
2. The Rabbet Depth Gauge needs to be carefully
set to the depth of the rabbet you wish to cut.
3. Using a straightedge (sold separately) adjust the
Rabbet Depth Gauge to the desired level from the
level of the Rear Base Plate (43) - see diagram above
and to the right. Maximum rabbet distance is 5 /
16
”
4. Set the Fence (37) to determine the
width of the rabbet you will cut.
5. Follow the instructions under thickness planing,
with the Rabbet Depth Gauge positioned over the
unplaned portion of the board. Plane the board
using multiple passes, if needed. The Rabbet Gauge
presses against the unplaned portion of the board
and helps the planer cut only to the specified depth.
Straightedge
(sold separately)
Rear Base
plate (43)
Rabbet Depth
Gauge (17)
Rabbet
Distance
chamfering Edges
Note: This technique takes requires experience to accomplish properly.
Practice on a piece of scrap wood before attempting to chamfer a workpiece.
1. This planer has a groove in the Adjustable
Base Plate (36) for cutting a 45° angle
along a corner, called a chamfer.
2. Place the groove on the corner edge that you wish to
cut a chamfer. The planer should be held at 45° and
the corner should be seated securely into the groove.
3. Follow the instructions under thickness planing.
Keep the corner securely seated in the groove
from the beginning all the way through the cut.