Ryobi DBJ50 Operations Instructions download pdf (Page 32)

Page 23 Power Equipment Usage Manual (Rev. 5/10)

• Place the push/pull Geerbox knob/handle to NEUTRAL (Middle) position.

CAUTION: Geerbox must be in NEUTRAL prior to engaging power.

• Open the RED RESET/STOP button by slightly twisting to right.

• Depress the GREEN START button to engage power

• Place the push/pull Geerbox knob/handle IN or OUT to engage the in-feed and out-feed

power

o IN for 16 FPM (Hardwood)

o OUT for 20 FPM (Softwood).

b. Place the flat side of the board down on the table and feed the workpiece through the planer.

• Feed workpiece into the planer with the grain to get a cleaner cut. (see Section 4.1 Reading

Grain Orientation). Tearout happens when you feed a board into the planer with the wrong

end forward. The knives catch in the rising wood fibers and tear rather than cut them.

• Snipe is a term used to describe the planer gouge that often occurs at the beginning and end

of boards as they enter and leave the planer. To help minimize snipe:

o Be sure to lock the depth adjustment.

o Leave an extra 5” of length on the board which can be cut off when you cut the boards

to their final length.

o Another approach is to feed in a sacrificial board first, then feed the workpiece board in

against the end of the first board and lastly feed in another sacrificial board. The planer

will treat it as one long board and only snipe the first and last boards.

• Lightly support the work going into the machine and when the workpiece passes by the end

of the table on the out feed side. When feeding long boards, position a rolling table or roller

support to support the board as it exits the planer, or ask someone to assist.

• When feeding multiple pieces or cuts, place the workpieces at different locations on the

infeed table to cause the planer knives to wear evenly.

• If you take off too much material there will be a horrible noise and you will bog down the

planer.

CAUTION: If the cut is too heavy and bogs down the planer, turn the planer OFF

immediately, allow it to come to a complete stop, lower the table and remove the

workpiece. Adjust the depth of cut to remove less material and repeat the above steps.

c. Use one of the wide belt sanders to accurately reduce the board to the final desired thickness.

(However, do not use a wide belt sander as a thickness planer.)

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