Powermatic 20-Inch Surface Planer

This machine was put into service on August 7, 2019.  It replaced the Powermatic Model 15.

The following is posted on and above the machine:
SURFACE PLANER PROCEDURES
DO NOT
  • Plane wood that has not been carefully inspected for the presence and removal of nails, fasteners, dirt and any other items that would damage the expensive cutters.
  • Plane wood having loose knots or knots likely to loosen during planing.  Prevents possible damage to cutters.
  • Plane glued-up assemblies formed my small wood segments intended for turned bowls, etc.  Also prevents possible cutter damage.
  • Plane engineered wood products such as plywood, OSB, MDF, particle board, fiber board, etc.  That stuff dulls the cutters.
  • Plane wood with any type of coating such as paint, polyurethane, varnish, etc.  Coatings dull the cutters too.
  • Plane wood that is shorter than 8 inches and thinner than 3/16 inch.
  • Make adjustments other than raising and lowering the table.
  • Make cuts deeper than 1/8 inch.
  • Plane pieces wood of different thickness at the same time.  (Best to plane one piece at a time.)
  • Operate the machine without first having had a check-out in its safe and proper operation from a club member authorized to conduct that training.
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