Planer Safety Quiz

Keep your ___________ away from the underside blade and top of the board as it is fed through the planer

• Shirt
• Hair
• Fingers
• Shirt and Jewerly

Never stand directly ___________ the board or in front of the machine in case of _____________. 

• On top
• sideways
• both A & B
• Behind & kickback

Do not look into the __________ of the planer from either side when the machine is ___. 

• Throat & on
• Dust collector
• sideways
• None of the above

Never plane a board shorter than 12. 

• True
  12"
• False

Do not take cuts deeper than 1/16 at a time. Plane one desired thickness at a time?

• True
• False

Check all wood for _______, splits, _______ or metal and other imperfections. Scrape all _______ off before planning. Always make sure the dust collector is ___.  

• Knots
• Splits
• Nails,
• all of the above

When inserting the wood into the planer, the wood is cut on the _______

• left side
• Bottom
• rough side
• top side

The personal protective equipment which should be worn when operating the planer is _____________. 

• gloves
• ear protection
• safety glasses
• only b and c

Hardwood: Plane from 7/8" thick to 1/2", what would your first setting be?

• 13/16"
• 3/4"
• 15/16"
• 5/8"

Hardwood: How many times would you need to send a piece of wood through the planer to get from 3/4" down to 5/8"?

• Once
• Twice
• Three times
• Four times