Planer Safety Reteach

What is the purpose of the planer?

• Smooth and flatten the surfaces of stock

• Make the faces flat and parallel to each other

• Change the width of the board

• Make the grain all run in the same direction

The planer is a machine used for which step of the squaring process?

• First or Second

• Last

• The planer doesn't help square the board, it only makes the faces flat

• 5th

What machine is the planer most like?

• Jointer

• Table saw

• Radial arm saw

• Bandsaw

The blue-gray Delta planer (the one in the video) is our primary planer. Turning the depth of cut handle moves the table on this planer.

• True

• False

• IDK, what's a planer.

We have special cutter heads that can be installed in the planer to cut crown molding.

• No, but they can be made and installed for in special cases.

• No, the planer can't be used for this purpose

• Yes, they are in the storage room.

• Yes, there is one installed in the planer right now.

Students may adjust the feed rate of the machine if it isn't moving fast enough.

• True

• False

What is the max D.O.C. on the planer?

• 1/16"

• 3"

• 8"

• 15"

Speaking of D.O.C., what does that stand for?

• Depth of cut

• Dead on couch

• Depth of change

• Don't Only Cut

How much change in DOC results from one full rotation of the DOC adjustment wheel?

• 1/16"

• 3"

• 8"

• 15"

What should you do if a board gets stuck in a planer?

• Push harder!

• Raise the cutter head and pull the board out before it burns it

• Turn the power off and wait for the machine to come to a complete stop before raising the cutterhead

• Call for Mr. Haltom so he can fix it for you.