Grizzly G0453PX - Manual (Page 17)

-11- Model g0453z/g0454z (Mfg. 1/09+)
Additional Safety Instructions for Planers
Like all machinery there is potential danger when operating this machine. Accidents are fre-
quently caused by lack of familiarity or failure to pay attention. Use this machine with respect
and caution to decrease the risk of operator injury. If normal safety precautions are overlooked
or ignored, serious personal injury may occur.
1. OWNER'S MANUAL. this machine pres-
ents significant safety hazards to untrained
users. read and understand this entire
manual before starting the planer.
2. KICKBACK. Be familiar with kickback.
Kickback happens when the workpiece is
thrown towards the operator at a high rate
of speed. Until you have a clear understand-
ing of kickback and how it occurs, DO NOT
operate this planer!
3. REACHING INSIDE PLANER. to avoid
serious personal injury from the cutterhead,
never remove guards or reach inside the
planer while it is connected to power.
4. DULL/DAMAGED INSERTS. only use
sharp, undamaged inserts. Kickback may
occur and the cutting results will be poor if
the planer is operated with dull or damaged
inserts.
5. BODy PLACEMENT. to avoid getting hit if
a kickback occurs, always stand to one side
of the planer during the entire operation.
6. PLANING CORRECT MATERIAL. only
plane natural wood stock with this planer.
do not plane MdF, plywood, laminates or
other synthetic materials that can break up
inside the planer and cause injury hazards.
7. GRAIN DIRECTION. planing across the
grain is hard on the planer and may cause
kickback. Always plane in the same direction
or at a slight angle with the wood grain.
8. LOOKING INSIDE PLANER. Wood chips
fly around inside the planer at a high rate
of speed during operation. to avoid injury
from flying material, do not look inside the
planer during operation.
9. CUTTING LIMITATIONS. to reduce the
risk of kickback hazards or damage to the
machine, always operate within the pub-
lished capacities found in the
Data Sheet
(beginning on Page 5) for this planer.
10. CLEAN STOCK. planing stock with nails,
staples, or loose knots may cause debris
to be thrown at the operator at a high rate
of speed and will damage the cutterhead.
to avoid these hazards, always thoroughly
inspect and prepare the workpieces.
11. CLEARING JAMS. to avoid serious per-
sonal injury from the spinning cutterhead,
always stop the planer and disconnect
it from power before removing jammed
workpieces.
12. INfEED ROLLER CLEARANCE. the
infeed roller is designed to pull material into
the spinning cutterhead. to avoid serious
personal injury, always keep hands, cloth-
ing, jewelry, and long hair away from the
infeed roller during operation.
13. DISCONNECT BEfORE ADJUSTMENTS.
to avoid unexpected start-up and seri-
ous personal injury, always disconnect the
planer from power before performing adjust-
ments, maintenance, or service.