Surfacer

General Safety Wear your safety glasses at all times Take off all jewelry Do not wear loose clothing Make sure you are the only person in the safety zone when operating the surfacer.

General Safety continued Never set material on the tables of the surfacer Never force your material into the surfacer Never look into the surfacer while it is in operation If the material gets “jammed”in the surfacer, do not lower the wheel so it will finish the rest of the cut, simply shut the machine off

Components of the Surfacer Depth Wheel Depth Scale Chip Guard In-feed Table Out-feed Table

Components of the Surfacer In-feed Rollers Out-feed Rollers

Operations of the Surfacer Surface Plane

Depth Wheel

Depth Scale

Chip Guard

In-feed Table

Out-feed Table

In-feed Rollers

Out-feed Rollers

Surface Plane Surface Plane is defined as cutting a thin layer of material off the top face of the material to create uniform thickness

Operation Procedure 1 1. Set the material on the depth scale to have the top of the material read “0” (zero)

Operation Procedure 2 2. Check for loose knots, foreign material, and other defects in the material. Make sure the material is longer than 11” If not, a back-up board is required. Place the flat or cupped side down on the in-feed table. The surfacer will cut the top of the material.

Operation Procedure 3 3. Turn on the machine Stand to the left or right of the table, not in line with the material. Send the material through. If more than one piece needs surfacing at the same setting, more than one CAN be sent through at the same time.

Operation Procedure 4 4. Remove the material from the out-feed table. Return to the in-feed table. Turn the depth wheel 1/2 turn clockwise. This is the MAXIMUM safe cut. Feed material into the surfacer again

Operation Procedure 5 5. Repeat step 4 until you have reached your specified thickness.

Adjusting for depth of cut.

Before operation

On/Off Cutter On Rollers On All Off

Re-setting the depth

Specified thickness