About our machine

Model: Powermatic 209HH
A safety checkout is required to use this tool
Acquired through fundraising and a matching grant from the Guild of NH Woodworkers!
Minimum planing length: 6.75 inches
Maximum planing dimensions: 20 inches wide by 8 inches tall
Max cut depth: 3/32 inches
Helical head cutter, 100 carbide inserts

Rules

NO RECLAIMED OR QUESTIONABLE LUMBER. If it used to have nails/staples in it, or if it was treated with chemicals, do not run it through this planer. Talk to the General Manager or Wood Shop Manager about using the smaller planer for this.
NO METAL. DO NOT RUN NAILS, STAPLES, OR ANY NON-WOOD OBJECTS THROUGH THIS PLANER
CLEAN UP EPOXY. Be absolutely sure it is cured. Empty dust collector before and after to avoid contaminating the contents. Check for residue and clean with isopropyl afterwards.
EMPTY DUST COLLECTOR WHEN 1/2 FULL. Full bags go outside by trash.
If you put excessive wear on the blades you will be expected to pay for sharpening or new blades.
Take light passes on harder woods (1/4 turn)

Connect the dust collection hose
Set the height of the table. Your board should pass just underneath the metal plate in the middle
If your board is particularly long, set up support rollers on the infeed and outfeed sides to match the current height
Turn the dust collector on
Turn the planer on
Feed your board in straight until the rollers grab it and start to pull it
Move towards the outfeed side to support the end of it as it comes out
Once the board has exited the planer, carry it back to the in feed, adjust the height either an eight of a turn or a quarter of a turn
Make another pass, and repeat steps 6 through 8 until the board is the desired thickness
Turn off the planer and dust collector. Sweep up any chips around the planer. You can leave the dust collection hose connected

Inspect your board for knots or loose pieces that could come flying out. Remove them before sending through the planer.
If a workpiece is jammed, it may be because your board is not perfectly flat. Try taking a lighter pass. For more severely distorted boards flatten the board out on one side first.

Every use: clean dust off the machine's surface and moving parts
As needed: Steel surface should be coated with a thin layer of paste wax
Powermatic 1791213 15HH Planer- Cleaning and Maintenance (similar to our machine)

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