Page 3 - SAFETY; For Your Own Safety Read Instruction Manual; NOTICE; Safety Instructions For Power Tools
G9004 Portable Planer -1 - SAFETY For Your Own Safety Read Instruction Manual Before Operating This Equipment Indicates an imminently hazardous situation which, ifnot avoided, WILL result in death or serious injury. Indicates a potentially hazardous situation which, ifnot avoided, COULD result in de...
Page 5 - Safety Instructions For Portable Planers
G9004 Portable Planer -3 - 1. USE ONLY FOR WOOD. This machine is not designed to process any material other than wood. 2. ALWAYS KEEP FINGERS ANDHANDS AWAY FROM ROTATINGCUTTERHEAD. Never attempt to clear chips away from the base of the chip chute when the machine is running. Stop the machine, unplug...
Page 6 - CONTROL LOCATION; Control Location; Specifications
G9004 Portable Planer -4 - CONTROL LOCATION Control Location Refer to Figure 1 for the location of the key components and controls of this Planer. Become familiar with the controls and the adjustments before operating the Planer. Fig 1. Location of controls. ON/OFF Trigger Motor Cover Belt Cover Fen...
Page 7 - BLADE ADJUSTMENT & REMOVAL
G9004 Portable Planer -5 - The Planer comes with the blades already installed. Check the blades before the first use to make sure they are set properly. To Check Blade Height Setting: 1. Lay a straightedge across the Rear Foot and the Cutterhead. Do not position the straightedge so it contacts the F...
Page 8 - BLADE INSTALLATION
G9004 Portable Planer -6 - BLADE INSTALLATION The Blade must be mounted to the Back Plate using the Blade Setting Jig. Using this jig controls how far the blade extends from the Cutterhead once it is installed. 1. Place the Blade onto the Setting Jig. 2. Lay the Back Plate onto the top of the Blade,...
Page 9 - BLADE SHARPENING
G9004 Portable Planer -7 - The Blade must be completely removed from the Planer and from the Back Plate in order for it to be safely sharpened. Follow the preceding instructions for Blade Removal. The blade set in the G9004 Planer is reversible, so that once one side becomes dull, the blade can be s...
Page 10 - Setting Cutting Depth; OPERATIONS; Planing
G9004 Portable Planer -8 - Setting Cutting Depth Lay a straightedge across the Rear Foot and extend it across the Front Foot. Rotate the cutterhead so neither of the blades are touching the straightedge. Turn the Depth Adjustment Knob until the Front and Rear plates are at the same height (the strai...
Page 11 - Chamfering; Rabbeting
G9004 Portable Planer -9 - Chamfering The Front Foot has a V-groove machined into it to allow for edge chamfering. Position the Planer on the corner of the workpiece, with the V-groove seated on the corner. See Figure 7. Be sure the workpiece is firmly secured with clamps or other holding devices. S...
Page 12 - Maintenance; MAINTENANCE; Belt Replacement; Brush Replacement
G9004 Portable Planer -10 - Maintenance Your 110 V Portable Planer will give you hundreds of hours of operation time before ever needing service. This product is dou- ble insulated which provides protection from electrical shock should a problem ever develop with grounding. Great care must be taken ...
Page 13 - OPERATING TIPS; Operating Guides and Tips
G9004 Portable Planer -11 - OPERATING TIPS Disassembly and improper reassem-bly of this device can result in electri-cal shock danger. Always have thisdevice serviced by a qualified electri-cal repair technician. Serious injurywill result. Operating Guides and Tips Avoid overloading the planer. Do n...
Page 14 - NOTES
Page 15 - TROUBLESHOOTING
G9004 Portable Planer -13 - TROUBLESHOOTING SYMPTOM Motor will not start. Motor will not start;fuses or circuit breakersblow. Motor overheats. Motor arcing visiblythrough vents or runserratically. Machine slows whenoperating. Machine is loud whencutting. Overheats orbogs down in the cut. Planer star...
Page 18 - WARRANTY AND RETURNS
G9004 Portable Planer -16 - Grizzly Industrial, Inc. warrants every product it sells for a period of 1 year to the original purchaser from the date of purchase. This warranty does not apply to defects due directly or indirectly to misuse, abuse, negligence, accidents, repairs or alterations or lack ...
Page 19 - WARRANTY CARD
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