Planer Safety Test - Test #2

Student Name (First, Last)

Class Period

When planning a board, first.......

• Adjust the machine for the correct thickness.
• Start the stock into the planer.
• Measure the thickness of the board at the thickest point.
• Turn on the power.

Never try to remove more than ____ inch in thickness from a hardwood board during one pass.

• 1/16"
• 1/8"
• 3/16"
• 1/4"

When planning any material, be sure to look for any ______________ prior to planning.

• Defects
• Foreign Materials
• Knots
• All of the Above

Be sure you feed stock into the planer _________ the grain of the wood.

• Against
• With

The shortest length of stock that may be run through the planner is?

• 8"
• 18"
• 12"
• None of the above

If two narrow boards are to be planed to the same thickness ............

• Run them through side by side.
• The planer must be adjusted twice.
• Run each piece through separately on the same depth.
• Use another machine, narrow boards should never be planed.

The depth of cut may be changed between passes......

• While the board is going through.
• While the machine is running and no stock is being fed.
• At any time.
• When the machine is at a dead stop.

The feed rollers can pinch and potentially break fingers for this reason you should always place your hands under the board to avoid injuring your fingers.

• True
• False