Craftsman 172.26729 Manual De Usuario

 GENERAL CUTTING
 1. Adjust planer to desired depth.
 2. ALWAYS grip the planer with your left-hand holding the front handle and your right 

     hand holding the rear handle.
 3. Place front shoe flat on the work piece. ALWAYS make sure that the blades are not 

     touching the work piece.
 4. Apply pressure to the front handle until the front shoe is flat on the work piece.

5.

Push the On/Off button and Squeeze the trigger switch to start the planer and allow the 

     motor to reach maximum speed.
 6. Hold the planer firmly and push it steadily in a forward direction onto the work piece.
 NOTE: If you desire a smooth cut, push the planer slowly in a forward direction.
 7. As you reach the end of your desired cut, ALWAYS apply downward pressure toward 

     the rear handle. This will help keep the rear section of the base in contact with the work 

     piece and help prevent the front of the planer from dipping and gouging your cut.
 8. ALWAYS be careful to avoid hitting nails during the planing operation because this 

     could nick, crack or otherwise damage the blades.
 NOTE: The blades in your planer are reversible, so they can be rotated until both 

 sides are dull.
 NOTE: We suggest that you keep an extra set of blades on hand, so you can replace the 

 blades in your planer when they show signs of becoming dull. Always reverse or replace 

 blades in pairs.

 EDGE PLANING / CHAMFERING (See Figure 4)
 Your planer is designed with a groove in the front shoe. This groove is for chamfering the 

 edges of boards  (see Fig. 4).
 NOTE: ALWAYS make a practice cut  on scrap wood to determine how much wood needs 

 to be removed from the board 

BEFORE making your actual cut.

 1. Firmly hold the rear handle of the planer with 

     your right hand and the front handle with your 

     left hand.
 2. Place the groove of the planer on to the surface 

     to be cut.
 3. Turn on planer and let it reach full speed.
 4. Slowly move planer onto work.
 5. ALWAYS maintain downward pressure on the 

     planer to keep it flat at the beginning and the 

     end of the work piece.
 NOTE: Making several passes of more shallow 

 

 To make your planer even more versatile we have included 2 special accessories. 

 They are an Edge Guide and a Rabbeting Plate.

 ATTACHING THE EDGE GUIDE (See Figure 5)
 1. Unplug your planer.

 2. Insert the screw provided through the flat washer, then through the slot in the rabbeting 

     plate.
 3. Insert screw into screw hole on the right side 

     of the main shoe and tighten securely 

     (see Fig. 6).

 USING THE RABBET GUIDE
 The Rabbet Guide attaches to the right side of 

 the planer. It is ideal for making rabbeting cuts 

 up to 15/16 inches thick. 
 The maximum width of cut is 15/16-inch 

 per cut.
 1. When making a rabbet cut, ALWAYS place 

     the notch on the inside of the main shoe firmly 

     against the side of the board (see Fig. 6).
 2. ALWAYS press the Rabbet Guide firmly 

     against the top surface of the board.

Failure to unplug your 

planer could result in accidental starting, 

causing serious injury.

  ATTACHING THE RABBET GUIDE (See Fig. 6)
 1. Unplug your planer.

Failure to unplug your planer could result in accidental starting, 

causing serious injury.

 

 2. Insert the screw provided through the hole in 

      the edge guide.
  3. Tighten screw securely into screw hole on 

      either side of the main shoe (see Fig. 5).

  

  The Edge Guide easily attaches to either side of 

  the planer. It is ideal for planing long and uneven boards.
  1. When making cuts with the Edge Guide ALWAYS hold it firmly against the edge of the 

      board you are planing.

Edge

Guide

Screw

Main

 Shoe

Notch

Rabbet 

Guide

Screw