- 1). Place the planer on a firm level surface if it is a portable planer or attach it to a permanent base.
- 2). Measure the thickness of the wood to be planed. Lower the cutter head of the planer to a distance of no more than 1/16-inch narrower than the thickness of the wood by turning the hand crank clockwise until the desired thickness is indicated by aligning the pointer on the cutter head with the scale located on the frame of the planer.
- 3). Plug the planer power cord into a grounded outlet. Turn the on-off switch to the "On" position and slowly feed the piece of wood into the feed side of the planer. If the piece of wood being planed is rough stock continue repeatedly feeding the piece through the planer lowering the cutting head no more than 1/16-inch per pass until the side being planed is completely flat. The planer does not need to be turned off while lowering the cutting head.
- 4). Turn the piece of wood over and continue to run it through the planer lowering the planer head no more than 1/16-inch per pass until the desired thickness has been attained. Turn the planer off.
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