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Summary: Using a stationary planer is important when cutting a piece of wood to a desired thickness. Learn how to use this machine from our wood cutting expert in this free video clip.
About the Expert
Slawek Hadziewicz Slawomir "Slawek" Hadziewicz has worked for a wood shop since 1997. He began by making small custom projects in wood for local users and commercial businesses... read more
We will demonstrate now, what exactly the planer does. For this, I chose a piece of hard maple, it's the same that we cut just before. With the locking pin unlocked, I load the board until it reaches the little indicator. The moment that little arrow starts to go up, you know that you're there. You lock the locking lever in place. And, you're ready to go. There you are.