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|status=Good working order
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The mechanism has a tendancy to jam if used without chip extraction, for which the portable [[Equipment/Clarke Dust Extractor|portable dust extractor]] should be used
The mechanism has a tendancy to jam if used without chip extraction, for which the portable [[Equipment/Clarke Dust Extractor|portable dust extractor]] should be used
Do not use any reclaimed wood (in particular pallet wood) on this machine - even tiny fragments of nails, screws or staples left in the wood will chip the blades


Do not attempt to plane end grain (e.g. glued up cutting board) in this machine, they are very likely to break and fire back out of the machine
Do not attempt to plane end grain (e.g. glued up cutting board) in this machine, they are very likely to break and fire back out of the machine


Do not attempt to plane short workpieces (less than around 250mm long) - they will be unsupported by the feed rollers during the middle of the cut so will spin and jam inside the machine
Do not attempt to plane short workpieces (less than around 250mm long) - they will be unsupported by the feed rollers during the middle of the cut so will spin and jam inside the machine
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