Use and Care Manual

MOUNT PLANER TO WORK SURFACE

The planer should always be mounted to a stable, level bench or table in a place with ample lighting. Make sure

there is plenty of room for moving the workpiece through the entire cut. Neither the operators or the bystanders

should have to stand in line with the wood while using the tool.

The base of the planer has four mounting holes. Mount the planer to the workbench or to the tool stand using

bolts, flat washers and hex nuts (sold separately). Fig. 8 shows the base dimensions, mounting holes and required

space to allow for installation to a work table. Securely mount the planer to the work table by bolting it through

the holes. Fig. 9 shows the location of where the holes are located on each side of the planer. Make sure the

planer does not rock and that the work table is level.

NOTE: We recommend the WEN 6588 Rolling Planer Stand for both stability and easy transportation around

the workshop.

ATTACH DUST CHUTE (Fig. 7)

Thickness planers are best used with the aid

of a dust collector. To install the dust chute,

simply mount it to the rollercase using the

two thumb screws (Fig. 7-1). The dust chute

can be mounted in either direction to direct

the flow of chips to either side of planer.

After mounting, connect wet/dry vacuum

hose to dust chute. Be sure to turn the

ASSEMBLY AND ADJUSTMENTS

vacuum on before operating the planer.

NOTE: If you do not plan on using a dust collection system of any kind, we recommend removing the dust

chute so that the wood chips and debris can fly freely from the back of the planer. This will however make a mess

in your shop. The other option would be to leave it on and then regularly clean the wood out of the dust chute

throughout operation. Any sort of damage caused by a lack of dust extraction or a buildup of wood chips voids the

warranty. Maybe you should just get a dust collector.

Fig. 7

Hole for Mounting

Fig. 9

Fig. 8

14.5 in. (368 mm)

ø .4 in. (10 mm)

11.4 in. (290 mm)