Please empty out the dust collector if

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As I type this there appears to be three threads at least saying the same thing.
But if you’re jointing/planing a medium/large project you need to empty the dust collector before and after your done. It fills up very quickly when using the jointer/planer.

The bin was overflowing well into separator (almost 3’ deep), and the fine dust filter was filled with joint/plane chips about 12" into the filter (my phone died so I couldn’t get a photo of the fine dust filter).

I’m going to design up some table top flyers to leave on these two machines reminding folks to empty the dust collector.

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Notices on the machines are a good idea. Please check to see if the cyclone is clear. Sometimes a severe overfill causes chips to clog up the cyclone, which is not obvious unless you look up inside it.

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