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- From: sgarcia@cisco.com (Steven Garcia)
- Newsgroups: rec.woodworking
- Subject: Re: Planer Questions
- Date: 22 Jan 1993 18:38:04 GMT
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- In article <79SD02rC33BD01@JUTS.ccc.amdahl.com>, jaz00@diag.amdahl.com (Joe Zuk) writes:
- |>
- |> What is the thinnest wood you can make with a portable planer? (1/8, 1/2)
- |> Where I buy my wood they will only go down to 1/2, they say there planner
- |> will just eat up anything smaller.
-
- I don't recall the exact minimum thickness of the Delta portable.
- It is not, however, a problem. I use a carrier board to increase
- the effective thickness to something easily handled by the planer.
- (Lay workpiece on top of a larger flat piece of wood and run both
- through the planer together.) I was worried at first about the safety
- of such an operation, but a shop teacher is the one who demonstrated it
- to me and says safety is not a problem with it. I do make it habit to
- stand to one side, however, and I try to use a carrier board that does
- not have an extremely smooth face.
-
- |> Why does the Mikia (sp) cost so much more than the Delta?
-
- Makita? This does not address the cost difference. You've probably
- noticed a major design difference between the Makita and Delta, but
- in case you haven't ... The Makita's cutter head is fixed in place
- and the lower bed is raised/lowered to set thickness. On the Delta,
- the lower bed is fixed and the cutter head is raised/lowered. I'm sure
- each has its advantages. Just be aware of this difference if you have
- a preference for design versus the other.
-
- Steve Garcia
- <sgarcia@cisco.com>
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