Above is the thickness planer which I haven't used yet.
That band saw (above) is the one whose blade I broke last week. As you can see it is nice and wide. The one they replaced it with is about half that width, and not really all that sharp.
This is just one of the cabinets full of tools. This one is the general purpose cabinet. The others are for all sorts of sanding gear, all the clamps, all the hand power tools etc.
A general look from one of the corners of the shop.
The jointer. I wear hearing protection on this one. It's pretty loud.
Radial arm saw. Very noisy for some reason, once it hits the wood it is cutting.
Vertical belt sander. I spend a lot of time on this. Also notice the spindle sander right next to it. I use them both, but the one on the left is the one that I clean up and taper bow limbs with the most. The other one is mostly for handles and tips, getting them curvy and fancy.
The table saw. Very nice but I am not sure about the condition of the blade. There are numerous replacement blades around but I have no idea how to replace them.
I am sure once you start using the thickness planer you will find it much better than fooliong around with the belt sander. You must have one of these in the shop. It is good for keeping your fingers on your hand.
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Look it up and find a similar thing in you shop. I made my own and used it a lot.
"You must have one of these in the shop" ??
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I thought the URL you could click on to see a Sears feather board. Just Google feather board and you can see what I am talking about. It saves fingers!!!
ReplyDeleteOh. I get it. The url got split up in the comment so it can't be clicked on. I individually pasted each line separately and got confused by what I saw. I'll do it again.
ReplyDeleteHow do you feed a narrow board all the way through the planer? That part I don't get. Maybe the answer is the feather board!
But maybe not. The feather board, it says, is for a router.
ReplyDeleteBy narrow board do you mean thin board. You shouldn't feed a thin boaard through the planer unless you attach it in some way to a heavier board. I use double sided tape, but small spots of glue work as well or better. If you mean narrow as a board maybe 1 1/2 inches wide, well you feed it through by pushing it into the planer and then let the automatic feed of the planer rollers pull it through the rest of the way.
ReplyDeleteA feather board is more often used with a table saw, but it can be used with a router or jointer. Go to Sears tool section and look up a feather board.
Thin (1/4 inch). And narrow (2 inches max). And by definition the thin narrow board will be attached to a board that has the taper I am trying to induce in the about to be planed board. But that board is also thin and narrow.
ReplyDeleteIt would be nice if the board that has the taper to be transfered is nice and wide but it isn't.
What's a fellow to do?
BTW I have and order coming that contains two tapered strips that I will use as my starting point for all my subsequent tapering.
I will draw a picture of a solution and take a photo of it and email to you. Let's see how it works.
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