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03-27-2007, 10:31 PM

I just acquired a new tool for the shop. A thickness planer!!!! Yeaaaaaa. Now I can save a bit of money planing my own wood down instead of purchasing the thickness I needed.... yippeee.

tcleckler · 03-27-2007, 10:52 PM

Congrats Grizz!

You're going to love this tool. Looks like the same one that I have, Is it the 13" model? Does a good job but makes a big mess, or it did until I hooked it up to a cyclone.

You'll be using it on all of your projects, no need to be worried about measuring the thickness of two or more boards just a couple of passes through that bad boy and they are all the same.

Now go make some shavings!

stevebuk · 03-27-2007, 11:54 PM

looks good grizz, i got mine for christmas and it hasn't been out the box yet, to busy with cabins etc..

Woodbutcher68 · 03-28-2007, 01:10 AM

I got an older 12" Delta in January from a guy in my club. $25.00 including extra blades and belts. Haven't had a chance to set it up though.
Now put a drum sander on your wish list if you don't have one.
I got a Performax 10-20 two years ago and almost everything I cut goes through it.

tcleckler · 03-28-2007, 01:18 AM

Hey Fred, about the sander, do you run the pieces through after you cut it? Think I'd like one but don't know if I can justify the price.

Woodbutcher68 · 03-28-2007, 01:50 AM

If the surface is too rough, I'll put them through before cutting with 80 grit. I've also straightened out some slightly cupped boards this way. If I ever get the planer set up I'll quit doing that. You can go down to 37 grit which they call "planer paper". I use 150 grit after cutting. When I bought mine, I believe there was a mistake in the ad since I never saw them for $399 after that!

lucky788scroller · 03-28-2007, 02:36 AM

Thats a great planer, your gonna love it! Got mine a few years ago ,before they went to the orange color. I paid more too, and mine was without a stand!! Dale

03-28-2007, 03:46 AM

Thanks everyone! I didn't have any plans after I got it up. So I took this ten year old board which was gross and started milling it down (yes checked it for nails and staples). Happen to be aromatic cedar and the whole house smells so nice now. And then made the boys sweep it all up. LOL

Troy, it is 13" most likely the same one. A guy near me got stuck with an extra Herc-U-Lift that fits the stand. Going to buy that from him next week.

knothead · 03-28-2007, 02:01 PM

A surface planer will change your life. Remember that scrap you saw along side of the road and didn't take a minute to pick it up. Remember that junk pallet you just thew away. It is not always going to be a great find but a lot of the times it is. (hope you got a dust collector)

knothead · 03-28-2007, 02:43 PM

Just an added note GRIZZ. Next time you are on the first tee, ask yourself; do I inhale or exhale on my backswing?

03-27-2007, 10:31 PM	#1
Grizz Guest Posts: n/a	New Tool for Shop I just acquired a new tool for the shop. A thickness planer!!!! Yeaaaaaa. Now I can save a bit of money planing my own wood down instead of purchasing the thickness I needed.... yippeee.

03-27-2007, 10:52 PM	#2
tcleckler Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Prattville, Alabama Posts: 193	Great Tool Addition Congrats Grizz! You're going to love this tool. Looks like the same one that I have, Is it the 13" model? Does a good job but makes a big mess, or it did until I hooked it up to a cyclone. You'll be using it on all of your projects, no need to be worried about measuring the thickness of two or more boards just a couple of passes through that bad boy and they are all the same. Now go make some shavings! __________________ Troy Scrollin' with DeWalt DW788

03-27-2007, 11:54 PM	#3
stevebuk Wanabe scrollsawer Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Nottm Posts: 612	looks good grizz, i got mine for christmas and it hasn't been out the box yet, to busy with cabins etc.. __________________ http://www.cabincraft.co.uk

03-28-2007, 01:10 AM	#4
Woodbutcher68 Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Hammond, IN Posts: 828	I got an older 12" Delta in January from a guy in my club. $25.00 including extra blades and belts. Haven't had a chance to set it up though. Now put a drum sander on your wish list if you don't have one. I got a Performax 10-20 two years ago and almost everything I cut goes through it. __________________ Fred There's a fine line between woodworking and insanity, I'm just not sure which side of the line I'm on!

03-28-2007, 01:18 AM	#5
tcleckler Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Prattville, Alabama Posts: 193	Hey Fred, about the sander, do you run the pieces through after you cut it? Think I'd like one but don't know if I can justify the price. __________________ Troy Scrollin' with DeWalt DW788

03-28-2007, 01:50 AM	#6
Woodbutcher68 Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Hammond, IN Posts: 828	If the surface is too rough, I'll put them through before cutting with 80 grit. I've also straightened out some slightly cupped boards this way. If I ever get the planer set up I'll quit doing that. You can go down to 37 grit which they call "planer paper". I use 150 grit after cutting. When I bought mine, I believe there was a mistake in the ad since I never saw them for $399 after that! __________________ Fred There's a fine line between woodworking and insanity, I'm just not sure which side of the line I'm on! Last edited by Woodbutcher68; 03-28-2007 at 01:53 AM.

03-28-2007, 02:36 AM	#7
lucky788scroller Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: wisconsin Posts: 6,260	Thats a great planer, your gonna love it! Got mine a few years ago ,before they went to the orange color. I paid more too, and mine was without a stand!! Dale

03-28-2007, 03:46 AM	#8
Grizz Guest Posts: n/a	Thanks everyone! I didn't have any plans after I got it up. So I took this ten year old board which was gross and started milling it down (yes checked it for nails and staples). Happen to be aromatic cedar and the whole house smells so nice now. And then made the boys sweep it all up. LOL Troy, it is 13" most likely the same one. A guy near me got stuck with an extra Herc-U-Lift that fits the stand. Going to buy that from him next week.

03-28-2007, 02:01 PM	#9
knothead Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: ARIZONA Posts: 720	A surface planer will change your life. Remember that scrap you saw along side of the road and didn't take a minute to pick it up. Remember that junk pallet you just thew away. It is not always going to be a great find but a lot of the times it is. (hope you got a dust collector) __________________ Tom ___________________ America will never be destroyed from the outside. If we falter and lose our freedoms, it will be because we destroyed ourselves. Abraham Lincoln

03-28-2007, 02:43 PM	#10
knothead Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: ARIZONA Posts: 720	Just an added note GRIZZ. Next time you are on the first tee, ask yourself; do I inhale or exhale on my backswing? __________________ Tom ___________________ America will never be destroyed from the outside. If we falter and lose our freedoms, it will be because we destroyed ourselves. Abraham Lincoln

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