Micro Plane review - Scroll Saw Woodworking & Crafts Message Board

lucky788scroller · 04-03-2007, 04:13 AM

Bob, you didnt mention how the disc is held on the sander?? Is it hook and loop? and diameter? Looks handy. Dale

BobD · 04-03-2007, 01:12 PM

Sorry...it's hook and loop and fits the standard 5"-diameter. I spent some time afterwards with the coarse...it removed 1/8" of cherry in less than 5 minutes to even out the rails of a piece I'm working on.

For hardwoods, I still went back over it with 220-grit after the fine grit, but it was just to remove some fine scratches (that probably resulted from my habit of pressing too hard)

Bob

draken · 04-04-2007, 10:25 PM

They work with 5 and 8 hole units as well. I tried using the course one on the unfaced edge of my countertop (particle board and the thin edge of laminate on the top) and ended up breaking the cutters on the outer edge of the disc. The package does say bare wood only, so I'm not holding this against the product. Other than that, it worked, my new fridge now fits in where the old fridge was.

Cheers,
Draken

lucky788scroller · 04-05-2007, 03:31 AM

Thank you for the info.I will have to invest the money in a set .I think theyd work slick, I know the microplane drums are great. I bet they could really rip the meat off your bones if they came in contact with skin (yea, I'll prolly try that as well,,,sigh...)! Dale

BobD · 04-05-2007, 01:22 PM

LOL...I have to admit...over the winter I build up callouses something fierce on the bottom of my feet. I've never liked those foot razor things (I cut myself enough carving that I couldn't imagine cutting the bottom of my foot with one of those things.

In Lee Valley a few years ago, they suggested using the hand-held microplanes on your feet...so I put the fine one on my sander and tried it. After I got done laughing (IT TICKLED!!!) I found that it worked great!

Bob

PuzzledMoose · 04-05-2007, 01:26 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by BobD

In Lee Valley a few years ago, they suggested using the hand-held microplanes on your feet...so I put the fine one on my sander and tried it. After I got done laughing (IT TICKLED!!!) I found that it worked great!

Bob

ROTFL - I think the magazine needs pictures of this Bob ...

Gill · 04-05-2007, 01:43 PM

Are these available in Europe? I just checked the manufacturers website and it claims they aren't, although I seem to recall seeing something like them being sold as rasps at a woodworking show a couple of years ago.

By the way, microplanes are great in the kitchen for pureeing garlic, ginger and onions

.

Gill

PuzzledMoose · 04-05-2007, 04:07 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Gill

Are these available in Europe? I just checked the manufacturers website and it claims they aren't, although I seem to recall seeing something like them being sold as rasps at a woodworking show a couple of years ago.

By the way, microplanes are great in the kitchen for pureeing garlic, ginger and onions

.

Gill

The link you posted there said that they weren't available ATM Gill ..

Is this the kind of thing you mean? http://www.leevalley.com/garden/page...=2,40733,44734

Gill · 04-05-2007, 06:19 PM

The grater I have is this one. It's available quite widely.

Gill

bearfretworks · 04-05-2007, 06:29 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by lucky788scroller

Thank you for the info.I will have to invest the money in a set .I think theyd work slick, I know the microplane drums are great. I bet they could really rip the meat off your bones if they came in contact with skin (yea, I'll prolly try that as well,,,sigh...)! Dale

More money for more tools eh? You should check some pawn shops in the area for cheaper stuff.................

You go dude!

04-03-2007, 04:13 AM	#1
lucky788scroller Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: wisconsin Posts: 6,260	Micro Plane review Bob, you didnt mention how the disc is held on the sander?? Is it hook and loop? and diameter? Looks handy. Dale

04-03-2007, 01:12 PM	#2
BobD Technical Editor Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Lebanon, Pa Posts: 3,051 Blog Entries: 2	Sorry...it's hook and loop and fits the standard 5"-diameter. I spent some time afterwards with the coarse...it removed 1/8" of cherry in less than 5 minutes to even out the rails of a piece I'm working on. For hardwoods, I still went back over it with 220-grit after the fine grit, but it was just to remove some fine scratches (that probably resulted from my habit of pressing too hard) Bob __________________ www.WoodCarvingIllustrated.com www.FoxChapelPublishing.com www.ScrollSawer.com Shopsmith, Hawk G4

04-05-2007, 01:22 PM	#5
BobD Technical Editor Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Lebanon, Pa Posts: 3,051 Blog Entries: 2	LOL...I have to admit...over the winter I build up callouses something fierce on the bottom of my feet. I've never liked those foot razor things (I cut myself enough carving that I couldn't imagine cutting the bottom of my foot with one of those things. In Lee Valley a few years ago, they suggested using the hand-held microplanes on your feet...so I put the fine one on my sander and tried it. After I got done laughing (IT TICKLED!!!) I found that it worked great! Bob __________________ www.WoodCarvingIllustrated.com www.FoxChapelPublishing.com www.ScrollSawer.com Shopsmith, Hawk G4

04-05-2007, 01:43 PM	#7
Gill Fallen Angel Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 2,625	Are these available in Europe? I just checked the manufacturers website and it claims they aren't, although I seem to recall seeing something like them being sold as rasps at a woodworking show a couple of years ago. By the way, microplanes are great in the kitchen for pureeing garlic, ginger and onions . Gill __________________ There is no opinion, however absurd, which men will not readily embrace as soon as they can be brought to the conviction that it is readily adopted. (Schopenhauer, Die Kunst Recht zu Behalten)

04-05-2007, 06:19 PM	#9
Gill Fallen Angel Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 2,625	The grater I have is this one. It's available quite widely. Gill __________________ There is no opinion, however absurd, which men will not readily embrace as soon as they can be brought to the conviction that it is readily adopted. (Schopenhauer, Die Kunst Recht zu Behalten)

04-04-2007, 10:25 PM	#3
draken Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 46	They work with 5 and 8 hole units as well. I tried using the course one on the unfaced edge of my countertop (particle board and the thin edge of laminate on the top) and ended up breaking the cutters on the outer edge of the disc. The package does say bare wood only, so I'm not holding this against the product. Other than that, it worked, my new fridge now fits in where the old fridge was. Cheers, Draken

04-05-2007, 03:31 AM	#4
lucky788scroller Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: wisconsin Posts: 6,260	Thank you for the info.I will have to invest the money in a set .I think theyd work slick, I know the microplane drums are great. I bet they could really rip the meat off your bones if they came in contact with skin (yea, I'll prolly try that as well,,,sigh...)! Dale

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