Planing OSB boards - Scroll Saw Woodworking & Crafts Message Board

Hawaiilad · 07-26-2012, 08:13 PM

I have been making some toys for our Grandchildren and thought of using OSB board because of the lower costs (they are being painted) from Pine and poplar. Many sizes I use are 1/4" & 1/2" thickness which I was thinking of planing down and wondered if anyone here had tried running it through your planer.

BobD · 07-26-2012, 08:28 PM

A drum sander, maybe...but I think a planer would rip the boards apart...

Bob

Hawaiilad · 07-26-2012, 11:14 PM

Plus I think it just might be hard on the planing knives....just need to find a place here that sells it in different thickness.

Rolf · 07-27-2012, 12:06 PM

I would not do it. The money you save on the wood would be nothing compared to the planer repairs. I agree with Bob plus I think the glue they use would be an issue.

Bill Wilson · 07-27-2012, 12:19 PM

Read your post several times and I've been scratching my head, wondering if I'm misunderstanding what you are referring to as an "OSB board". Around here, OSB (oriented strand board) is a sheathing material that typically comes in 4'x8' sheets and is used in home construction. I couldn't imagine trying to plane that stuff. Not only would it probably do harm to my planer, since the compressed, glued wood pieces are oriented in different directions and overlap each other, there isn't any way I can see that you could get a smooth, uniform surface. On top of all that, it could be dangerous as well, not knowing if the stuff is going to come apart in the planer.

Am I missing something?

tvman44 · 07-27-2012, 12:42 PM

Got to be rough on the blades as well as the whole planer.

Hawaiilad · 07-27-2012, 08:13 PM

No, you guys are correct....I didn't mean OSB board....I should have said MDF wood. Yes I do understand this is also sold in 4/8' sheets and it is woodchips and glue. But so many patterns I have call for 1/2" & 1/4" thickness use, and it is not sold in those thickness here. I thought it would hard on knifes, but just wondered it anyone has tried it.

JimSawyer · 07-27-2012, 08:22 PM

I think MDF would still be hard on your planer blades.
They use some dense glue...

Hawaiilad · 07-28-2012, 04:41 AM

In town today and I picked up a 1/4 sheet of MDF (they only had 3/4" & 1/2" in 1/4 sheets) At least they have those two sizes. Don't think I will be planing any of this stuff either. For now I am going to use what I bought in making a sled for my table saw.

07-26-2012, 08:13 PM	#1
Hawaiilad Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Big Island in Hawaii Posts: 2,112 Thanks: 0 Thanked 21 Times in 21 Posts	Planing OSB boards I have been making some toys for our Grandchildren and thought of using OSB board because of the lower costs (they are being painted) from Pine and poplar. Many sizes I use are 1/4" & 1/2" thickness which I was thinking of planing down and wondered if anyone here had tried running it through your planer. __________________ Hawaiilad Larry

07-26-2012, 08:28 PM	#2
BobD Technical Editor Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Lebanon, Pa Posts: 3,386 Blog Entries: 2 Thanks: 10 Thanked 32 Times in 25 Posts	A drum sander, maybe...but I think a planer would rip the boards apart... Bob __________________ www.WoodCarvingIllustrated.com www.FoxChapelPublishing.com www.ScrollSawer.com Shopsmith, Hawk G4

07-26-2012, 11:14 PM	#3
Hawaiilad Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Big Island in Hawaii Posts: 2,112 Thanks: 0 Thanked 21 Times in 21 Posts	Plus I think it just might be hard on the planing knives....just need to find a place here that sells it in different thickness. __________________ Hawaiilad Larry

07-27-2012, 12:06 PM	#4
Rolf Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Bellport, LI New York Posts: 6,010 Thanks: 9 Thanked 118 Times in 106 Posts	I would not do it. The money you save on the wood would be nothing compared to the planer repairs. I agree with Bob plus I think the glue they use would be an issue. __________________ Rolf RBI G4 Hawk, Delta SS350 Philosophy "I don't know that I can't, therefore I can" Proud Member of the Long Island Woodworkers Club And the Long Island Scrollsaw Association

07-27-2012, 12:19 PM	#5
Bill Wilson Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Butler, PA Posts: 1,950 Thanks: 2 Thanked 92 Times in 75 Posts	Read your post several times and I've been scratching my head, wondering if I'm misunderstanding what you are referring to as an "OSB board". Around here, OSB (oriented strand board) is a sheathing material that typically comes in 4'x8' sheets and is used in home construction. I couldn't imagine trying to plane that stuff. Not only would it probably do harm to my planer, since the compressed, glued wood pieces are oriented in different directions and overlap each other, there isn't any way I can see that you could get a smooth, uniform surface. On top of all that, it could be dangerous as well, not knowing if the stuff is going to come apart in the planer. Am I missing something? __________________ Homer : "Oh, and how is education supposed to make me feel smarter. Besides, every time I learn something new, it pushes some old stuff out of my brain."

07-27-2012, 12:42 PM	#6
tvman44 Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: SW Louisiana Posts: 248 Thanks: 2 Thanked 8 Times in 8 Posts	Got to be rough on the blades as well as the whole planer. __________________ Bob making sawdust in SW Louisiana with a EX-21

07-27-2012, 08:13 PM	#7
Hawaiilad Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Big Island in Hawaii Posts: 2,112 Thanks: 0 Thanked 21 Times in 21 Posts	No, you guys are correct....I didn't mean OSB board....I should have said MDF wood. Yes I do understand this is also sold in 4/8' sheets and it is woodchips and glue. But so many patterns I have call for 1/2" & 1/4" thickness use, and it is not sold in those thickness here. I thought it would hard on knifes, but just wondered it anyone has tried it. __________________ Hawaiilad Larry

07-27-2012, 08:22 PM	#8
JimSawyer Laying into Inlay Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Lincoln, RI Posts: 3,856 Thanks: 5 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post	I think MDF would still be hard on your planer blades. They use some dense glue... __________________ Jim The limits of the imagination are imaginary. No task is too tedious for Art. Rock and Scroll My Gallery My Website Featherwood Woodcrafts

07-28-2012, 04:41 AM	#9
Hawaiilad Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Big Island in Hawaii Posts: 2,112 Thanks: 0 Thanked 21 Times in 21 Posts	In town today and I picked up a 1/4 sheet of MDF (they only had 3/4" & 1/2" in 1/4 sheets) At least they have those two sizes. Don't think I will be planing any of this stuff either. For now I am going to use what I bought in making a sled for my table saw. __________________ Hawaiilad Larry

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