Best Collection System for Thickness Planer? - Woodworking Talk
WEBMay 14, 2019 · Saw a number of different chip collection setups for a planer. Very simple for a DeWalt 735. You need (preferably) a 4 inch hose from the planer to an input connector on top of a box or, possibly, a nice sized trash barrel. What you do need is an exit for the pressurized air.
Leveling Ridgid Thickness Planer - Woodworking Talk
WEBJun 6, 2013 · Hey all -. I have a ridgid 13" thickness planer. Last weekend I was planing some boards and discovered that the planer is not "level" so to speak. By this I mean that I would plane on the right side of the planer, on the second pass, I would plane on the left side. Doing this without any thickness adjustment, it would take off additional material.
CUTECH 40200H-CT Thickness Planer Review - Woodworking Talk
WEBMar 2, 2016 · CUTECH 40200H-CT Thickness Planer Review. When I was looking for a thickness planer I found out that excluding a few companies (like Dewalt and Makita) most other tool manufacturers have their thickness planers built for them by one and the same Far East factory that has been in planer building business seemingly forever.
Add-On Digitial Readouts for Planers - Worth it? - Woodworking …
WEBJul 26, 2021 · If your test piece measures .806 inches, enter .806 as a "preset" value into memory on the readout. Crank the planer down to .790 (for example) run the test piece thru the planer. The piece should now have been cut to a thickness of .790. ** PLEASE NOTE***. Not all digital readouts are created equal.
Ridgid Thickness Planer R4331 question - What Stand?
WEBSep 13, 2021 · Cameron_C Discussion starter. 15 posts · Joined 2020. #1 · Sep 13, 2021. Hello folks, I am looking to picking up a Ridgid thickness planer from Home Depot ($549.00). The Ridgid planer is significantly less than the Dewalt planer. ($781.00) Once I have a planer I will want it on some mobile stand. I am curious what others have done here.
Planer cutting uneven? No problem! - Woodworking Talk
WEBJan 25, 2016 · 1. Crank the head through its full range of motion, hope it self corrects - no dice. 2. Consult the internet to see if people have had success dissassembling a planer and re-aligning the gear mechanism - ditto. 3. Buy a new planer - considered, but then i remembered im poor. 4.
Thickness Planer - Ridgid vs Dewalt? - Woodworking Talk
WEBNov 11, 2020 · The DeWalt 734 is actually comparable to the Ridgid. I have had the DW734 for years and I like it. My DW734 gives me a glass smooth finish. It's usually in stock at home depot too. The 735 is a step up, mostly because of two speeds and a longer main bed. I didn't feel like paying $250 more at the time for the 735.
Jointing long boards with thickness planer - Woodworking Talk
WEBMay 19, 2021 · The thickness planer removes material off the top "surface" of a board making it a uniform "thickness" and parallel to the bottom surface. It will not make an edge "square" to a side surface, only a jointer can do that. Some woodworkers run their boards through a thickness planer on edge, sometimes in multiples, to get them a unifrom width, …
Thickness Planer... how much to remove? | Woodworking Talk
WEBDec 9, 2020 · Cut to rough length, joint 1 face and 1 edge, rip to width, plane to thickness, then cut to finish length. You can swap steps 3 and 4 if you like, but cutting to finish length should always be last. That way when you get some planer snipe you arent completely boned. Far as the main question goes, depends on the planer.
DeWalt DW734 Thickness Planer problems - Woodworking Talk
WEBNov 29, 2011 · DeWalt DW734 Thickness Planer problems. I have a brand new (less than 1 month old) DeWalt DW734 planer. I used it to make an end-grain cutting board successfully. On my second board, the planer stopped feeding wood properly. It would go in partway and get stuck, even whan shaving only 1/64" off a board. I brought it to a local dewalt place ...