Frank Gabbard
11-22-2012, 10:20 PM
So I've been looking for a planer, used for a while, eery one on Craigslist kept getting away. So finally I picked up a Ryobi AP-10, every review i see on it has been positive, so I'm hopeing it will be a good starter Planer, until I can afford something a little newer.
So the problem is the stainless steel bed has some pretty bad scratches in it, looks almost like they ran a board with a nail sticking out the bottom thru it. So I'm thinking these gouges will probably mar the bottom of any board I send thru it, correct? The part is no longer available so replacing it not an option. So i see my 3 possible solutions as:
1) Keep an eye on e-bay hoping someone sells a dead parts machine, or this particular part.
2) Sanding, I know you can use sandpaper as part of sharpening a chisel, or planer blade, will it help take the ridge of metal left by the gouging down?
3) Getting a 1/2" piece of MDF 10"s wide, put it over the planer bed, attaching it to the support rollers on each side?
Any suggestions?
Frank
So the problem is the stainless steel bed has some pretty bad scratches in it, looks almost like they ran a board with a nail sticking out the bottom thru it. So I'm thinking these gouges will probably mar the bottom of any board I send thru it, correct? The part is no longer available so replacing it not an option. So i see my 3 possible solutions as:
1) Keep an eye on e-bay hoping someone sells a dead parts machine, or this particular part.
2) Sanding, I know you can use sandpaper as part of sharpening a chisel, or planer blade, will it help take the ridge of metal left by the gouging down?
3) Getting a 1/2" piece of MDF 10"s wide, put it over the planer bed, attaching it to the support rollers on each side?
Any suggestions?
Frank