Doug Hobkirk
12-23-2015, 5:44 PM
I have 2 problems with my planer, burns and inconsistent behavior. I have never done any maintenance other than vac out the sawdust (I use a shop vac when I run it) and squirt some oil on the main posts and threads and I tweaked the in- and out- trays to be level with the inside plate. I've had this for years, but I've only used it a few times, although those times will often be for an hour or two.
Why do I get burn marks on some (most) of my boards?
I am using small increments (1/4 turn of handle). It does not seem to matter if I feed the stock through in the middle, left, or right. Nor which end I feed in.
Sometimes it feeds through smoothly, sometimes I have to push and pull it through. Even when I feed it through a 2nd or 3rd time with no changes to the planer.
The wood happens to be oak, about 3/4" thick, and I've run it through the planer on progressively lower settings about 8 times.
A "good" board is shown to the right of the planer.
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Also, if I feed a board through and I hear the knives scraping away. If I feed the same board through again without making any adjustments"
Sometimes it will just glide through (this is what I expect)
But often times I can feed it through again and hear more planing. It seems unaffected by where I feed the wood in or if I change which end I feed in.
The wood is from the same source, stored and treated the same way, it has all been run through the planer the same number of times, etc.
My sloth always catches up to me eventually. But I think this is also a case of my ignorance catching up to me.
Thanks, as always.
Why do I get burn marks on some (most) of my boards?
I am using small increments (1/4 turn of handle). It does not seem to matter if I feed the stock through in the middle, left, or right. Nor which end I feed in.
Sometimes it feeds through smoothly, sometimes I have to push and pull it through. Even when I feed it through a 2nd or 3rd time with no changes to the planer.
The wood happens to be oak, about 3/4" thick, and I've run it through the planer on progressively lower settings about 8 times.
A "good" board is shown to the right of the planer.
327782 327783
Also, if I feed a board through and I hear the knives scraping away. If I feed the same board through again without making any adjustments"
Sometimes it will just glide through (this is what I expect)
But often times I can feed it through again and hear more planing. It seems unaffected by where I feed the wood in or if I change which end I feed in.
The wood is from the same source, stored and treated the same way, it has all been run through the planer the same number of times, etc.
My sloth always catches up to me eventually. But I think this is also a case of my ignorance catching up to me.
Thanks, as always.