Aaron Rosenthal
08-31-2020, 11:25 AM
I am building some panels to insert into cabinet rails and styles from Oak, and was power planing them to a common depth after the glue-up.
Yes, I know plywood would have been easier, but I like the figure ....
Anyway, I found something interesting as I was planing the build-up: I inserted the "left" edge into the planer and ran it through; then flipped it (both, face side) so the "right" side went through on the left. I don't know how else to describe it.
On both cuts, I got a significant cut, which confused me, since the unit is stock, not used all that often, and the knives are properly set.
Then, I put the face side down, at the same setting, and replicating my "left" facing cut and "right" facing cut - and I still got a cut on the board.
My assumption would be that once the board is through the cutter heads, and no height adjustment was made, the material removed on the first pass would mean the board was at dimension. But to run it through 4 times, and still have the knives cutting the board?
Is there a need for a more particular adjustment here?
I have a brand new Shellix head ready for it after this project is finished, and I'd rather not have a poorly adjusted leveling system making a mess of good wood.
Yes, I know plywood would have been easier, but I like the figure ....
Anyway, I found something interesting as I was planing the build-up: I inserted the "left" edge into the planer and ran it through; then flipped it (both, face side) so the "right" side went through on the left. I don't know how else to describe it.
On both cuts, I got a significant cut, which confused me, since the unit is stock, not used all that often, and the knives are properly set.
Then, I put the face side down, at the same setting, and replicating my "left" facing cut and "right" facing cut - and I still got a cut on the board.
My assumption would be that once the board is through the cutter heads, and no height adjustment was made, the material removed on the first pass would mean the board was at dimension. But to run it through 4 times, and still have the knives cutting the board?
Is there a need for a more particular adjustment here?
I have a brand new Shellix head ready for it after this project is finished, and I'd rather not have a poorly adjusted leveling system making a mess of good wood.