Denise Ohio
10-28-2007, 8:20 PM
Okay, my tabletop Makita is a nice little planer, but I have to clean it frequently while planing some salvaged old-growth cedar T&G.
I usually wipe everything down, inside and out, then apply paste wax to the bed and buff it off. The material flies through, coming out pretty, until a few passes, where it all slows down again.
I think a combo of cedar resin and wax is making the bed (and maybe rollers?) sticky.
What's a good way to clean off all the crap? I thought about trying different chemicals (mineral spirits, WD-40, rubbing alcohol, vodka---nope, wait, that's for something else) but I've been having the sort of luck where if I tried some harmless liquid, my planer would burst into flames. What I would call interesting, adventure-filled luck.
So if you have a good trick that will make my planer cleaner and my life less filled with adventures, please tell me.
Thanks y'all.
I usually wipe everything down, inside and out, then apply paste wax to the bed and buff it off. The material flies through, coming out pretty, until a few passes, where it all slows down again.
I think a combo of cedar resin and wax is making the bed (and maybe rollers?) sticky.
What's a good way to clean off all the crap? I thought about trying different chemicals (mineral spirits, WD-40, rubbing alcohol, vodka---nope, wait, that's for something else) but I've been having the sort of luck where if I tried some harmless liquid, my planer would burst into flames. What I would call interesting, adventure-filled luck.
So if you have a good trick that will make my planer cleaner and my life less filled with adventures, please tell me.
Thanks y'all.