Jason Scott
01-15-2008, 5:49 PM
Hello everyone,
Been lurking a while, love the site and the knowledge. Recently I had a bunch of tear out from my 12.5" delta planer...I swapped the double edged knives and that took care of it, but I don't think I have used the machine that much so I was wondering how long, "on average" are knives suppose to last before dulling to the point of tear out, etc.? I know a lot of variables are at work, but just on average, I run mostly black walnut through the board, and some rock maple every know and then if that helps the estimate.
Also are there a "better" set of knives that will fit this machine besides the OEM Delta blades? They have 3 detents which makes it really easy to change, but does that also limit me to only using the stock blades? Reason I ask is b/c someone told me the stock Delta blades were not very good, I don't have enough experience to know, thanks for any help!
Jason
Been lurking a while, love the site and the knowledge. Recently I had a bunch of tear out from my 12.5" delta planer...I swapped the double edged knives and that took care of it, but I don't think I have used the machine that much so I was wondering how long, "on average" are knives suppose to last before dulling to the point of tear out, etc.? I know a lot of variables are at work, but just on average, I run mostly black walnut through the board, and some rock maple every know and then if that helps the estimate.
Also are there a "better" set of knives that will fit this machine besides the OEM Delta blades? They have 3 detents which makes it really easy to change, but does that also limit me to only using the stock blades? Reason I ask is b/c someone told me the stock Delta blades were not very good, I don't have enough experience to know, thanks for any help!
Jason