gerryr
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I want to make some segmented blanks and Ron Mc confirmed that I need a planer to do it right. What's a good small planer?
Originally posted by dfurlano
<br />thats a great price too!
Originally posted by davidrei
<br />I haven't tried this, but it sure looks interesting, esp for pen blanks. Nice & small, for those of us without any real shop space. A little pricey though.
http://tinyurl.com/ncp9v
Originally posted by Rifleman
<br />Originally posted by davidrei
<br />I haven't tried this, but it sure looks interesting, esp for pen blanks. Nice & small, for those of us without any real shop space. A little pricey though.
http://tinyurl.com/ncp9v
I don't see the attraction. At double the money, compared to the Grizzly, it is only 1/5 horsepower, 6000 rpm compared to 10,000 rpm for the Griz, the Griz is 1/2hp; it only planes 3 1/8" wide compared to 12 1/2" for the Griz. Yes, it is a "mini" except in price. My Grizzly sets on a shelf and takes little space. I have a torn up shoulder, otherwise it would sit in a shelf under the workbench and be placed on sawhorse for it's occasional use. Lessee, sum up: slower cut and rougher finish, teensy horsepower for tiny pieces of wood (I have to wonder how it would handle Osage Orange, not very well, I would guess) and $499.00 compared to $225.00. While we are at it, I have this bridge for sale........[]
Originally posted by gerryr
<br />Yes, the Proxxon isn't cheap, but consider this. From what people have said, you can't use something like the Delta 12.5" planer for pieces that are only 5-6" long and that's really all I want this for. I've always been a miserable failure at flatwork and don't see any reason why that would change just because I've learned something about using a lathe. Buying a full size surface sander certainly doesn't make sense, so that basically leaves something like the Proxxon, or the Preac or the Hog. Or am I missing something?
Originally posted by gerryr
<br />Someone had posted that you can't put short pieces in a regular size planer. If you can do that with a Grizzly, that's probably what I'll buy.
Originally posted by Always Practicing
<br />I just read a magazine artical in one of the mags I have laying around the house about a "jig" that would allow you to send small pieces through the planer with any problems.
I have to find it...
Originally posted by jdavis
<br />if i were to buy a planer for a home shop, i would buy the Delta 12 1/2
Originally posted by Daniel
<br />Liz,
I get those little slices with my radial arm saw. I've tried it with a miter saw but for some reason the pieces get broken and often get shot around the shop. the radial arm saw slices through and leaves the pieces just setting there. I've even changed blades and still get the same results. I didn't buy the saw to cut accent bands for my pens and it would be real expensive to do so. but if you know someone that has one you might try and use it. to have a nice flat piece requires two cuts. one to trim the blank square to the blade. the next to cut the width you want the band to be. this makes a nice flat parallel waffer. just toying around I have gotten a slice thinner than 1/16th of an inch but various woods will render various results.
for flat work. such as furniture making etc. the process to get a piece fo wood that will make a nice tight joint is to cut the wood on a table saw a bit larger than you want it to be, 1/16 to 1/32. and then use a jointer to plane it to the exact size you want it to be. how to translate this to the tiny pieces of wood we deal with would be dangerous without some sort of blocks etc to hold the pieces, but it could be done.