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Oldwagon

Oldwagon

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I was ask if I could plane or sand a cutting board to remove the stains.Has anyone ever heard of doing this?I told them that it might be easier to buy a new one.The cost of having this done would be some what of a cost.Any thoughts on this?
 
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By white do you mean plastic? If you do then light cuts on the planer will make it new again(have done this for the foods teacher at school). If it is wood then it should go through the planer as well, but be careful if it has to cut across the grain.
 
If it's plastic, i wouldn't touch it with the tools, just buy a new one. That white plastic is a delrin product, it will melt super easy, causing a big gummy mess in you tools and won't sand worth a darn as it just melts into goo. If it's wood, have at it!
 
Oh...since you say it's that plastic industrial stuff...try a cabinet scraper, that will work great. The plastic is easy to shave off with light passes and because a cabinet scraper is operated by hand, it won't get hot and melt the plastic.
 
Do not sand it!!!!! Sanding will gum up the paper then heat up and make a mess. I have done this with the planer many times and it works great. Think of it this way. Send a piece of wood through the planer an see if it is warm. If you have sharp blades and you are doing light cuts you shouldn't have much heat at all. The plastic will cut easier than hard wood so there shouldn't be enough heat to melt it.
 
Yes, I have indeed planned the white plastic cutting boards and it works just fine. It will NOT melt and gum up your planer and will NOT shatter. You will get a LOT if planer shavings that are easy to clog up even a good dust collector but no other adverse effects. I used to plane all of my cutting boards before making them into molds. Then I found that leaving the rough texture actually makes the casting release better. I have also ran it through my drum sander with no ill effects.
 
If they paid me good enough I would load the truck and drive on down.I think at that cost they can buy all new.I will let them know I need to go to Texas to fix them up.I figure for $2ooo I can fix them up nice.
 
Oldwagon said:
If they paid me good enough I would load the truck and drive on down.I think at that cost they can buy all new.I will let them know I need to go to Texas to fix them up.I figure for $2ooo I can fix them up nice.
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i have heard of people running them through their thickness planers to remove the texture before cutting it up to make molds and jigs. but i would only try the soft plastic boards. some commercial boards are pvc but they are easy to spot.
 
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