I've been given four 8' x 6" x 5/4 hit-or-miss quarter-sawn oak boards.
Unfortunately they sat in a shed for a year or so and ended up covered
with dirt. The dirt has sand and small stone particles in it.
I can brush most of it off, but I'm not crazy about putting it through
a planer and wrecking the blades on any ground-in particles. Any ideas
for cleaning them off without ruining my planer blades?
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Vince Heuring To email, remove the Vince.
Vince Heuring wrote:
> I've been given four 8' x 6" x 5/4 hit-or-miss quarter-sawn oak boards.
> Unfortunately they sat in a shed for a year or so and ended up covered
> with dirt. The dirt has sand and small stone particles in it.
>
> I can brush most of it off, but I'm not crazy about putting it through
> a planer and wrecking the blades on any ground-in particles. Any ideas
> for cleaning them off without ruining my planer blades?
>
I hit it with the shop vacuum with a brush end. Then I make a pass with
the metal detector. After that it's the belt sander followed by more
shop vacuum. Then the jointer to square up an edge and a face. Finally
the planer to make everything smooth and parallel.
mahalo,
jo4hn
>
> I've been given four 8' x 6" x 5/4 hit-or-miss quarter-sawn oak boards.
> Unfortunately they sat in a shed for a year or so and ended up covered
> with dirt. The dirt has sand and small stone particles in it.
>
> I can brush most of it off, but I'm not crazy about putting it through
> a planer and wrecking the blades on any ground-in particles. Any ideas
> for cleaning them off without ruining my planer blades?
Belt Sander to get the grit off. Then once that is gone, your regular
jointer/planer.
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Dean Bielanowski
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A belt sander will remove most of the junk.
"Vince Heuring" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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>
> I've been given four 8' x 6" x 5/4 hit-or-miss quarter-sawn oak boards.
> Unfortunately they sat in a shed for a year or so and ended up covered
> with dirt. The dirt has sand and small stone particles in it.
>
> I can brush most of it off, but I'm not crazy about putting it through
> a planer and wrecking the blades on any ground-in particles. Any ideas
> for cleaning them off without ruining my planer blades?
>
> --
> Vince Heuring To email, remove the Vince.
"Vince Heuring" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:050420062050311549%[email protected]...
>
> I've been given four 8' x 6" x 5/4 hit-or-miss quarter-sawn oak boards.
> Unfortunately they sat in a shed for a year or so and ended up covered
> with dirt. The dirt has sand and small stone particles in it.
>
> I can brush most of it off, but I'm not crazy about putting it through
> a planer and wrecking the blades on any ground-in particles. Any ideas
> for cleaning them off without ruining my planer blades?
>
How bad are they? Will a power washer clean them up well enough? If it's
just dirt that has settled on the wood then you can probably power wash them
just fine. Dirt that simply settles does not get ground into the grain.
--
-Mike-
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On Wed, 05 Apr 2006 20:50:31 -0600, Vince Heuring
<[email protected]> wrote:
>I've been given four 8' x 6" x 5/4 hit-or-miss quarter-sawn oak boards.
>Unfortunately they sat in a shed for a year or so and ended up covered
>with dirt. The dirt has sand and small stone particles in it.
>
>I can brush most of it off, but I'm not crazy about putting it through
>a planer and wrecking the blades on any ground-in particles. Any ideas
>for cleaning them off without ruining my planer blades?
Brush first, then move to a wire brush and finally to a sander with
100-150 grit, that'll take out the surface dirt and mess. You might
end up going through a couple sheets of sandpaper, but it's better
than ruining your planer blades, isn't it?
Vince Heuring wrote:
> I've been given four 8' x 6" x 5/4 hit-or-miss quarter-sawn oak boards.
> Unfortunately they sat in a shed for a year or so and ended up covered
> with dirt. The dirt has sand and small stone particles in it.
>
> I can brush most of it off, but I'm not crazy about putting it through
> a planer and wrecking the blades on any ground-in particles. Any ideas
> for cleaning them off without ruining my planer blades?
I'd fine a local commercial sander drum sanding operation and let them
bring the boards to final size.
After that, plan on using as soon as possible.
Lew