"Dan Jefferson" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> Will I damage my planer by putting some really dry drift wood from salt
> water through it. The wood is really hard and dry?
Belt sand it first, but still be ready to sharpen/replace the planer blades.
Dave
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Dan Jefferson wrote:
> Great idea and much thanks. Have plenty of sand paper and lots of the
> required resources.
You're welcome.
BTW, don't waste your time with anything finer than 36 grit.
If you try, your arms will fall of before you finish<G>.
Been there, done that, screw the tee shirt, bring the cold beer.
Lew
Great idea and much thanks. Have plenty of sand paper and lots of the
required resources.
Dan J
"Lew Hodgett" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> Dan Jefferson wrote:
>> Wanted to flatten it to make a small stool or table.
>
>
> In that case, why not sand it?
>
> You would be amazed what some 24 grit discs on a right angle sander can
> achieve.
>
> (BTW, it's a basic boat building tool.)
>
> Use a straight edge as a batten, to find the high spots as you go.
>
> When you get close, switch to a fairing board.
>
> Since this is a relatively small piece, you won't need a big fairing
> board.
>
> Mount some 24 grit flooring paper on a wooden concrete float with some
> rubber cement and you are off and running with a one hand fairing board
> about 3"-4" wide, 18" long.
>
> Lew
Wanted to flatten it to make a small stool or table.
"Lew Hodgett" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> "Dan Jefferson" wrote:
>> Will I damage my planer by putting some really dry drift wood from salt
>> water through it. The wood is really hard and dry?
>
>
> You won't do them any good.
>
> I'm curious, with all the neat things you can do with drift wood, why
> would you want to put it thru a planer?
>
> Lew
"Dan Jefferson" <[email protected]> wrote:
> Will I damage my planer by putting some really dry drift wood from salt
> water through it. The wood is really hard and dry?
>
>
If it's anything like the driftwood on the Upper Left Coast, it will have
sand, shells, bits of shell, mebbe rocks, and perhaps a critter or three.
Depending on the original source, it could also have nails, spikes, bob
wire and bullets. How much do you like your planer?
Dan Jefferson wrote:
> Wanted to flatten it to make a small stool or table.
In that case, why not sand it?
You would be amazed what some 24 grit discs on a right angle sander can
achieve.
(BTW, it's a basic boat building tool.)
Use a straight edge as a batten, to find the high spots as you go.
When you get close, switch to a fairing board.
Since this is a relatively small piece, you won't need a big fairing board.
Mount some 24 grit flooring paper on a wooden concrete float with some
rubber cement and you are off and running with a one hand fairing board
about 3"-4" wide, 18" long.
Lew
In article <[email protected]>, "Dan Jefferson" <[email protected]> wrote:
>Wanted to flatten it to make a small stool or table.
OK, fine, but why _driftwood_ for heaven's sake? Can't you find something
that's a bit closer to flat already?
>
>
>"Lew Hodgett" <[email protected]> wrote in message
>news:[email protected]...
>> "Dan Jefferson" wrote:
>>> Will I damage my planer by putting some really dry drift wood from salt
>>> water through it. The wood is really hard and dry?
>>
>>
>> You won't do them any good.
>>
>> I'm curious, with all the neat things you can do with drift wood, why
>> would you want to put it thru a planer?
>>
>> Lew
>
>
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