Mike, it's not really the same. A thickness planer will make two sides
parallel, up to 12" wide for small machines. A hand planer only deals with the
surface. Where you might otherwise use a hand plane, router or belt sander, a
hand power planer will often do it faster and easier, and a thickness planer
doesn't apply after the pieces are attached. Yes, you can flatten a surface
with one, but it's tricky to do with either this or a belt sander. Now, I'll
often thickness plane stock to 3/8 or 1/4, and a hand planer's not suitable
for that. So, your question of "...taking the place..." depends entirely on
what you are looking to accomplish with it, which you didn't mention.
Gerry
On Sun, 13 Jun 2004 22:07:50 -0700, [email protected] wrote:
>I am thinking about buying the Craftsman 7-amp Hand Planer. Can these do reasonable job
>of taking the place of a thickness planer?
>
>Thanks,
>Mike
Whilst I personally agree with your correction, it appears that Makita, Ryobi,
Hitachi, Bosch and other call it a "planer". A froogle search for "electric
hand plane" returned only remote control airplanes:-)
Gerry
On Tue, 15 Jun 2004 01:01:25 -0400, Wm Jones <[email protected]> wrote:
>In article <[email protected]>,
> Gerry <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>> A hand planer only deals with the
>> surface. Where you might otherwise use a hand plane, router or belt sander, a
>> hand power planer will often do it faster and easier,
>
>It's an electric hand plane...no "r" on the end.
>A planer is a different tool, used for a different purpose.
[email protected] wrote in message news:<[email protected]>...
> I am thinking about buying the Craftsman 7-amp Hand Planer. Can these do
> reasonable job of taking the place of a thickness planer?
No.
<[email protected]> wrote in message ...
> I am thinking about buying the Craftsman 7-amp Hand Planer. Can these do
reasonable job
> of taking the place of a thickness planer?
Mike,
the short answer is no. Handheld electric planers are more a carpenters tool
than a cabinetmakers, mainly for skimming a bit of door or hogging off a
piece of trim. Some here may disagree, but the majority will support my
statement. Get a thicknesser instead.
cheers,
Greg
We did find that they are great for making canoe paddles also. I see it more as
a shaper than a thicknesser. JG
Greg Millen wrote:
> <[email protected]> wrote in message ...
> > I am thinking about buying the Craftsman 7-amp Hand Planer. Can these do
> reasonable job
> > of taking the place of a thickness planer?
>
> Mike,
>
> the short answer is no. Handheld electric planers are more a carpenters tool
> than a cabinetmakers, mainly for skimming a bit of door or hogging off a
> piece of trim. Some here may disagree, but the majority will support my
> statement. Get a thicknesser instead.
>
> cheers,
>
> Greg
<[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> I am thinking about buying the Craftsman 7-amp Hand Planer. Can these do
reasonable job
> of taking the place of a thickness planer?
>
> Thanks,
> Mike
Well... once you've gotten around to destroying an awful lot of termite
fodder getting the hang of using one of those things you'll probably come to
the conclusion that you'ld a been a long way ahead if you hadn't spent all
that money on practice wood and just gone ahead and bought a thickness
planer in the first place. At least that was my experience :-)
Steve
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<[email protected]> wrote in message
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> I am thinking about buying the Craftsman 7-amp Hand Planer. Can these do
reasonable job
> of taking the place of a thickness planer?
>
> Thanks,
> Mike
No....they are not really intended for use on anything wider than their
blade length for instance the common 3-1/4 size planers are intended for
stock up to about 3" to 3-1/8" really, wider than that & you will get a lap
mark that will require sanding.
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<[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> I am thinking about buying the Craftsman 7-amp Hand Planer. Can these do
reasonable job
> of taking the place of a thickness planer?
>
> Thanks,
> Mike
>
I have a Bosch 6.5 amp 3.5" and it's quite good. The Craftsman has a slower
speed but you probably won't notice it if you go that way. I like the
versatility.
Agkistrodon
"Agki Strodon" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
>
> <[email protected]> wrote in message
> news:[email protected]...
> > I am thinking about buying the Craftsman 7-amp Hand Planer. Can these
do
> reasonable job
> > of taking the place of a thickness planer?
> >
> > Thanks,
> > Mike
> >
>
> I have a Bosch 6.5 amp 3.5" and it's quite good. The Craftsman has a
slower
> speed but you probably won't notice it if you go that way. I like the
> versatility.
>
> Agkistrodon
But it does not replace a thickness planer at all.
Agki
In article <[email protected]>,
<[email protected]> wrote:
>I am thinking about buying the Craftsman 7-amp Hand Planer. Can these
>do reasonable job
>of taking the place of a thickness planer?
>
>Thanks,
>Mike
>
No.
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In article <[email protected]>,
"P©WÉ®T©©LMAN ²ºº4"
<[email protected]> wrote:
> <[email protected]> wrote in message
> news:[email protected]...
> > I am thinking about buying the Craftsman 7-amp Hand Planer. Can these do
> reasonable job
> > of taking the place of a thickness planer?
> >
> > Thanks,
> > Mike
>
> No....they are not really intended for use on anything wider than their
> blade length for instance the common 3-1/4 size planers are intended for
> stock up to about 3" to 3-1/8" really, wider than that & you will get a lap
> mark that will require sanding.
Much of this thread has been influenced by the misuse, by poster or tool
manufacturer or both, of the term "planer."
The "Craftsman 7-amp Hand Planer" is actually an electric hand plane.
A tool put to a different use: "planer," is also correctly identified as
a thickness planer.
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In article <[email protected]>,
Gerry <[email protected]> wrote:
> A hand planer only deals with the
> surface. Where you might otherwise use a hand plane, router or belt sander, a
> hand power planer will often do it faster and easier,
It's an electric hand plane...no "r" on the end.
A planer is a different tool, used for a different purpose.
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