Adam wrote:
> I've got a 12" plainer and the board as it is going through it comes out
> planed mre in the center of the board compared to the side, more of the
> center is down than the sides, any idea what could be causing this?
>
> I have tried to adjust the table but this has done nothing
You should check the blade to see if the blade clamp is loose or that
wood has not worked its way under the blade because the clamp is loose,
bending the blade out.
On Oct 11, 6:35 pm, "R. Pierce Butler" <nos...@yahoo.com> wrote:
> "Adam" <n...@none.invalid> wrote innews:zEdXg.3275$HP.1046@trndny08:
>
> > I've got a 12" plainer and the board as it is going through it comes out
> > planed mre in the center of the board compared to the side, more of the
> > center is down than the sides, any idea what could be causing this?
>
> > I have tried to adjust the table but this has done nothingTime to get your dial indicator out and check your blades.
There's an article in the current issue of Wood magazine (just received
today) about setting up and tweaking planers. Maybe that would be a
good resource.
Andy
"Adam" <none@none.invalid> wrote in news:zEdXg.3275$HP.1046@trndny08:
> I've got a 12" plainer and the board as it is going through it comes out
> planed mre in the center of the board compared to the side, more of the
> center is down than the sides, any idea what could be causing this?
>
> I have tried to adjust the table but this has done nothing
>
>
Time to get your dial indicator out and check your blades.
"Andy" <aenewhouse@gmail.com> wrote in
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>
>
> On Oct 11, 6:35 pm, "R. Pierce Butler" <nos...@yahoo.com> wrote:
>> "Adam" <n...@none.invalid> wrote innews:zEdXg.3275$HP.1046@trndny08:
>>
>> > I've got a 12" plainer and the board as it is going through it
>> > comes out planed mre in the center of the board compared to the
>> > side, more of the center is down than the sides, any idea what
>> > could be causing this?
>>
>> > I have tried to adjust the table but this has done nothingTime to
>> > get your dial indicator out and check your blades.
>
> There's an article in the current issue of Wood magazine (just
> received today) about setting up and tweaking planers. Maybe that
> would be a good resource.
> Andy
>
>
Ther is a good video on google video that shows you how to adjust the
blades and more.
"Adam" <none@none.invalid> wrote in message
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> I've got a 12" plainer and the board as it is going through it comes out
> planed mre in the center of the board compared to the side, more of the
> center is down than the sides, any idea what could be causing this?
>
> I have tried to adjust the table but this has done nothing
>
>
Are you sure that your boards aren't cupped?
"Edwin Pawlowski" <esp@snet.net> wrote in message
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> "Adam" <none@none.invalid> wrote in message
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>> I've got a 12" plainer
>
> How does it work? Do you put in fancy and elaborate stuff and it comes
> out simplified?
Sounds like one power tool the Amish could accept <g>.