Anybody in the Indy area have an 8" or wider jointer that I could use for
about an hour some time in the next week or two? I have a few really
spectacularly figured boards that are about 7" wide. And a 6" jointer.
Yeah, I know I can rip them down the middle, joint them, and reglue later. I'd
rather not. Not on these boards.
And I'm not sure I want to go to the trouble of building a planer sled for two
boards. :-(
Please reply here, or email me: doug at milmac dot com
TIA...
On Jul 31, 4:27=A0pm, [email protected] (Doug Miller) wrote:
>
> And I'm not sure I want to go to the trouble of building a planer sled fo=
r two
> boards. :-(
>
Instead you'd rather bother somebody, eh?
Ohh "all that trouble!!"
MUCH better to impose on somebody, eh? Loser?
In article <qfrkk.515$iM5.320@trnddc07>, "Donald Weber" <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>"Doug Miller" <[email protected]> wrote in message
>news:[email protected]...
>> Anybody in the Indy area have an 8" or wider jointer that I could use for
>> about an hour some time in the next week or two? I have a few really
>> spectacularly figured boards that are about 7" wide. And a 6" jointer.
>>
>> Yeah, I know I can rip them down the middle, joint them, and reglue later.
>> I'd
>> rather not. Not on these boards.
>>
>> And I'm not sure I want to go to the trouble of building a planer sled for
>> two
>> boards. :-(
>>
>> Please reply here, or email me: doug at milmac dot com
>>
>> TIA...
>
>Doug .... Try your local Schools. Usually the woodworking shop there has a
>planner and they will plain the boards for you. Here in Indiana if you ask
>your school nicely they are willing to do it.
I'm looking for an 8" jointer. Not a planer.
On Thu, 31 Jul 2008 20:27:11 GMT, [email protected] (Doug Miller)
wrote:
>Anybody in the Indy area have an 8" or wider jointer that I could use for
>about an hour some time in the next week or two? I have a few really
>spectacularly figured boards that are about 7" wide. And a 6" jointer.
>
>Yeah, I know I can rip them down the middle, joint them, and reglue later. I'd
>rather not. Not on these boards.
>
>And I'm not sure I want to go to the trouble of building a planer sled for two
>boards. :-(
>
>Please reply here, or email me: doug at milmac dot com
>
>TIA...
a simple sled wouldnt take a minute to make. all you need is a plywood
rip the width of your planer and a few shims to support the boards.
BUT if these are highly figured boards you would be better off finding
a drum sander or a planer or jointer with a shelix head. tearout could
be an issue with strait knives. or you can make a router base to span
between 2 strait rails. then rout a grove down both sides of the wood.
then use the strait rails inserted into the grooves, turn it over and
run em through the planer. if you dont know what I'm talkin about
respond back and I will see if I can find the link with pics.
basically you are useing the rails instead of plywood for the
temporary sled.
skeez
On Thu, 31 Jul 2008 19:21:07 -0400, skeez <[email protected]>
wrote:
>On Thu, 31 Jul 2008 20:27:11 GMT, [email protected] (Doug Miller)
>wrote:
>
>>Anybody in the Indy area have an 8" or wider jointer that I could use for
>>about an hour some time in the next week or two? I have a few really
>>spectacularly figured boards that are about 7" wide. And a 6" jointer.
>>
>>Yeah, I know I can rip them down the middle, joint them, and reglue later. I'd
>>rather not. Not on these boards.
>>
>>And I'm not sure I want to go to the trouble of building a planer sled for two
>>boards. :-(
>>
>>Please reply here, or email me: doug at milmac dot com
>>
>>TIA...
>
>a simple sled wouldnt take a minute to make. all you need is a plywood
>rip the width of your planer and a few shims to support the boards.
>BUT if these are highly figured boards you would be better off finding
>a drum sander or a planer or jointer with a shelix head. tearout could
>be an issue with strait knives. or you can make a router base to span
>between 2 strait rails. then rout a grove down both sides of the wood.
>then use the strait rails inserted into the grooves, turn it over and
>run em through the planer. if you dont know what I'm talkin about
>respond back and I will see if I can find the link with pics.
>basically you are useing the rails instead of plywood for the
>temporary sled.
>
>
>skeez
I found it! this is rather elaborate but it doesnt have to be. It
could be made a lot simpler BUT if you did it like this guy did you
would probly use it often enough to make it a worthwile effort. BTW
this is a great site to join if you are so inclined.
http://lumberjocks.com/topics/1992
On Thu, 31 Jul 2008 20:27:11 +0000, Doug Miller wrote:
> Anybody in the Indy area have an 8" or wider jointer that I could use for
> about an hour some time in the next week or two? I have a few really
> spectacularly figured boards that are about 7" wide. And a 6" jointer.
Doug, if the figure is that good, I'd try to find a thickness sander
rather than a jointer. The wilder the grain, the more tearout you'll get
on a jointer.
"Doug Miller" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> Anybody in the Indy area have an 8" or wider jointer that I could use for
> about an hour some time in the next week or two? I have a few really
> spectacularly figured boards that are about 7" wide. And a 6" jointer.
>
> Yeah, I know I can rip them down the middle, joint them, and reglue later.
> I'd
> rather not. Not on these boards.
>
> And I'm not sure I want to go to the trouble of building a planer sled for
> two
> boards. :-(
>
> Please reply here, or email me: doug at milmac dot com
>
> TIA...
Doug .... Try your local Schools. Usually the woodworking shop there has a
planner and they will plain the boards for you. Here in Indiana if you ask
your school nicely they are willing to do it.
Don in Fort Wayne, Indiana