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"David Grant"

10/06/2005 11:13 PM

planing in Toronto

Disclaimer: I'm completely new to woodworking.

I live in Toronto and have a couple pieces of rough 8/4 12" x 5' hard maple
that I need planed. Where's the best place to get this done? The lumber yard
where I bought it doesn't do planing, are there places that will do this or
do I need to purchase a planer? Where do I look?

Thanks,

Dave


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Gg

"G.E.R.R.Y."

in reply to "David Grant" on 10/06/2005 11:13 PM

11/06/2005 1:05 PM

In article <[email protected]>, WillR
<[email protected]> wrote:

> If you are North of Toronto -- Newmarket? I could help. In Toronto --
> not worth your trouble.

Do you have a business there or a hobbyist? I am in Aurora just below
you. Keep my e-mail address/phone number handy if ever I can be of any
help or for a gab. It's nice to know there's someone nearby.

Gerry < 905.726.5885 >

JJ

JGS

in reply to "David Grant" on 10/06/2005 11:13 PM

11/06/2005 6:00 AM

Hi David,
Suggest you go here and ask that question on the forum. Takes a couple of
minutes to register. Cheers, JG

http://www.canadianwoodworking.com/

David Grant wrote:

> Disclaimer: I'm completely new to woodworking.
>
> I live in Toronto and have a couple pieces of rough 8/4 12" x 5' hard maple
> that I need planed. Where's the best place to get this done? The lumber yard
> where I bought it doesn't do planing, are there places that will do this or
> do I need to purchase a planer? Where do I look?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Dave

RF

Rob Fargher

in reply to "David Grant" on 10/06/2005 11:13 PM

13/06/2005 4:35 PM

WillR wrote:


> http://woodwork.pmccl.com
>
> Little of both.
>
>
> See what you think.

I also have one of the el cheapo King routers. They're a knock-off of the
Makita. I picked up mine at the Surry Woodworking Show last year for
$99. :-)

Like you, I found the plunge springs much too stiff to use it as a free
hand plunge router. So I built a router table into a workbench, removed
the plunge springs and it's now permanently mounted in the router table.
Removing the plunge springs made it much more usable as a table router.

--
Cheers,
Rob

Pg

Patriarch

in reply to "David Grant" on 10/06/2005 11:13 PM

10/06/2005 10:42 PM

"David Grant" <[email protected]> wrote in
news:[email protected]:

> Disclaimer: I'm completely new to woodworking.
>
> I live in Toronto and have a couple pieces of rough 8/4 12" x 5' hard
> maple that I need planed. Where's the best place to get this done? The
> lumber yard where I bought it doesn't do planing, are there places
> that will do this or do I need to purchase a planer? Where do I look?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Dave
>

Look for a cabinet or millwork shop in the directory. Or a woodworking
club.

Patriarch

Ww

WillR

in reply to "David Grant" on 10/06/2005 11:13 PM

11/06/2005 11:51 AM

David Grant wrote:
> Disclaimer: I'm completely new to woodworking.
>
> I live in Toronto and have a couple pieces of rough 8/4 12" x 5' hard maple
> that I need planed. Where's the best place to get this done? The lumber yard
> where I bought it doesn't do planing, are there places that will do this or
> do I need to purchase a planer? Where do I look?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Dave
>
>

If you are North of Toronto -- Newmarket? I could help. In Toronto --
not worth your trouble.


Decent Planers $269 -- $350 these days -- King, Canuck Tire. Not worth
it unless you have future needs.


But sounds like you need to use a jointer as well -- To flatten one side
first.

--
Will
Occasional Techno-geek

Ww

WillR

in reply to "David Grant" on 10/06/2005 11:13 PM

12/06/2005 10:57 AM

G.E.R.R.Y. wrote:
> In article <[email protected]>, WillR
> <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>
>>If you are North of Toronto -- Newmarket? I could help. In Toronto --
>>not worth your trouble.
>
>
> Do you have a business there or a hobbyist? I am in Aurora just below
> you. Keep my e-mail address/phone number handy if ever I can be of any
> help or for a gab. It's nice to know there's someone nearby.
>
> Gerry < 905.726.5885 >


http://woodwork.pmccl.com

Little of both.


See what you think.


--
Will
Occasional Techno-geek


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