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> In article <[email protected]>, "Stoutman" <.@.>
> wrote:
>>Why do you need more than one set of blades? My planer only holds one
>>set.
>>
>>If they need sharpening, you can do it yourself.
>
> Not on the Delta 12-1/2" planer -- there isn't enough metal there for even
> a
> light honing.
Really?. I have done it a half dozen times on one set already.
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Stoutman
www.garagewoodworks.com
Thanks for taking the time to reply to this post.
What happened is that I salvage good lumber (like oak, teak, and mahogany)
from wooden palettes. I use a metal detector, but I never learn, and at
time I go over a rusted nail with the thickness planer. The nicks on the
blade could be as much as 1/64" deep.
The Delta blades are two sided and I just drop them in a lock them into
place.
I just can resist when I see a palette made with good lumber I have to
salvage some of the wood.
In three years I have ruined one set of two side blades. So now I'll keep a
not so good set of blade for the palette and one set for finishing work.
I'll have another look at your honing fixture.
"Stoutman" <.@.> wrote in message
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> .com> wrote in message
> news:[email protected]...
>> In article <[email protected]>, "Stoutman" <.@.>
>> wrote:
>>>Why do you need more than one set of blades? My planer only holds one
>>>set.
>>>
>>>If they need sharpening, you can do it yourself.
>>
>> Not on the Delta 12-1/2" planer -- there isn't enough metal there for
>> even a
>> light honing.
>
> Really?. I have done it a half dozen times on one set already.
>
> --
> Stoutman
> www.garagewoodworks.com
>
Correct these blades cannot be sharpen only a very light honing with a 600
grit metal sand paper.
Btw I am just back from Home Depot, the blades are priced at $41.95 CAD.
"Doug Miller" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> In article <[email protected]>, "Stoutman" <.@.>
> wrote:
>>Why do you need more than one set of blades? My planer only holds one
>>set.
>>
>>If they need sharpening, you can do it yourself.
>
> Not on the Delta 12-1/2" planer -- there isn't enough metal there for even
> a
> light honing.
>
> --
> Regards,
> Doug Miller (alphageek at milmac dot com)
>
> It's time to throw all their damned tea in the harbor again.
In article <[email protected]>, "Stoutman" <.@.> wrote:
>Why do you need more than one set of blades? My planer only holds one set.
>
>If they need sharpening, you can do it yourself.
Not on the Delta 12-1/2" planer -- there isn't enough metal there for even a
light honing.
--
Regards,
Doug Miller (alphageek at milmac dot com)
It's time to throw all their damned tea in the harbor again.
In article <[email protected]>, "Stoutman" <.@.> wrote:
>..com> wrote in message news:[email protected]...
>> In article <[email protected]>, "Stoutman" <.@.>
>> wrote:
>>>Why do you need more than one set of blades? My planer only holds one
>>>set.
>>>
>>>If they need sharpening, you can do it yourself.
>>
>> Not on the Delta 12-1/2" planer -- there isn't enough metal there for even
>> a
>> light honing.
>
>Really?. I have done it a half dozen times on one set already.
>
Perhaps we're talking about different models of planer? I used to have the
12-560; the blades were only a bit more than a half-inch wide, and when they
got dull, pretty much any degree of metal removal made them too narrow to be
useful.
--
Regards,
Doug Miller (alphageek at milmac dot com)
It's time to throw all their damned tea in the harbor again.