I have a problem with the grain tearing on some pine boards I am planing.
I have posted pictures of the problem (same thread subject line) in
<news:alt.binaries.pictures.woodworking>
All assistance appreciated.
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John Patmore - <mailto:[email protected]>
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Yes, they do. The helical blades are a far superior design but more
complicated to make.
"BUB 209" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> This question triggered a memory of
> something I haven't thought of for a long
> time: I took a community college
> woodworking course about 20 years ago
> and they had a very large thickness
> planer that had helical blades. I've never
> seen one before or since. I wonder if they
> cut with less tearing.
In article <[email protected]>, [email protected]
<[email protected]> says...
> Are you working against grain? Is the wood a bit green?
From other comments received, it appears that "grain reversal" may be the
problem. I'll have to try swapping the plane direction. The boards are
dry AFAIK (prepacked from local BORG).
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John Patmore - <mailto:[email protected]>
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On 10 Aug 2003 01:35:42 GMT, [email protected] (BUB 209) wrote:
=>This question triggered a memory of
=>something I haven't thought of for a long
=>time: I took a community college
=>woodworking course about 20 years ago
=>and they had a very large thickness
=>planer that had helical blades. I've never
=>seen one before or since. I wonder if they
=>cut with less tearing.
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Tom Veatch
Wichita, KS
John Patmore <[email protected]> wrote:
>I have a problem with the grain tearing on some pine boards I am planing.
>
>I have posted pictures of the problem (same thread subject line) in
><news:alt.binaries.pictures.woodworking>
>
>All assistance appreciated.
Are you working against grain? Is the wood a bit green?
Wes
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[email protected] (BUB 209) writes:
> and they had a very large thickness planer that had helical blades.
> I've never seen one before or since.
Grizzly sells spiral jointers and planers, but they're made with a
zillion square carbide cutters, not an actual single spiral blade, so
they still don't shear cut.