12-09-2014 05:12 PM
by pintodeluxe |
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Have you ever noticed the depth crank on your Dewalt planer getting tougher to turn? Do wood chips collect under the top cover near the blades? If so, then I may have the solution for you.Unplug the planer and remove the top cover with the supplied hex wrench.-----Remove the dust collector fitting by pressing the spring loaded pin, and twisting the fitting. -----Remove the three red thumbscrews to loosen the dust shroud. -----Carefully lift the infeed side of the dust shroud, and gently p...
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05-13-2009 07:07 PM
by PurpLev |
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I guess this is a tool gloat more than anything.
I like hand planing boards, but sometimes, and especially when trying to get a board to a certain thickness (while keeping it straight) I just want to be able to throw the board through an infeed and automate that process. especially since I’m coming up with some projects that require large/long boards to be planed down.
so, with a budget in mind, I keep an eye on craigslist from time to time. the only things I’ve seen in my p...
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10-10-2010 02:46 AM
by PurpLev |
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As mentioned in a previous post, I was in the midst of planing quite a bit of hard maple, when my planer decided it was not hungry anymore, and would not feed the lumber under any circumstance – I tried the “here comes an airplane”... no go. I tried the “I’ll get you ice cream if you finish all the lumber” – nope. I tried “I’ll tell mama you didn’t finish your wood” – nada.
So I decided to play doctor and open it up an...
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