Original Posted By:Eric> Subject: Pietenpol-List: Planer Question> glennthomas@flyingwoo
I'm thinking what you really need for this operation is a jointer. Read this link:http://www.wisegeek.com/how-is-a-jointe ... orking.htm
Eric> Pietenpol-List: Planer Question> From: glennthomas@flyingwoo
Original Posted By: "Barry Davis"
yingwood.com>> > I was thinking I could get by without a planer (as much as I've wanted to buy one) and thought of a reason I might be able to justify the purchase. I was recently given 4 rough-cut Sitka Spruce boards 2" x 6" x approx. 14'. I was hoping to use them for longerons but they have a bit of a warp in them. Would the wood still be usable if I were to cut it in to smaller pieces (suitable for tail feathers, compression struts, etc.) and clamp the smaller pieces into a perfectly straight jig that would hold them in a fixed position as I plane off any warpage by passing the whole piece in the jig through a planer? The pieces are not badly warped, just not perfect, and if I used them for small pieces, what I call warpage might even be acceptable for some folks without planing. I could just buy more spruce but I'm sure I'd find uses for the planer in the future. Has anybody heard of using a planer for this?> > Thanks> > --------> Glenn Thomas> N?????> http://www.flyingwood.com> > > > > Read this topic online here:> > http://forum=========> > > ________________________________________________________________________________
yingwood.com>> > I was thinking I could get by without a planer (as much as I've wanted to buy one) and thought of a reason I might be able to justify the purchase. I was recently given 4 rough-cut Sitka Spruce boards 2" x 6" x approx. 14'. I was hoping to use them for longerons but they have a bit of a warp in them. Would the wood still be usable if I were to cut it in to smaller pieces (suitable for tail feathers, compression struts, etc.) and clamp the smaller pieces into a perfectly straight jig that would hold them in a fixed position as I plane off any warpage by passing the whole piece in the jig through a planer? The pieces are not badly warped, just not perfect, and if I used them for small pieces, what I call warpage might even be acceptable for some folks without planing. I could just buy more spruce but I'm sure I'd find uses for the planer in the future. Has anybody heard of using a planer for this?> > Thanks> > --------> Glenn Thomas> N?????> http://www.flyingwood.com> > > > > Read this topic online here:> > http://forum=========> > > ________________________________________________________________________________