amazingkevin Posted April 6, 2017 Report Share Posted April 6, 2017 I started a works in progress today for my cousin that sends me a couple of bucks out of the blue when i;m not expecting it but need it post haste.She wants this cross made of teak.i have lots of teak but never cut any and never planed any.First off the planer would not plan it ,just rip it to shreds.so i decided to try changing the cutting blades.I don't know how much the planer weighs but it was more than i wanted to deal with to put on my computer desk to do the job.I change the blades today twice just to make sure i did it correctly.The last guy that owned the planer stripped 4 screws , Which i had to chisel loose to do the job.All said and done the planer worked better than it's ever worked.I glued 2 pieces of teak together and put in my clamping station over night.I cut have the cross till i was to tired to do any more .Will post tomorrow.To top it all off ,i kept the planer under my dw788 for ballast..Don't you know that when i tryed to move the saw it fell over forward and the table hit the concrete first.No damage that i can see. bobscroll, Dave Monk, Phantom Scroller and 1 other 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stu Posted April 6, 2017 Report Share Posted April 6, 2017 Fun filled when rushed but sounds all went well a small drop like that shouldn't have done any damage Stu Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blights69 Posted April 6, 2017 Report Share Posted April 6, 2017 Always the way when you have to rush a job out the door other stuff happens to make the rush more of a RUUUSSHHHHHHH Glad you got it done though Kevin Frank Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lawson56 Posted April 6, 2017 Report Share Posted April 6, 2017 Always something to bring a sudden end to a fun filled day So Glad your O,K, Buddy.Looking forward to seeing that Beautiful Cross Bfreeman and danny 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hawkeye10 Posted April 6, 2017 Report Share Posted April 6, 2017 I started a works in progress today for my cousin that sends me a couple of bucks out of the blue when i;m not expecting it but need it post haste.She wants this cross made of teak.i have lots of teak but never cut any and never planed any.First off the planer would not plan it ,just rip it to shreds.so i decided to try changing the cutting blades.I don't know how much the planer weighs but it was more than i wanted to deal with to put on my computer desk to do the job.I change the blades today twice just to make sure i did it correctly.The last guy that owned the planer stripped 4 screws , Which i had to chisel loose to do the job.All said and done the planer worked better than it's ever worked.I glued 2 pieces of teak together and put in my clamping station over night.I cut have the cross till i was to tired to do any more .Will post tomorrow.To top it all off ,i kept the planer under my dw788 for ballast..Don't you know that when i tryed to move the saw it fell over forward and the table hit the concrete first.No damage that i can see. Hey Kevin your wanting to plane thin boards a lot of the time a planer will eat them. I have a piece of 4' long MDF cut to width and a strip of wood screwed to the under side at the one end. That is to keep the planer from pulling it through. The finish on MDF is pretty smooth but I wax it with paste floor wax. Doing this will let you plane boards a lot thinner. amazingkevin and Tommy Johnson 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amazingkevin Posted April 6, 2017 Author Report Share Posted April 6, 2017 Fun filled when rushed but sounds all went well a small drop like that shouldn't have done any damage Stu Thanks Stu,This is the last of the working dw788's i have on hand.all the rest need re greasing or bearing to do it right. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amazingkevin Posted April 6, 2017 Author Report Share Posted April 6, 2017 Always the way when you have to rush a job out the door other stuff happens to make the rush more of a RUUUSSHHHHHHH Glad you got it done though Kevin Frank Thanks Frank,Isn't that the truth,But on the good note i got an education on my planer blade changing. blights69 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amazingkevin Posted April 6, 2017 Author Report Share Posted April 6, 2017 Always something to bring a sudden end to a fun filled day So Glad your O,K, Buddy.Looking forward to seeing that Beautiful Cross Thanks Bobby,I really didn't want to do more than i have to ,but that's the way the ball bounced that day .Water over the dam now .And i learned something i didn't know lawson56 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amazingkevin Posted April 6, 2017 Author Report Share Posted April 6, 2017 Hey Kevin your wanting to plane thin boards a lot of the time a planer will eat them. I have a piece of 4' long MDF cut to width and a strip of wood screwed to the under side at the one end. That is to keep the planer from pulling it through. The finish on MDF is pretty smooth but I wax it with paste floor wax. Doing this will let you plane boards a lot thinner. The board was 1" teak .I just needed to get the raw part planed down so i could use it.But i love your idea on getting thinner stock by stacking it on some other board .Don't know if i'll ever need that tip but it's sure worth knowing ,Thanks for the tip! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobscroll Posted April 6, 2017 Report Share Posted April 6, 2017 Glad to hear it worked out in the End for you Bob Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tuner Posted April 6, 2017 Report Share Posted April 6, 2017 Sounds like a normal screw-up day, you have to have some like that just to enjoy the good one😠Hopefully today will be better. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WayneMahler Posted April 6, 2017 Report Share Posted April 6, 2017 Glad things are working out for you Kevin. Planing thin boards can be a pain. Happy to hear you got work in. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phantom Scroller Posted April 6, 2017 Report Share Posted April 6, 2017 It's the ginger bread man running again. Looking forward to the pics Kev. Roly Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amazingkevin Posted April 7, 2017 Author Report Share Posted April 7, 2017 Glad to hear it worked out in the End for you Bob Thanks Bob.If you stick it out to the end things will happen! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amazingkevin Posted April 7, 2017 Author Report Share Posted April 7, 2017 Sounds like a normal screw-up day, you have to have some like that just to enjoy the good one Hopefully today will be better. I guess,all days can't be the same ,some are worse than others,lol,Thanks Tuner Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amazingkevin Posted April 7, 2017 Author Report Share Posted April 7, 2017 Glad things are working out for you Kevin. Planing thin boards can be a pain. Happy to hear you got work in. I planned the teak down to 5/8 from an inch to get it to look usable for the cross. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amazingkevin Posted April 7, 2017 Author Report Share Posted April 7, 2017 It's the ginger bread man running again. Looking forward to the pics Kev. Roly Okey dokey,Yes tonight it will happen! Phantom Scroller 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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