I now have a new Toy

[Foxfold]

Not sure that this is of interest to anybody, but I just had to share.

Tony showed me how to use his planer this afternoon. Then he gave me some Oak pallet wood to practice on.

This may just open up a whole new world 

[Scrappile]

Planers are very nice to have.

[Fran L]

A few years ago, my brother-in-law gave me a small planer and it's been sitting in the garage unused ever since. I inherited a lot of scrap wood in the garage that came with the house 25 years ago but too busy to do anything with it. Now with the kids grown and as I'm winding down and hoping to retire in a few years I'm planning on getting the garage set up this summer to learn to do some real woodworking and figure out how to use some of these tools.

[Hawk]

Planners are AWESOME

[flarud]

Watch out for nails!  Find a cheap metal detector and go over the wood before you send it thru the planer.  

[Sycamore67]

In addition to nails and staples, look out for grit, sand and other hard stuff as they can ruin blades quickly.  

[Paul hd]

Hi Brenda,

I have found it very difficult to source thin wood in the UK for scroll saw work so I decided to get a planer.

I have only just got it but I think it will be a very useful bit of kit.

Here is my first test. I have been informed that feint lines at the end of the piece is called snipe. There are few ways to stop this happening and I will try lifting the in and out trays slightly.

 

[new2woodwrk]

I bought a planer last year and have yet to use it!

 

[loftyhermes]

2 hours ago, Paul hd said:

Hi Brenda,

I have found it very difficult to source thin wood in the UK for scroll saw work so I decided to get a planer.

I have only just got it but I think it will be a very useful bit of kit.

Here is my first test. I have been informed that feint lines at the end of the piece is called snipe. There are few ways to stop this happening and I will try lifting the in and out trays slightly.

 

Paul, for future reference and for anyone else in the UK struggling to find thin wood, British Hardwoods do hobby packs. I used to buy from them before I had a bandsaw that could cut 9" depth and a thicknesser to plane it up.

[Paul hd]

1 hour ago, loftyhermes said:

Paul, for future reference and for anyone else in the UK struggling to find thin wood, British Hardwoods do hobby packs. I used to buy from them before I had a bandsaw that could cut 9" depth and a thicknesser to plane it up.

Hi Steve,

I was going to order from them some European Oak but the shipping costs are crazy. But still good to know if they are local.

I have been told about another good supplier from eBay. The name is windinghouse66. He has some very nice off cuts.

Cheers,

Paul.

[teachnlearn]

14 hours ago, Paul hd said:

Hi Brenda,

I have found it very difficult to source thin wood in the UK for scroll saw work so I decided to get a planer.

I have only just got it but I think it will be a very useful bit of kit.

Here is my first test. I have been informed that feint lines at the end of the piece is called snipe. There are few ways to stop this happening and I will try lifting the in and out trays slightly.

 

Saw a tip on putting scrape wood in front and a little in the back of the wood planed, so the main piece doesn't snipe. RJF

[Paul hd]

5 hours ago, teachnlearn said:

Saw a tip on putting scrape wood in front and a little in the back of the wood planed, so the main piece doesn't snipe. RJF

Hi RJF,

I have read that too. If the in-feed out-feed mod doesn't work I will give that a try.

To be honest it is not a big problem for scroll saw work. 

 

[loftyhermes]

21 hours ago, Paul hd said:

Hi Steve,

I was going to order from them some European Oak but the shipping costs are crazy. But still good to know if they are local.

I have been told about another good supplier from eBay. The name is windinghouse66. He has some very nice off cuts.

Cheers,

Paul.

Hi Paul, I picked mine up at shows they attend, Harrogate mainly so postage never came into it.

[amazingkevin]

Oh what fun it is to plane wood! I had my 13" Ryobe years before I ever used it.I want to make a revolving planner table saw combo in one to save space I don't have.

[teachnlearn]

Know of several plans, here's one off the top of my head. RJF

Flip-Top-Tool-Stand-1.pdf

[Paul hd]

5 hours ago, loftyhermes said:

Hi Paul, I picked mine up at shows they attend, Harrogate mainly so postage never came into it.

Hi Steve,

That is a good idea. I should visit a few shows myself. Apart from Harrogate are there other shows that have a good supply of interesting off cuts?

Cheers,

Paul.

[loftyhermes]

10 hours ago, Paul hd said:

Hi Steve,

That is a good idea. I should visit a few shows myself. Apart from Harrogate are there other shows that have a good supply of interesting off cuts?

Cheers,

Paul.

I usually only go to two shows, Harrogate (in Nov) and Newark (in Mar). B. Hardwoods always seem to be at Harrogate  but Newark is mainly suppliers for turners but if you can resaw the blanks then you can get some very good wood, or failing that, do what I did before the large bandsaw came, (9" depth of cut), find cheap 3/4" boards and plane them down, wasteful and costly I know but needs must when the devil drives. You could look for sawmills and ask if they have thin wood.

Good luck in your hunt.

Steve

[Paul hd]

1 hour ago, loftyhermes said:

I usually only go to two shows, Harrogate (in Nov) and Newark (in Mar). B. Hardwoods always seem to be at Harrogate  but Newark is mainly suppliers for turners but if you can resaw the blanks then you can get some very good wood, or failing that, do what I did before the large bandsaw came, (9" depth of cut), find cheap 3/4" boards and plane them down, wasteful and costly I know but needs must when the devil drives. You could look for sawmills and ask if they have thin wood.

Good luck in your hunt.

Steve

Hi Steve,

That is the plan with the planer, I'm fed up with looking for the right thickness, I will buy near to depth and plane the rest.

I have found a place that has some amazing wood and reasonable prices, I hope to visit next Tuesday.

Thanks for the show info mate.

All the best,

Paul.