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17th November 2005, 10:56 PM #1
Jointer. American term for what??
:confused: . Hi all Keep seeing the term Jointer in American based how t`os and understand it has nothing to do with joints. Do we have an Auzzie equivalent and what does it do???
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17th November 2005, 11:01 PM #2GOLD MEMBER
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That is one name for them, another is a Surface Planer or Planer/Thicknesser.
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17th November 2005, 11:06 PM #3
The yanks call it the same as us, a jointer. (see David Marks on Woodworks for example). They can also be called planers however. Buzzers is another term i think.
They give you a flat surface and a fence at 90 degrees to make one side of your timber flat and the angle to the next side, exactly 90 degrees, i.e. square on 2 faces. They are used for jointing because you get 2 pieces, run them over the jointer and they are both flat, making it easy to join them using glue or biscuits etc. Like making a bench top from joined boards for example.
Then we have a thicknesser, which can also be called a planer, I think. Oh drats, now i'm confused.If at first you don't succeed, give something else a go. Life is far too short to waste time trying.
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17th November 2005, 11:07 PM #4
"Buzzer" is the aussie name for a jointer
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17th November 2005, 11:08 PM #5Originally Posted by martrixIf at first you don't succeed, give something else a go. Life is far too short to waste time trying.
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17th November 2005, 11:08 PM #6
Buzzer.
Jointer is also in common usage in the antipodes.
What does it do?
Well, it's an automatic joint rolling machine.
This is also the reason that it is known as a "buzzer" .
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17th November 2005, 11:09 PM #7
Thanks for that. I know and dream about a thicknesser and have seen some at a more realistic price [for me] lately but what is a surface planer??
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17th November 2005, 11:10 PM #8Originally Posted by golfinggazza
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That's a plane which doesn't fly very wellIf at first you don't succeed, give something else a go. Life is far too short to waste time trying.
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17th November 2005, 11:17 PM #9Senior Member
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17th November 2005, 11:19 PM #10Senior Member
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Surface plainer is a jointer. Like a big upside down electric plain. You need one go and buy it.
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17th November 2005, 11:29 PM #11
Strange ?? when you came from a family where the only tool was a hammer with a bent nail to hold the head on and a saw which would not cut butter I said that I would not be without and have endeavoured on a very limited budget to have got most things i need so I do not think it strange to have an ambition to get one. Perhaps not a dream. I managed to get to have a look at a video via a previous post of a buzzer and know them now.
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and your better best.
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18th November 2005, 03:57 AM #12Originally Posted by Woodworker101
With a planer/thicknesser you have to lift the jointer bed out of the way to use the thicknesser part and those beds are heavy.
After the table saw a bench jointer was my next shop tool, as opposed to hand power tools.
I use this on every job I do to straighten the edge when joining boards.
I prefer using a separate jointer and thicknesser so both are always ready instead of needing to move the jointer bed all the time.
Pre power planers, a jointer was the longest hand plane for straightening boards and took a long time to master.
The longer the jointer bed, the longer the timber you can straighten.Dewy
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18th November 2005, 07:09 AM #13
You don't got a buzzer, you haven't lived. Well........ is that over the top?
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18th November 2005, 07:41 AM #14Originally Posted by MurrayD99Good better best,
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til your good is better,
and your better best.
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18th November 2005, 08:00 AM #15Originally Posted by golfinggazza
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