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4th October 2022, 01:10 PM #1
Hand electric planers -- as 3 types of processing machines
I thought to share this neato video.
It shows a slab flattening jig that is a million times better than the "traditional" router-based flattening jig... or at least I thought so (dust collection is inbuilt!!!!). A little spiral head on the planer would be nice
It was clever enough that I thought "oooo, nice".... so enjoy
1 - simple thicknesser
2 - slab flattening jig
3 - a jointer
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4th October 2022, 01:47 PM #2
There are quite a few examples on youtube and elsewhere showing basically what he did. That is the first one I've seen that uses those aluminium extrusions, which are popular with 3D printer and small cnc router builders.
I have thought for years that an electric planer would be a lot quicker than a router for flattening slabs and table tops etc, but as you see modifying them to accept bolt on modifications isn't trivial.I'm just a startled bunny in the headlights of life. L.J. Young.
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4th October 2022, 04:30 PM #3SENIOR MEMBER
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People keep trying to re-invent the wheel...
What you have there is an exercise in frustration. A jointer and planer is what you need.
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4th October 2022, 05:39 PM #4Intermediate Member
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Pallet slat planer
Here is something I made from stuff I already had. When I need to plane down the second side, I add a luan spacer under the wood and go again.
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5th October 2022, 02:04 PM #5
Probably work a little better if you used a real planer rather than that Makita toy, certainly faster with a 320mm cut.
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5th October 2022, 04:57 PM #6
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7th October 2022, 07:19 AM #7GOLD MEMBER
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Where do you get green Makita tools?
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7th October 2022, 08:59 AM #8
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I saw this as an economy measure. Improvised techniques usually come at some cost, which in this case is time and effort rather than money. In fact low cost is usually inversely porportional to the time and effort required. I thought he did well at attaching bits to the planer itself as they are notoriously difficult in this regard.
I agree with other comments that a better size planer would be better, but big planers are few and far between and very expensive. Again, I expect he was making use of what he already had. His only outlay was some plywood, some aluminium extrusions and some bolts.
I also agree that a jointer and a planer are the tools of choice, but does he have the folding money for that?
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7th October 2022, 09:08 AM #9Bushmiller;
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I dont know but I came across a green Makita 7.25 inch circular saw and it is a much better unit than the ones sold locally. I assumed it must of been some sort of anniversary or promotional model but only speculating
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7th October 2022, 06:50 PM #11
You have to search for Japanese market Makita, which are different colours. I have a fwend in Wome who builds sheds and they burn through a domestic Makita impact driver in six weeks. They are on 4 months now with their Japanese imports and still going strong. They have the biggus stamp of approval.
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7th October 2022, 07:22 PM #12
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7th October 2022, 09:27 PM #13
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16th October 2022, 12:57 PM #14I'm just a startled bunny in the headlights of life. L.J. Young.
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16th October 2022, 01:19 PM #15
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