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9th August 2011, 02:06 PM #1SENIOR MEMBER
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Plane blade profile for surface flattening
I want to try my hand at flattening some timber that will wind up as box lids but is too wide for my 6 inch jointer so I thought I would put my ragtag collection of stanleys to use.
I am concerned at the sharp corners of the blades digging in and wondered if I should get an extra blade for my 4 or 4 1/2 plne and modify the profile by removing he corners.
Is this appropriate?
If it is, is it just a matter of rounding he corners or should I try and curve the blade somehow?
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9th August 2011, 05:52 PM #2
Clinto, try a google search for cambering a plane blade. You only need a very slight curve on the blade to avoid plane tracks. Just concentrate a bit on each corner as you sharpen.
Have a look at this video. He explains it better than I can.Those were the droids I was looking for.
https://autoblastgates.com.au
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9th August 2011, 08:26 PM #3SENIOR MEMBER
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Camber, thats the word.
I found some brilliant articles and vids, thanks
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