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- From: leo@cpd.Tandem.COM (Leo Hejza)
- Subject: Re: planer/jointer blade adjustment
- Message-ID: <1992Nov18.190328.16456@tandem.com>
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- References: <1992Nov18.164353.23096@wuecl.wustl.edu>
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- Date: Wed, 18 Nov 1992 19:03:28 GMT
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- In article <1992Nov18.164353.23096@wuecl.wustl.edu>, dls@wuee1.wustl.edu (Donald L. Snyder) writes:
- >My Delta 12" planer and 6" jointer are well overdue for blade
- >replacement. I see several options for approaching the task and
- >am interested in learning about the experiences others have had.
- > Here are the choices I've identified so far. Maybe others can
- >be suggested.
- >
- >2. Magnaset. These are widely advertised devices that use
- >magnets on a pair of arms at each end of the blade to hold the
- >blades in place while set screws are tightened. Sounds
- >straightforward, but the cost is high. Really high since
- >separate Magnasets are required for the planer and jointer. My
- >just received catalog from Woodworker's Supply has these listed
- >at $71.95 for the planer and $41.50 for the jointer (assuming
- >steel and not carbide blades). Each is a substantial fraction
- >of the cost of the planer or jointer itself.
- >
- There are cheaper methods to do this but I haven't found a faster one. When
- I bought my DJ-15 jointer I bought a magnaset, and I haven't been sorry
- since. I'd never put blades on a jointer before, and even the first time
- only took 10 min. They were very well aligned, no scalloping, etc.
-
- At a woodworking show I talked to the people who make these, and they
- recommended the carbide ones, even if you're setting steel blades. The
- only difference is that the carbide ones have a stronger magnet. But
- believe me, when these things grab the blade, it's held solidly.
-
- I know they're expensive, but I probably wouldn't have the blades
- sharpened nearly as often, if it were a real pain to realign them.
-
- Leo.
-