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- From: gcohen@mailer.cc.fsu.edu (Gregory Cohen)
- Subject: Re: planer/jointer blade adjustment
- Message-ID: <1992Nov18.203318.19476@mailer.cc.fsu.edu>
- Organization: Florida State University
- References: <1992Nov18.164353.23096@wuecl.wustl.edu> <1992Nov18.190328.16456@tandem.com>
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- Date: Wed, 18 Nov 92 20:33:18 GMT
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- In article <1992Nov18.190328.16456@tandem.com> leo@cpd.Tandem.COM (Leo Hejza) writes:
- >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.
-
- I havent been able to quickly jurry-rig a planer rig, but for my joiner I
- found a large horseshoe magnet from a junk store near me. It works just
- as well as the professional rigs I have used, and it cost me about $4.
-
- -GReg cohen
- gcohen@mailer.acns.fsu.edu
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