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- From: BBHULSEY@LIFE.UAMS.EDU (Wile E. Coyote)
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- Subject: Re: Planer Questions
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- Date: 26 Jan 93 13:59:54 GMT
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- Greetings!
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- Steve Garcia writes:
-
- >I don't recall the exact minimum thickness of the Delta portable. It is not,
- >however, a problem. I use a carrier board to increase the effective thickness
- >to something easily handled by the planer. (Lay workpiece on top of a larger
- >flat piece of wood and run both through the planer together.) I was worried
- >at first about the safety of such an operation, but a shop teacher is the one
- >who demonstrated it to me and says safety is not a problem with it. I do make
- >it habit to stand to one side, however, and I try to use a carrier board that
- >does not have an extremely smooth face.
- >
- >>I failed to point out that even with the carrier board, I've never tried
- >>to go below about 3/16". Sorry about that.
- >>
-
- I've gone as thin as 1/16" with a carrier board. I usually send the piece
- through stuck to a piece of 3/4" MDF or particle board with double sided
- carpet tape (the thin plastic stuff). It can be a little tricky removing the
- thin stock from the carrier board though. The tape holds almost too well.
-
- .......
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