Last FAQ section from me for a bit! Planes this time.

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John Rumm
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Looks very useful, thanks.

Any chance of a stapler/nailer FAQ?

Thanks again

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jg

Might be worth pointing out that if you are planing across the grain, you need to enter the cut from both sides in succession, meeting at the centre rather than simply running across the cut. Otherwise the wood splits and you have to glue the stile of the door together afterwards. Somewhere I have a DIY gold medal for that among my collection of medals awarded for own goals.

John Schmitt

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John Schmitt

Yup I will add that. The other trick it to clamp a "spelch block" at the end to support the end. That way the wood that splits is your sacrificial bit and not what you want to look nice!

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John Rumm

I think that it's worth pointing out that it's not necessarily a good idea to buy based on motor power and maximum depth of cut.

Trying to do 3mm or more out of a planer with poor mechanics is going to give poor results.

It's better for most jobs to go for lighter cuts in the 1-2mm range since it gives better control and opportunity to correct any mistakes along the length of the run.

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Andy Hall

Possibly...

I take it you mean electric or pneumatic nailers?

I don't think I am qualified to write all of it however since I only have actual experiance of one. I might stick the framework together...

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John Rumm

OK lashed together in a rush...

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John Rumm

- Bump nailing mode normally requires the addition of a component orderable from the manufacturer, or some other change to the safety and trigger mechanisms. The default is usually trigger operation which is somewhat safer, albeit slower.

- Oiling is essential rather than a nice to have. It can be done via an inline oiler as you suggest, a filter/regulator/lubricator unit on the airline or by putting a few drops into the hose connector on the tool before each working session

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Andy Hall

OK, my lack of experiance with different models. My basic one had bump as standard, so I assumed they all did.

Yes, reading what I wrote it was probably not strong enough. I was not intending to imply it was optional!

Tis what I used to do with my one before someone sold me a nice inline oiler at a knock down price ;-)

(still give it the occational drink that way just to be on the safe side)

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John Rumm

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