Flattening Rough Sawn Lumber With A Planer

[J T]

Mon, Jan 16, 2006, 1:23am (EST+5) [e-mail] (Leon) doth sayeth: I use the tape to keep the wedges from moving and to keep the supports from moving. Very effective.

Can't argue with someting that works. I just don't like cleaning up after tape, or rubber cement. Which is why I used the cam clamps on my sled - they do the job, and no mess. But, that sled's served it's purpose, time to go larger, and a bit more sophisticated. Maybe even paint the next one. LMAO

JOAT If you can't say anything nice about someone, you must be talking about Hilary Clinton.

[Morris Dovey]

| So far I am still more in | favor of sweeping up a large pile of saw dust than emptying a trash | can or collector bag 2 to 4 times during a particular run.

I keep an old snow shovel handy - the large aluminum blade makes cleanup quick and easy.

-- Morris Dovey DeSoto Solar DeSoto, Iowa USA

[Leon]

Darn it Morris, my dad and I share a plastic construction clean up shovel that measures about 20 x24 and I just bought a large HD aluminum dust pan Saturday. Why did you go and remind me to use a shovel. LOL.

[Leon]

There is nothing to clean up. No glue. The non slip material has a lining that you peal off and then you stick the tape on. I pulled the lining of and laid the wood supports and wedges side by side on the tape and then used a utility knife to cut the tape between all the pieces.

[Leon]

Er yuh giben me pernissin to e-mail uh JT. LOL

Its in its way.

Might's well put me on the list too.

Might wind up easer just posting them.

JOAT If you can't say anything nice about someone, you must be talking about Hilary Clinton.

[J T]

Mon, Jan 16, 2006, 6:36pm (EST+5) [e-mail] (Leon) has spaken: Er yuh giben me pernissin to e-mail uh JT. LOL Its in its way.

Verily, thou hast gotten it thusly, dude. And, I dost thanketh thou.

And, I didn't even send a nasty reply. LOL Thanks. For some reason in some of the pictures, they guy was hanging from the ceiling. Once I figured out the pictures were just upside down, I turned my screen back right-side-up, and printed them out, to look at them - worked much better that way. Looks like I can use a feature or two. Thanks.

JOAT If you can't say anything nice about someone, you must be talking about Hilary Clinton.

[Swingman]

Jeeez, all that trouble for nothing ... next time just rotate the printer.

[Leon]

Huh... You turned you monitor over to see the pictures right side up and silly me stood on my head. :~)

Perhaps that adhesive backed stair step material looks a little simpler now. The trick is to stick all the wood pieces down on the tape next to each other and then cut them apart with a utility knife.

[Leon]

Naw just put the paper in backwards.

[J T]

Mon, Jan 16, 2006, 3:11pm (EST-1) [e-mail] (Swingman) now sayeth: Jeeez, all that trouble for nothing ... next time just rotate the printer.

Why didn't you say that before?

If you can't say anything nice about someone, you must be talking about Swingman. LMAO

JOAT If you can't say anything nice about someone, you must be talking about Hilary Clinton.

[J T]

Mon, Jan 16, 2006, 11:04pm (EST+5) [e-mail] (Leon) NOW says: Huh... You turned you monitor over to see the pictures right side up and silly me stood on my head. :~)

I didn't know standing on my head was an option. I suppose I could have bent over, and looked thru my legs - but then they would have been ass-backwards.

JOAT If you can't say anything nice about someone, you must be talking about Hilary Clinton.

[skeezics]

DONT DO THAT!!!!! you may never stand upright again and if ya tips over you could wind up with you head up yur ars!! lmao..... but then SWMBO say thats where i keep mine most of the time! :-}>

skeez

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[J T]

Tue, Jan 17, 2006, 12:41am (EST+5) [e-mail] (skeezics) doth advisith: DONT DO THAT!!!!! you may never stand upright again and if ya tips over you could wind up with you head up yur ars!! lmao..... but then SWMBO say thats where i keep mine most of the time! :-}>

I'd reply to that, except for two reasons. One, that went over my head. Two, my reply would probably be obscene. Two, my response would obviously go over your head.. And, I can't remember the other reply.

JOAT If you can't say anything nice about someone, you must be talking about Hilary Clinton.

[skeezics]

hehehehehehe. i was gonna email it but...... lol.

skeez

[J T]

Mon, Jan 16, 2006, 11:05pm (EST+5) [e-mail] (Leon) now claims: Naw just put the paper in backwards.

Sure, "now" you tell me. And, after I wasted all that paper. Huh.

I did finally look the pages over. Some good stuff. I'll base my next planer sled on that. Of course, I will have to make just one or two very minor changes to it, mostly cosmetic, to make it suitable for my use. It won't be quite as long, probably not quite as wide, won't use the bungee cord, wedges, etc. Otherwise, it'll be exactly the same. Can you imagine it? - I'll actually be working from plans. and following them. I never thought the day would happen. Amazing. And, you're the one that made it all possible.

JOAT If you can't say anything nice about someone, you must be talking about Hilary Clinton.

[Leon]

If you do a version of this sled I would like to see it. Oddly I changed very little also on this set of plans. Basically mine is longer and while contemplating the construction of this sled and after using I have not thought of any improvements that would make it better and not slow down the adjustment process. Oh yeah, my planer has 2 rollers on the table under the cutter head so it was not necessary to put the plastic laminate on the bottom of the sled. Mine has a wood bottom surface.

[Trace Wilson]

If you can see your way to it, I'd love a copy of the plans as well!!!

Trace Wilson

traceDOTwilsonATtracewisonDOTcom