Planer question

Ralph Compton · 2012-03-11T00:55:28+00:00

Got a Ridgid 13" planer last year, haven't used it much but, dang, it sure is noisy. Today I was planing some 1x10x30 pine boards, trying to get them kinda flat so as to make some simple trivets for campouts. Planed the boards with the cup side facing down. Taking off a very little.But, watching the dust going into the DC, I'm really not cutting much and by lowering the cutting head more it seems like all I'm doing is making more noise, hardly any more sawdust. So much noise I don't want to do this outdoors for the possiblility of annoying all my closest neighbors.I've watched some utube videos, and it looks like I'm doing everything right, but I feel I'm doing something wrong. Surely my blades aren't this hopelessly dull by now?I did clean my blades to remove some built-up residue from previous planing.I'm contenplating taking my planer down to the Ridgid shop for a look-over, after all, it's free, but I don't want to look entirely stupid.It seems to me that the blades might be bouncing the board because of the cupping. The worst board, cupping-wise, has about 1/8 inch in the middle of the 10" width.Ralph

Mar 11, 2012 26 Replies

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-MIKE- 14 years ago

Oh, we're being condescending now. Ok, jerkwad.

Do the math for me, then, genius. How much downward force is there when there is barely 1/16" clearance between the metal case of the planer and the bottom of the rollers.

Also, why is is that I push a board through the planer with very little effort with my fingertips on a planer with worn rollers and still get a full removal of material. And explain how I can do this on a cupped board. Do the math for me, Mr. Hawking.

I'm guessing you have experience with a planer that exerts a bunch of unnecessary downward force. Fine, I don't argue that your does that. But don't sit there and belittle my experience on my planer with your pissy little condescending attitude, Missy.

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Ralph Compton 14 years ago

To those who offered help and advice, thanks. I got the problem solved. Simple, really. I rotated the blades.

Duh.

I was surprised they got so dull so fast but, then, they're just steel and I suppose I have put more stock through the planer than I thought.

Suspect I need to have a couple sets of blades on hand. Changing the blades around was really pretty simple. I had been dreading it but it isn't difficult at all.

Anyway, the new edges cut like champs and I made about 2/3 bag of shavings/chips for my DC with it.

Ralph (who still has lots to learn!)

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dpb 14 years ago

I'm no more condescending than you in "correcting" something that didn't need correction.

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-MIKE- 14 years ago

Get over it and lighten up. You're the one who made an absolute statement that a planer won't do anything to correct cupping, which is completely false.

Sorry if you got offended at me "correcting" your false statement.

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dpb 14 years ago

On 3/12/2012 9:43 PM, -MIKE- wrote: ...

You can ask and post whatever you want as long as you don't spout nonsense on top of me. You want to claim the planer is the tool of choice for flattening, go ahead, but do it on your own and I'll let it ride.

Stomp on my info to the OP and _THAT_ is interference up with which I will not put... :)

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-MIKE- 14 years ago

Show me where I wrote that. I wrote, "I remove cupping all the time with my planer." That's quite a far cry from "tool of choice."

Stomp? Wow, I think you need a refresher course in reading comprehension

*and* you might want to see a doctor about your paranoia. :-p

Once again, get over yourself. I simply offered advice that was different than yours in a matter-of-fact, non-confrontational manner.

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phorbin 14 years ago

This is the world of illusion.

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