Hi great video.when setting a thickness setting on the planer do you know its uniform thickness when the wood is passing through the planer and you hear no noise?
Great question. The answer is no. You will end up with two sides that are not co-planar. The more passes you make the worse it will become. The board will eventually look like a wedge. The proper procedure is as follows. 1. Flatten one side on the jointer. 2. Put the flattened side against the jointer fence and flatten the adjacent edge. It will form a perfect 90 degree angle. 3. Place the flattened face of the board face down on a planer. Now when you run the board through the planer the flat surface riding on the planer bed will become the reference that will enable the planer to create a flat surface that is co-planar to the reference surface. 4. Lastly, take the board over to the table saw. Lay the board flat and put the edge that you flattened on the jointer against the table saw fence. This will become the reference surface so that when you rip the opposite edge you will end up with a board that is uniform width the entire length. Hope this helps.
Thank you for the answer. I meant 4th stage. I could not see a reason why I cannot plane both edges on the jointer after making both faces parallel to each other? I am wondering why we cannot carry out 4th stage on the jointer as well? Please forgive me. I am inexperienced woodworker.
How would you make the final face parallel to the first. You must have a flattened reference face that rides on a flat surface. That is why it must be done as I stated above. When I started woodworking I thought it could be done as you stated but it just isn't possible. I tried to do it early on and ended up with some very expensive exotic wood wedges. Google what I am talking about and you will find some explanations with images that might help you to understand the concept. Good Luck.
Great question. The simple answer is no absolutely not. Here is why. The first edge that you jointed becomes the reference edge that you place against the fence of the table saw. This assures that the two edges of the board are parallel. If you tried to do the second edge on the jointer there would be no way to make it parallel with the first edge. The edge would be clean and flat but there is no way it would be in line with or parallel to the initial edge you flattened. In other words the boards width from edge to edge would fluctuate as you move down the length of the board. Hope I cleared this up for you. Dave
ty for your reply but i don't have a table saw...only have mininal tool a circular saw n a jig saw but i have a jointer n a planer. will to figure out how to flatten the second edge by using a circular saw.
very good......easy to understand
Very informative, thanks Dave!
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Great video
You need more subscribers! Hope to see you make more videos as it looks like you may have given up. I enjoyed your planer guide very much. Thanks!
Have not given up by any means. Was sidelined with kidney surgery for a brief time. Many more videos to come.
Hi great video.when setting a thickness setting on the planer do you know its uniform thickness when the wood is passing through the planer and you hear no noise?
Hello,
I am wondering If I can joint both edges on the jointer/surface planer and make them parallel to each other.
Great question. The answer is no. You will end up with two sides that are not co-planar. The more passes you make the worse it will become. The board will eventually look like a wedge. The proper procedure is as follows. 1. Flatten one side on the jointer. 2. Put the flattened side against the jointer fence and flatten the adjacent edge. It will form a perfect 90 degree angle. 3. Place the flattened face of the board face down on a planer. Now when you run the board through the planer the flat surface riding on the planer bed will become the reference that will enable the planer to create a flat surface that is co-planar to the reference surface. 4. Lastly, take the board over to the table saw. Lay the board flat and put the edge that you flattened on the jointer against the table saw fence. This will become the reference surface so that when you rip the opposite edge you will end up with a board that is uniform width the entire length. Hope this helps.
Thank you for the answer. I meant 4th stage. I could not see a reason why I cannot plane both edges on the jointer after making both faces parallel to each other? I am wondering why we cannot carry out 4th stage on the jointer as well? Please forgive me. I am inexperienced woodworker.
How would you make the final face parallel to the first. You must have a flattened reference face that rides on a flat surface. That is why it must be done as I stated above. When I started woodworking I thought it could be done as you stated but it just isn't possible. I tried to do it early on and ended up with some very expensive exotic wood wedges. Google what I am talking about and you will find some explanations with images that might help you to understand the concept. Good Luck.
what about if i don't have a table saw? can i use the planer the second edge?
Great question. The simple answer is no absolutely not. Here is why. The first edge that you jointed becomes the reference edge that you place against the fence of the table saw. This assures that the two edges of the board are parallel. If you tried to do the second edge on the jointer there would be no way to make it parallel with the first edge. The edge would be clean and flat but there is no way it would be in line with or parallel to the initial edge you flattened. In other words the boards width from edge to edge would fluctuate as you move down the length of the board. Hope I cleared this up for you.
Dave
Dave's Woodshop . Thxs for the reply ,I have a jointer n a planer but don't have a table saw. I just have a circular saw and a jig saw.
ty for your reply but i don't have a table saw...only have mininal tool a circular saw n a jig saw but i have a jointer n a planer. will to figure out how to flatten the second edge by using a circular saw.
Great video