tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6261993076995357307.post3377111375215099268..comments2023-11-05T06:16:56.961-05:00Comments on the Carpentry Way: Gateway (40)Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14328401081765407624noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6261993076995357307.post-82094620424734612952015-01-27T00:16:06.514-05:002015-01-27T00:16:06.514-05:00Thanks Chris! All perfectly clear now.Thanks Chris! All perfectly clear now.J. Whitleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17649079072897089690noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6261993076995357307.post-6468722351310467802015-01-25T15:34:42.388-05:002015-01-25T15:34:42.388-05:00John,
thanks for the comment and questions.
Yes,...John,<br /><br />thanks for the comment and questions.<br /><br />Yes, you are correct in surmising that the support shim and plywood spacer remain stationary and use a cleat on the inboard end to keep them from sliding. The support shim runs the full length of the planer table so it supports the stock as well as the regular table can. My planer has double outfeed rollers which also improve stock feeding and support.<br /><br />I never use the lower rollers (mounted in the table) on my planer. They are intended for use on roughsawn and wet stock, and I rarely if ever feed such material through the machine. The rollers are at their lowest position, which means they spin when the stock moves over them but they are not actually carrying the stock. I find the rollers when raised also contribute significantly to snipe, so they're not something I make use of. Stock feeds better on the rollers, however regular table waxings do the job in that regard.<br /><br />So the stock is simply fed over the shim. The tilt of the shim tends to encourage the stock to move downhill, and that is where the plywood spacer comes in. The edge of the table has a raised lip against which the plywood abuts. The other piece of plywood keeps the shim from squirming outward under pressure, and I used a piece of double stick tape under the far end of the shim, 'just in case'. I physically took care of the rest of the outfeed support. Simple, and it seemed effective.<br /><br />The set up was accurate to +/- 1/32" at worse, and any inconsistency was easy to take care of by hand planing. The shim was simply bandsawn, and I counted on the hand plane work to deal with the outcome from any roughness or irregularities in the beam surface.<br /><br />Make sense?<br /><br />~CAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14328401081765407624noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6261993076995357307.post-79366483619617582372015-01-25T14:50:05.374-05:002015-01-25T14:50:05.374-05:00Chris,
I'll second Jonas' motion: Happy 8...Chris,<br /><br />I'll second Jonas' motion: Happy 800th!<br /><br />While I'm at it, I have questions about the planer shim setup you used on the rear posts. I'm used to planer support jigs that amount to a tray that travels with the workpiece through the planer. IIRC, you described one such back in the halcyon days of the "Irregular Situation" series (ah, here, <a href="http://thecarpentryway.blogspot.com/2009/03/irregular-situation-iii.html" rel="nofollow">in post III</a>).<br /><br />Here it looks like the support shim and plywood braces remain stationary at the infeed side of the planer, it appears by using cleats that hook over the infeed table. Is that correct? Here's where things get fuzzy for me: Is the workpiece supported on the outfeed side? The beam appears to feed smoothly, but it seems that a stationary platform like this would prevent the lower rollers from engaging. Could you elaborate a bit on this setup?<br /><br />Cheers,<br />JohnJ. Whitleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17649079072897089690noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6261993076995357307.post-37289845414248705992015-01-25T08:27:45.979-05:002015-01-25T08:27:45.979-05:00Jonas,
cheers!
~CJonas,<br /><br />cheers!<br /><br />~CAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14328401081765407624noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6261993076995357307.post-32609385258544650502015-01-25T04:32:04.647-05:002015-01-25T04:32:04.647-05:00Happy 800th anniversary.
Brgds
Jonas
PS you anti ...Happy 800th anniversary.<br />Brgds<br />Jonas<br /><br />PS you anti spam cannonade always makes me smile. "Is this how you want to spend your time on earth?" Absolutely brilliant. Jonas Jensenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07787393233185454227noreply@blogger.com