Newby question re planer thickness er please

[woodchip11]

sorry if it is a daft question but I have been left a planer thicknesser and would like to know what the difference is between the planer,jointer,and thicknesser functions please.

Mick

 

[Dibs-h]

The planer and jointer are one and the same to most of us - unless you're from the US. This would be used to get 2 faces (adjacent faces, say faces a & b) flat & 90 degrees to one another.

The timber would them be put thru the machine in thicknesser mode, with face a facing the bottom and it's opposite face towards the cutter head. It would therefore machine the opposite face parallel to face a. You then repeat for face b towards the bottom and it's opposite face towards the cutter.

You then end up with PAR (planed all round). Each "corner" or intersection of 2 faces being 90 degrees.

Probably clear as mud. LOL!

HIH

Dibs

 

[adidat]

if you have never used one before, it could be a good idea to watch some videos on youtube before using it. as they can bite back with nasty consequences.

adidat

 

[MARK.B.]

if you have never used one before, it could be a good idea to watch some videos on youtube before using it. as they can bite back with nasty consequences.

adidat

+1 for that adidat them little buggers bite

 

[woodchip11]

The planer and jointer are one and the same to most of us - unless you're from the US. This would be used to get 2 faces (adjacent faces, say faces a & b) flat & 90 degrees to one another.

The timber would them be put thru the machine in thicknesser mode, with face a facing the bottom and it's opposite face towards the cutter head. It would therefore machine the opposite face parallel to face a. You then repeat for face b towards the bottom and it's opposite face towards the cutter.

You then end up with PAR (planed all round). Each "corner" or intersection of 2 faces being 90 degrees.

Probably clear as mud. LOL!

HIH

Dibs

Hi Dibs yep that makes perfect sense, many thanks .

Mick

 

[woodchip11]

The planer and jointer are one and the same to most of us - unless you're from the US. This would be used to get 2 faces (adjacent faces, say faces a & b) flat & 90 degrees to one another.

The timber would them be put thru the machine in thicknesser mode, with face a facing the bottom and it's opposite face towards the cutter head. It would therefore machine the opposite face parallel to face a. You then repeat for face b towards the bottom and it's opposite face towards the cutter.

You then end up with PAR (planed all round). Each "corner" or intersection of 2 faces being 90 degrees.

Probably clear as mud. LOL!

HIH

Dibs

Hi Dibs yep that makes perfect sense, many thanks .

Mick