Planer blade honing tool

[zodiac]

Hi

Ive just bought my first bench planer (second hand) :

http://www.drapertools.com/product/78941/1260W 230V Bench Planer

on impulse as I saw it posted in a local facebook group and the price seemed too good to not buy it !

Apparently it hasn't had much use but the seller said it sometimes leaves a line on the planed timber surface, my initial thought was so it needs new blades, probably £15 Draper's site list a pair at £40 and ebay has them at about £30 but I saw this tonight and wondered if it would sort out the blades if they are worn / dull? Anyone tried or use one?

I havent had chance to test out the planer properly yet to see if it was maybe just how the seller has been using it, he did put a piece of wood through it to demo it and the motor slowed so possibly he has been using it with the blades set too high rather than taking multiple passes. I've never used one before so I'm a bit green still !

http://www.axminster.co.uk/axminster-diamond-planer-blade-hone

Any help or advice is much appreciated

 

[blackrodd]

Sounds like a good start in the home woodworking department!
If you have a line in the planed timber it's most likely a small chip out of the cutters and they will need a grind to get it out,Try and find a saw shop or cutter grinding service near you.
If you hone the cutter in the block, you will have problems as it looks very much as if you're lead off table, or bed is
static and you will be making the cutters lower by honing.
You ought to get some spare cutters so you can always change them and send a pair away for grinding.
I hope you have the user manual to help in cutter changing as some planers vary in the cutter block arrangements
regarding how the cutters are removed and re-set.
please have a good read of the HSE Article on SAFETY while you presumably you still have all you're fingers
You can buy the diamond but a combination oilstone will do the job just as well.
HTH Regards Rodders

http://www.hse.gov.uk/woodworking/planer.htm

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[dzj]

If it's a small dint in the blades, and they are otherwise still sharp, just move one blade a bit to the left
and the other a bit to the right.
Some of these smaller machines have disposable blades and not much can be done in case grinding is called for.
But as blackrodd says, just honing isn't a problem.

 

[Steve Maskery]

You won't get a nick out with one of those, but they can tickle up a blade if it is just a tad dull.

Personally I'd take them out, hone them with a jig like mine here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xIBKp9_hWLo

and put them back. Even if you have not removed the nick completely, it's very unlikely that they will still line up afterwards, so they will work cleanly.

Of course, if they need regrinding they need regrinding, but often only a hone is needed.