Planer blades nicked - just bought

[SteveLuck]

I have just bought three sets of blades for my scheppach hms 2600 ci from applybywoodturnings. After setting up the blades and running a piece of wood through there is a thin line running all the way through the wood. It looks like my blades have a nick in them, how can this happen when I have just fitted them? Is this my fault and if so what did I do wrong or should I send them back, i.e. they're cheap metal?

Thanks

Steve

 

[MickCheese]

I've had blades from them without problems. Check the others for any marks or scars before you use them.

Mick

 

[Modernist]

If you are getting a line it is likely caused by some contamination on your first cut. Either that or both blades have a nick at exactly the same place from new which seems unlikely.

 

[carlb40]

Was the first timber a rough sawn piece? If so there may have been a piece f grit or similar stuck on the timber. When i plane sawn timbers i alwasys brush them down first.

 

[ColeyS1]

Never had a problem with appleby woodturning- quite the opposite infact. Very knowledgeable people and cant fault there service. Can you not stagger the blades so it gets rid of the line ?

 

[eribaMotters]

I agree with above. I have had very good service from Appleby and would happily recommend them. It sounds like you have hit something in the timber. Grit picked up from the floor, or part of a staple left in the timber from where the delivery label has been pulled of is one I watch out for.

Colin

 

[SteveLuck]

On further inspection of the one and only piece of test wood that I put through my planer it turns out I had a tiny piece of nail in it. Can't believe it, how annoying; it was an old fence front from a startrite tilt arbor, I suspect the previous owner nailed a jig onto it at some point and the nail stayed in the fence :-(

Lesson learnt!

Delivery was prompt from Applyby's and the rest of the planner blade is great. I will certainly be more careful.

 

[eribaMotters]

I am not sure on how the blades are located on your Scheppach, or if you are probably aware of the following, but you may be able to avoid the nicks and a re-grind for a while. Loosen the blade retaining screws and slide one blade back towards the fence, the other forward towards the front, and re-tighten the screws. If the nick is small, staggering the blades by a mm or so is often successful.

Colin

 

[custard]

On further inspection of the one and only piece of test wood that I put through my planer it turns out I had a tiny piece of nail in it.

Unfortunately it happens all the time, most commonly from bits of grit that have been picked up from the workshop floor.

 

[SteveLuck]

Good to hear this is fairly common and I wasn't a complete fool nicking them on the first run! Thanks for the advice on moving the blades Colin, have given them a new lease of life!

 

[Harbo]

I try to remember to brush mine off with a wire brush followed by a bristle one?
I know some folks go over them with small metal detectors as well?

Rod