Hi all,
I have the bench top planer thicknesses from Rutlands, and it works well for my smallish shed workshop (3x10m), especially for the price point (£200 on sale):
https://www.rutlands.com/products/planer-thicknesser
But; the fence doesn't move across the bed to allow stock to be run across different sections of the blades when planing. I've recently been squaring up a large amount of 2x4 stock, so it's all been run through the section of blade marked in red. I worry about excessive blade wear in that section.
Would there be a reason not to clamp a known square piece of thicker stock to the fence to essentially move the fence out so that the stock I'm running through goes more across the green section to even out blade wear. As long as I can get a bit of stock that's the same length / height as the built in fence, but thicker. Seems like it would work to me. Anything I've missed?
Thanks!
I have the bench top planer thicknesses from Rutlands, and it works well for my smallish shed workshop (3x10m), especially for the price point (£200 on sale):
https://www.rutlands.com/products/planer-thicknesser
But; the fence doesn't move across the bed to allow stock to be run across different sections of the blades when planing. I've recently been squaring up a large amount of 2x4 stock, so it's all been run through the section of blade marked in red. I worry about excessive blade wear in that section.
Would there be a reason not to clamp a known square piece of thicker stock to the fence to essentially move the fence out so that the stock I'm running through goes more across the green section to even out blade wear. As long as I can get a bit of stock that's the same length / height as the built in fence, but thicker. Seems like it would work to me. Anything I've missed?
Thanks!
