Power hand planer

[islayhawk]

I have been given a Titan power planer. However I am not sure if the adjustment is accurate. The fixed sole plate looks ok - however! when the adjuster is set to zero the front plate(adjusting plate) is not in a line with the fixed plate. At the end next to the cutter it looks ok but at the front of the plate there appears to be a run of about 2-3mm. This run arrears to be consistent throughout the adjustment range.

 

[marcros]

sounds like the scale is useless, but at least it is consistent throughout the range. can you adjust it to cut less than 2-3mm, whatever the scale reads when you do so?

 

[Ollie78]

The scale is pretty "ballpark" on my Makita planer. I always do a test cut on scrap if it matters. However the cut is square across. So the nose part is co planar to the fixed rear part.