Would it handle it?

[caveman]

Stupid question?
I have an old Silverline planer and am wondering if the blades would cope with some soft aluminium.

I do not have a mill of any sort and I have to remove about 2 - 3mm from the 12mm wide face of a piece of 6mm X 12mm flat bar and was thinking that going fractions of a mm at a time it might just do the job. I would obviously mount the bar in a wooden holder for the operation, not try to push it across as is!!

Or am I daft to even contemplate it?

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Silverline-427715-Hi-Spec-Planer-Version/dp/B001C84DGQ

 

[MusicMan]

Well, I wouldn't. It might work but could go nastily wrong, and I don't think the surface would be very good.

How much do you have to do? why not just buys me 9 x 3 mm strip?

Keith

 

[caveman]

Probably will just buy another strip the right size, just a thought though!

 

[Rorschach]

Buy another strip, the sheer size of the cutting area would likely either stall the planer or launch it or the workpiece off at a terrifying rate. Terrible surface finish too.

 

[MikeG.]

You'd have much better results with a belt sander..........but of course, you'll never control the accuracy of the resulting surface.

 

[caveman]

Yes, I'd thought of that and I do have a belt sander. Accuracy isn't vital, ±0.00000001mm will do :lol: