I have a 12"DeWalt planer that's just taken the edge off it's spare
set of blades so now I need to sharpen them. Do I need to remove them
or is there a gizmo that enables you to do it with the blade in
position?
Tia,
Mike

wrote:
I have a 12"DeWalt planer that's just taken the edge off it's spare
set of blades so now I need to sharpen them. Do I need to remove them
or is there a gizmo that enables you to do it with the blade in
position?

IIRC, Jimmy Carter says to use that handheld belt sander of yours.

Dave in Fairfax
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try http://woodworker.com/cgi-bin/FULLPR...PARTNUM=95-421

....but this is to hone the edge only.


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I have a 12"DeWalt planer that's just taken the edge off it's spare
set of blades so now I need to sharpen them. Do I need to remove them
or is there a gizmo that enables you to do it with the blade in
position?
Tia,
Mike

Be certain that you don't have disposables like the ones on my Ryobi.

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I have a 12"DeWalt planer that's just taken the edge off it's spare
set of blades so now I need to sharpen them. Do I need to remove them
or is there a gizmo that enables you to do it with the blade in
position?

With my planer (Ridgid TP1300), one of the things that comes from removing
the blades from the cutter head is the opportunity to clean the resinous
gunk off of them, and the cutter head. This alone gave a better, smoother
cut in the figured walnut I was trying to thickness.

The blades for mine indicate that they are not suited to resharpening. I
tried honing a set, with 600 grit wrapped around a block, with only
marginal improvement. It was a 'thrifty' experiment, as there are still
two sets, sealed, in the tool drawer.

I'd count on at least pulling the blades to clean them up. And maybe work
up a wooden blade holder to facilitate the honing process.

Patriarch

skrev i melding
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I have a 12"DeWalt planer that's just taken the edge off it's spare
set of blades so now I need to sharpen them. Do I need to remove them
or is there a gizmo that enables you to do it with the blade in
position?
Tia,
Mike

wrote in message
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I have a 12"DeWalt planer that's just taken the edge off it's spare
set of blades so now I need to sharpen them. Do I need to remove them
or is there a gizmo that enables you to do it with the blade in
position?
Tia,
Mike

A tool and die maker or a place that sharpens end mills can probably do a
perfect job for a reasonable fee. It is a fairly simple job to set the
blades on a surface grinder and sharpen all the blades to the same height
and bevel.

The design of the cutter head might also allow for all the blades to be
sharpened while clamped in position. This would be the most accurate way as
the edge of each blade would be exactly the same distance from the center of
the head.

I would ask the man doing the work which way he preferred.

--

Roger Shoaf

About the time I had mastered getting the toothpaste back in the tube, then
they come up with this striped stuff.

Which model?

I have the 733 and swapping out the blades is only a 10-minute job.

-Steve


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I have a 12"DeWalt planer that's just taken the edge off it's spare
set of blades so now I need to sharpen them. Do I need to remove them
or is there a gizmo that enables you to do it with the blade in
position?
Tia,
Mike

wrote:

I have a 12"DeWalt planer that's just taken the edge off it's spare
set of blades so now I need to sharpen them. Do I need to remove them
or is there a gizmo that enables you to do it with the blade in
position?
Tia,
Mike

My advice would be to have them sharpened at a professional sharpening
service in your area. The blades have to be ground perfectly flat. The
last time I had mine sharpened the cost was about $14.00 USD and took
about three days to get them back.

--
Jack Novak
Buffalo, NY - USA
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