"Adrian" wrote in message
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Hi John

On Sun, 19 Nov 2006 17:42:12 +0000, John Rumm
wrote:

Adrian wrote:

Oh c'mon - you can't leave it like that ! g

Any hints or tips ??

ISTR that the one our builder chappie had was simply set up with a
'depth' dial at the front, also some kind of a fence for rebating.

What other subtleties do I need to be aware of ?

This will keep you going for a bit:

http://www.diyfaq.org.uk/powertools/plane.htm

fairy nuff - all good points - especially the bit about the carrot in
the food processor !
thanks for the link !

Interesting that the faq mentions power-planers are good on mdf /
chipboard - got some mdf cupboard doors to manufacture next week -
also a new kitchen worktop - sounds like I need a power-planer !


I know it sounds kind of 'Irish' - but I was considering planing off
the material at the hinge side of the door - on the grounds that the
new parliament hinges require a different 'rebate' to the originals,
and that any slight innacuracies in the planing will be less
noticeable if they're on the hinge-side of the door. Also saves
messing with the lock mechanism.

Nope that is a fine and sensible way to do it - usualy simper to recut
hinge rebates than having to remount the latch assembly (especially if
it has a keyhole!)

yup - for some strange reason _all_ the internal doors in this (new
build) place have keyholes.

That does sound Irish :-)