SonomaProducts.com wrote:
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This will serve you well. If you try to plane rough lumber, you need
to raise the bed rollers. I personaly would just avoid doing that. You
need a Jointer to flatten on side first anyway to do proper squaring.
These planers will never really manage rough stoock well on the bed.
So setup for smooth stock and it should be a dream.
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Surely aren't many home shoppers w/ jointer big enough to handle 15"
rough stock so I'd certainly not be at all happy w/ limiting myself to
only pre-surfaced stock thru a planer.

I've not actually had hands on w/ the Grizz but if the bed rollers can't
be adjusted to accommodate rough stock it would be a killer in my book.

Although I follow the description of the problem, surely there's some
provision for a clearance adjustment?

The old Delta heavy duty of mine (out of production lo! 30 years now, I
suppose) has a design that lets you slip a piece of shim stock under the
supports which I use for rapid changes between "high" and "low"
positions. I'm sure that wasn't a designed in feature, but it's surely
handy.

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