On 08/06/15 10:35, Harold Davis wrote:
Huge wrote in
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On 2015-06-08, Harold Davis
wrote:
David Lang wrote in
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On 02/06/2015 21:06, Harold Davis wrote:
Hi,

I need to plane the bottom of an internal door and have done this
with other doors using an electrical plane. But when I did it
before, I had someone to help me by holding the door upright so I
could stand on some steps and run the plane along the top. Now she
won't be there to help and I'm going to have to do it on my own.

What's the best way to hold the door tight? I'm sure I've seen
tradesmen use electrical planes on doors without assistants, but I
can't remember exactly how they've done it! There's no way I can
stand it on the floor and plane the top as before - it wouldn't
stay still.

Thanks in advance!

Don't use a plane. Use a circular saw and a sawboard with the door
on a bench or blocks.

Yes, but I haven't got one! :-) Are you saying it's not feasible for
someone to do it on their own with an electric plane?

I've laid the door on its side, on blocks so the plane will go all the
way down to the end, and held it upright with a B&D Workmate. And then
plane vertically. You do *have* a Workmate, right? )

No I haven't got one of those either, but could buy one. Have you done
what you describe with a 1000W+ 3kg+ electrical planer that vibrates like
nobody's business?


A leccy planer that weighs less and vibrates less will set you back next
to nowt as will hiring one

Another possible is to clamp a straight edge as guide to the door and
use a router, suitably supported...

Harry



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