On 24/03/2016 17:20, Rod Speed wrote:
Dave Plowman (News) wrote
Rod Speed wrote

You need a circular saw and a sawboard

Nowhere near as good IMO.

I've trimmed around 15 doors this year. Trust me,

No thanks.

it's quicker & more accurate.

But not as good for the OP who isnt likely to be able to work
out just how much should be removed. Much safer to do it
more gradually with an electric plane for someone like that.

Have you ever used a sawboard?

Something else you've never used, obviously.

There you go, face down in the mud, as always.
Even with the work horizontal and on a workbench, it's not easy to
make a perfect job with a power plane.

You don't need a perfect job with the bottom of a ****ing door, ****wit.

You do if you are charging a customer for it.

Indeed, a hand plane is easier to use for the unskilled.

Bull**** for someone who has never used one before.
Something as large as a door is going to be even more difficult.

Nope, just have the door on one of the long edges and the bottom
vertical. Do it half at a time and turn the door over so its on the other
long side when you have done half the bottom and do the other half.

Ha ha ha ha!

Why not just for once take the word of those who have actually done
the job?

Because I have done the ****ing job a lot more often
than you ever have and done it fine with an electric plane and have
enough of a clue to be able to realise
that someone like the OP isnt going to be able to work out how much to
take off with a circular saw
and is much safer doing it a bit at a time until the
door works fine, with an electric planer.

But you haven't done the job as often as I have. You're suggesting take
a bit off, re hang door, take a bit off, re hang door, take a bit off,
re hang door. It would take all day.

Getting the right amount off is dead simple. Position door next to frame
resting on a couple of spacers (pencils work fine). Measure distance
between hinge rebate and hinge. Remove that amount from bottom. Perfect
job.



Doesn't matter how quick it is for him.



--
Dave - The Medway Handyman