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Default Taking a couple of mm off a door, belt sander?

On 17/02/2020 21:48, R D S wrote:
On 17/02/2020 20:55, Chris Green wrote:
R D S wrote:
I have a few doors in my life that are sticking, I have NO skills with a
plane, it isn't really enough to warrant getting a circular saw and I
cant really be arsed removing the doors anyway....

So wondering if a belt sander would be appropriate for taking a couple
of mm off here and there?


You're only going to be able to remove material from the side opposite
the hinge or, maybe, the top if you're not aiming to remove the door.
The belt sander will do it but it's very easy to overdo it with a belt
sander.

There's a fair chance that you *actually* need to remove material from
the bottom of the door or very close to the hinge, both will need you
to remove the door.


Yes, as it happens I just need to remove material from the width of the
doors, not top or bottom.


As Tabs says, a plane is really the way to go. Certainly better to
remove the door too, but can be done in situ if there is not too much to
remove. If the problem is really quite localised (say only a few inches
long), you could get away with using a small plane.