I'm going to make some 1/4" edge capping for 18mm baltic birch plywood on a
cabinet I'm finishing. Is there a danger in attempting to plane 3/4" cherry
stock down to 18mm. Basically I need to take off 1/32". I'm going to use a
12.5" delta portable planer to do this. I just don't want to screw up an $80
board so I'm wondering if there are other options in making capping. Thx.

If you use enough that snipe will not matter, it should be okay.
Put your mind to rest by trying a sample piece first.

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I'm going to make some 1/4" edge capping for 18mm baltic birch plywood on
a
cabinet I'm finishing. Is there a danger in attempting to plane 3/4"
cherry
stock down to 18mm. Basically I need to take off 1/32". I'm going to use a
12.5" delta portable planer to do this. I just don't want to screw up an
$80
board so I'm wondering if there are other options in making capping. Thx.

If I understand this correctly, you are going to plane down the board to 18
mm thick, then cut it to 1/4" for the capping. 18 mm is no problem, just
do it in a couple of passes to take off that 1/32. Allow some extra length
in case of snipe.

My source says to consider sticking the trim to a carrier board with
double stick.

Bob AZ

Bob AZ wrote:
My source says to consider sticking the trim to a carrier board with
double stick.

Bob AZ

thx all.

On Thu, 22 Sep 2005 03:01:13 GMT, "Alan Smithee"
wrote:

I'm going to make some 1/4" edge capping for 18mm baltic birch plywood on a
cabinet I'm finishing. Is there a danger in attempting to plane 3/4" cherry
stock down to 18mm. Basically I need to take off 1/32". I'm going to use a
12.5" delta portable planer to do this. I just don't want to screw up an $80
board so I'm wondering if there are other options in making capping. Thx.


Personally I would consider attaching it oversized and using a block
plane or a router with a flush trim bit to take the 1/32" off
afterwards. If you plane it to the exact thickness before attaching
you leave yourself no room for error - either yours or the plywoods.
Dave Hall

"The power of accurate observation is commonly called cynicism by those who
have not got it." -- G.B. Shaw

In article , Dave Hall
wrote:

On Thu, 22 Sep 2005 03:01:13 GMT, "Alan Smithee"
wrote:

I'm going to make some 1/4" edge capping for 18mm baltic birch plywood on a
cabinet I'm finishing. Is there a danger in attempting to plane 3/4" cherry
stock down to 18mm. Basically I need to take off 1/32". I'm going to use a
12.5" delta portable planer to do this. I just don't want to screw up an $80
board so I'm wondering if there are other options in making capping. Thx.


Personally I would consider attaching it oversized and using a block
plane or a router with a flush trim bit to take the 1/32" off
afterwards. If you plane it to the exact thickness before attaching
you leave yourself no room for error - either yours or the plywoods.
Dave Hall

I'm with Dave. Leave it 1/32 proud. You can even use a cabinet scraper
to take that much off.

--
Life. Nature's way of keeping meat fresh. -- Dr. Who

Dave Balderstone wrote:
In article , Dave Hall
wrote:

On Thu, 22 Sep 2005 03:01:13 GMT, "Alan Smithee"
wrote:

I'm going to make some 1/4" edge capping for 18mm baltic birch
plywood on a cabinet I'm finishing. Is there a danger in attempting
to plane 3/4" cherry stock down to 18mm. Basically I need to take
off 1/32". I'm going to use a
12.5" delta portable planer to do this. I just don't want to screw
up an $80 board so I'm wondering if there are other options in
making capping. Thx.


Personally I would consider attaching it oversized and using a block
plane or a router with a flush trim bit to take the 1/32" off
afterwards. If you plane it to the exact thickness before attaching
you leave yourself no room for error - either yours or the plywoods.
Dave Hall

I'm with Dave. Leave it 1/32 proud. You can even use a cabinet scraper
to take that much off.

Cabinet scraper. Not a bad idea. I can't use a router because of the nature
of the layout of the cabinet plus I don't trust myself to hold up the weight
of the router.

In article AQKYe.537003$5V4.428883@pd7tw3no, Alan Smithee
wrote:

Cabinet scraper. Not a bad idea. I can't use a router because of the nature
of the layout of the cabinet plus I don't trust myself to hold up the weight
of the router.


Cabinet scrapers qualify as Wonderful Things, in my opinion.

--
Life. Nature's way of keeping meat fresh. -- Dr. Who