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Drum sander vs planer
On the Woodworking show, when making flat stock, he uses the following
procedures. 1) sizes the stock on the table saw 2) joints one edge and one face on the jointer 3) with jointed face down planes the opposite face on the planer 4) passes the stock through the drum sander for final size QUESTION? Why did he not simply go for final size in the planer? While I am sure a drum sander would be a nice tool to have, is it necessary for the above goal? Thanks, Ivan Vegvary |
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While I am sure a drum sander would be a nice tool to have, is it necessary for the
above goal? No. Just plane it. I wouldn't use most drum sanders for dimentioning anything. It would take a sander with some serious muscle to do that. I want a drum sander also, but it would be fore getting a certain finish while reducing sanding time, not dimentioning. On the other hand, if you get some seriously ragged wood, like maybe some old barn wood or something, it might be better to run it though a drum sander first rather than a planer, since grit and old paint in the wood wouldn't do much to a drum sander, but would dull or nick planer blades. brian |
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I have a planer and drum sander. I typically use the planer for
dimensioning. The reasons I use the drum sander have been a) Very short pieces b) Piece too wide for the planer ( 13in) c) Grain on wood resulting in tearing. d) Assembled item has grain in two directions Using the drum sander is much slower than the planer. Have to check the drum from time to time to clean off gum. Repeated light passes are required, but it is still easy to get the sandpaper too hot which increases the gum build up resulting in more heat, etc. Dave Paine. "Ivan Vegvary" wrote in message news:OxVqf.60$x%2.17@trnddc06... On the Woodworking show, when making flat stock, he uses the following procedures. 1) sizes the stock on the table saw 2) joints one edge and one face on the jointer 3) with jointed face down planes the opposite face on the planer 4) passes the stock through the drum sander for final size QUESTION? Why did he not simply go for final size in the planer? While I am sure a drum sander would be a nice tool to have, is it necessary for the above goal? Thanks, Ivan Vegvary |
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Ivan Vegvary wrote:
On the Woodworking show, when making flat stock, he uses the following procedures. 1) sizes the stock on the table saw 2) joints one edge and one face on the jointer 3) with jointed face down planes the opposite face on the planer 4) passes the stock through the drum sander for final size QUESTION? Why did he not simply go for final size in the planer? While I am sure a drum sander would be a nice tool to have, is it necessary for the above goal? Thanks, Ivan Vegvary Tear-out prone wood should be sanded rather than run through a planer. Wetting the wood helps, but ultimately, if it still tears out, you'll need to sand out the divots. doing that with handheld sanders is a time consuming PITA and may result in less than optimal results (uneveness). Scraping will work, but it's also time consuming and tedious if you expect to scrape away enough to remove any but the tiniest divots. Dave |
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"Ivan Vegvary" wrote in message news:OxVqf.60$x%2.17@trnddc06... On the Woodworking show, when making flat stock, he uses the following procedures. 1) sizes the stock on the table saw 2) joints one edge and one face on the jointer 3) with jointed face down planes the opposite face on the planer 4) passes the stock through the drum sander for final size QUESTION? Why did he not simply go for final size in the planer? While I am sure a drum sander would be a nice tool to have, is it necessary for the above goal? Because a planer is not going to leave a finish that you want to be the final surface. Yeah some of the new portables will leave a baby butt surface, but not for long. And, no you can plane to the final thickness and then lightly hand plane, scrape or sand the surface as a final prep to the surface. |
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QUESTION? Why did he not simply go for final size in the planer? Was it highly figured or other difficult to plane wood? |
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"Ivan Vegvary" wrote:
On the Woodworking show, when making flat stock, he uses the following procedures. 1) sizes the stock on the table saw 2) joints one edge and one face on the jointer 3) with jointed face down planes the opposite face on the planer 4) passes the stock through the drum sander for final size QUESTION? Why did he not simply go for final size in the planer? While I am sure a drum sander would be a nice tool to have, is it necessary for the above goal? Don't have a clue, but offer the following: 1) Drum sander can handle 48" wide material. 2) If you are reclaiming old timber and miss a nail, it usually won't damage the sanding belt of a drum sander. If building a table top as a glue up of boards, I like to use oversize stock for the glue up, then go to the drum sanding shop and bring it to size. Provides a uniform finish at minimum cost. Just don't show up with a teak glue up unless you have very deep pockets. One you sand teak, you need new belts. A commercial drum sander uses 3 sanding belts driven usually by 25HP motors. After seeing one of them operate, anything you find in a home shop is basically a toy by comparison, IMHO. Lew |
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"Ivan Vegvary" wrote in message news:OxVqf.60$x%2.17@trnddc06... On the Woodworking show, when making flat stock, he uses the following procedures. 1) sizes the stock on the table saw 2) joints one edge and one face on the jointer 3) with jointed face down planes the opposite face on the planer 4) passes the stock through the drum sander for final size QUESTION? Why did he not simply go for final size in the planer? While I am sure a drum sander would be a nice tool to have, is it necessary for the above goal? Thanks, Ivan Vegvary David Marks does this all the time. He (nor I) like planning thin pieces in the planer. For longer thicker pieces, the planer works great. Dave Posted Via Usenet.com Premium Usenet Newsgroup Services ---------------------------------------------------------- ** SPEED ** RETENTION ** COMPLETION ** ANONYMITY ** ---------------------------------------------------------- http://www.usenet.com |
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Ivan Vegvary wrote:
On the Woodworking show, when making flat stock, he uses the following procedures. 1) sizes the stock on the table saw 2) joints one edge and one face on the jointer 3) with jointed face down planes the opposite face on the planer 4) passes the stock through the drum sander for final size QUESTION? Why did he not simply go for final size in the planer? No knife marks. -- dadiOH ____________________________ dadiOH's dandies v3.06... ....a help file of info about MP3s, recording from LP/cassette and tips & tricks on this and that. Get it at http://mysite.verizon.net/xico |
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I have a drum sander and no planer, use reclaimed timber, so knots even
nails can go through. Dimension on bandsaw. Tough! I use old scaffold boards sometimes. Jet recommended ! |
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