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Re: Tools: planer vs belt sander
By:Dave Gentry
Date: 11/21/2010, 10:56 pm
In Response To: Tools: planer vs belt sander (Scott Shurlow)

: Which tool is more useful overall. They seem to be similar in
: function, but very different. I'm thinking about using this for
: more than just boats. As a guy, power tools are often on the
: Xmas list and one of these is next on the list.
: Scott
Among hand held tools, I find a belt sander to be much more useful than a power planer - but I use a couple of my hand planes far more often than a belt sander. A block, or low angle block, plane gets the most use, followed by my mid-sized jointer plane.

A power planer will take off a lot of wood really fast, though.

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Tools: planer vs belt sander
Scott Shurlow -- 11/21/2010, 8:15 pm
Harbor Freight plane
Jay Babina -- 11/29/2010, 10:37 am
Get 3" x 21"
Jay Babina -- 11/29/2010, 10:43 am
Re: Get 3" x 21"
Bill Hamm -- 11/30/2010, 1:23 am
Re: Get 3" x 21"
ancient kayaker -- 12/7/2010, 12:19 am
Re: Tools: planer vs belt sander
Bill Hamm -- 11/22/2010, 9:08 am
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Ancient Kayaker -- 11/23/2010, 11:48 pm
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Bill Hamm -- 11/24/2010, 6:28 am
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Bill Hamm -- 11/24/2010, 8:13 am
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James Hanrahan -- 11/22/2010, 8:58 am
Re: Tools: planer vs belt sander
Scott Shurlow -- 11/21/2010, 11:58 pm
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Malcolm Schweizer -- 11/22/2010, 7:49 am
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Ancient Kayaker -- 11/22/2010, 12:29 am
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Bill Hamm -- 11/22/2010, 12:16 am
Re: Tools: planer vs belt sander
Dave Gentry -- 11/21/2010, 10:56 pm
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fred g -- 11/21/2010, 9:49 pm
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Kudzu -- 11/21/2010, 9:12 pm
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Charlie -- 11/21/2010, 9:03 pm
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Simeon -- 11/21/2010, 8:49 pm