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Re: Tools: Striving for perfection
By:Malcolm Schweizer
Date: 5/26/2012, 3:44 pm
In Response To: Tools: Striving for perfection (Douglas Lee)

I have, and LOVE, the Ridgid 13" planer. It is great for dimensioning my own stuff, but I don't use it for strips. I just rip the strips to thickness. Usually you can get them well enough with a proper table saw setup.

If you do decide to thickness the strips, you shouldn't take more than 1/64th at a time. The strips flex and if you try to take too much at a time they flex into the cutter head and are destroyed.

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Tools: Striving for perfection
Douglas Lee -- 5/26/2012, 11:36 am
Re: Tools: Striving for perfection
Brian Nystrom -- 5/26/2012, 12:57 pm
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Douglas Lee -- 5/26/2012, 1:27 pm
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Brian Nystrom -- 5/29/2012, 7:00 am
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Mark Vander Horck -- 5/26/2012, 2:11 pm
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Douglas Lee -- 5/26/2012, 3:20 pm
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Mark Vander Horck -- 5/26/2012, 3:37 pm
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Bill Hamm -- 5/27/2012, 2:16 am
Re: Tools: Striving for perfection
Malcolm Schweizer -- 5/26/2012, 3:44 pm
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Douglas Lee -- 5/26/2012, 9:31 pm
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ancient kayaker -- 5/26/2012, 11:58 pm