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PLANING TIPS
Adjusting Warp:
1.
Warp is a variation from a plane or true surface. Warping of wood is caused by
uneven shrinkage during the drying process.
(See Figure G.)
2.
The ideal is to have a straight board with no warp, which allows you to feed both
sides of the board through the Bench Top Planer to plane to the desired thick-
ness.
3.
With a board having a
cup
warp, you should first plane the top flat and then turn
the board over and plane the bottom flat. If possible, rip the board down the
middle of the cup. This will eliminate a large amount of waste in the planing
process.
(See Figure G.)
Grain Direction:
1.
Feeding the board into the Bench Top Planer,
with
the grain, is feeding so that
the Blades (part #22) travel in the same direction as the slant of the grain.
(See Figure G.)
2.
Grain patterns often have a “V” shape. The point of the “V” should point away
from the Blades (part #22) while feeding.
(See Figure G.)
3.
Occasionally, the grain direction reverses in the same piece of wood. For best
planing results, cut the board in half so that each section can be planed with the
grain.
CUP WARP
TOP
BOTTOM
GRAIN
GRAIN
“V” PATTERN
FIGURE G
