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A thickness planer used to get 2 surfaces of a board parallel and then reduce them to a controlled thickness | A thickness planer used to get 2 surfaces of a board parallel and then reduce them to a controlled thickness | ||
No training requirement, but please seek advice from other woodshop users if you are unfamiliar with its use | |||
Often used in conjunction with the [[Equipment/Tyzack Planer|surface planer]] which makes the initial flat surface on one face of the board | Often used in conjunction with the [[Equipment/Tyzack Planer|surface planer]] which makes the initial flat surface on one face of the board | ||
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Do not use any reclaimed wood (in particular pallet wood) on this machine - even tiny fragments of nails, screws or staples left in the wood will chip the blades | Do not use any reclaimed wood (in particular pallet wood) on this machine - even tiny fragments of nails, screws or staples left in the wood will chip the blades | ||
Do not attempt to plane end grain (e.g. glued up cutting board) in this machine, they are very likely to break and fire | Do not attempt to plane end grain (e.g. glued up cutting board) in this machine, they are very likely to break and fire back out of the machine | ||
Do not attempt to plane short workpieces (less than around 250mm long) - they will be unsupported by the feed rollers during the middle of the cut so will spin and jam inside the machine | Do not attempt to plane short workpieces (less than around 250mm long) - they will be unsupported by the feed rollers during the middle of the cut so will spin and jam inside the machine | ||
