Get a Dremel tool with one of those little cone sharpening stones. Take the beltguard off and turn the planner over. Rest the dremel on the base of the planer and turn the blade untill the stone meets the blade at a good angle. Hold the blade in place and slide the dremel across the blade. This does a nice job of honing the blade. I like this method because I dont have to remove the blades. After doing this 5 to 6 times you will have to reset the blades. Roger…
Get a Dremel tool with one of those little cone sharpening stones. Take > the beltguard off and turn the planner over. Rest the dremel on the base > of the planer and turn the blade untill the stone meets the blade at a > good angle. Hold the blade in place and slide the dremel across the blade. > This does a nice job of honing the blade. I like this method because I > dont have to remove the blades. After doing this 5 to 6 times you will > have to reset the blades. Roger… That’s not honing , it’s butchery. Don’t believe what you read.
Get a Dremel tool with one of those little cone sharpening stones. Take > the beltguard off and turn the planner over. Rest the dremel on the base > of the planer and turn the blade untill the stone meets the blade at a > good angle. Hold the blade in place and slide the dremel across the blade. > This does a nice job of honing the blade. I like this method because I > dont have to remove the blades. After doing this 5 to 6 times you will > have to reset the blades. Roger… That’s not honing , it’s butchery. Don’t believe what you read.
That’s not honing , it’s butchery. Don’t believe what you read. Wait, Roger is a master at building tools, maintaining then and never abuses a tool. I’ve watched him tear down A 36" Olliver-Hussey thickness planer after hitting a hidden head of a cut flooring nail. Maybe this was too hard to understand, but it works nevertheless. Now, Jimmy Hanley’s attempt to sharpen his Skil blades with a hand grinder was butchery (Ihad to bail him out on that one)
That’s not honing , it’s butchery. Don’t believe what you read. Wait, Roger is a master at building tools, maintaining then and never abuses a tool. I’ve watched him tear down A 36" Olliver-Hussey thickness planer after hitting a hidden head of a cut flooring nail. Maybe this was too hard to understand, but it works nevertheless. Now, Jimmy Hanley’s attempt to sharpen his Skil blades with a hand grinder was butchery (Ihad to bail him out on that one)
That’s not honing , it’s butchery. Don’t believe what you read. … On thick blades esp. planer blades you DON’T want a razor sharp edge,it will just dull quickly.A nice crisp cornered edge is what works and stays the course.Herb.
That’s not honing , it’s butchery. Don’t believe what you read. … On thick blades esp. planer blades you DON’T want a razor sharp edge,it will just dull quickly.A nice crisp cornered edge is what works and stays the course.Herb.
That’s not honing , it’s butchery. Don’t believe what you read. Ok , I’ll slow down the caffeine intravenous flow to a mild drip… I never sharpen my planner knives with a high speed grinder unless you have the capability of cooling off the steel as to not lose the temper. It only takes a second for the steel to burn w/o careful handling. Take the time to remove your knives and hone them on wet stones. When there are no chips in the knives you should not have to hone much or at all. A hand held grinding tool , such as a Dremmel tool , is bound for damage control. I don’t think the Dremmel technique is for the non- genius.
That’s not honing , it’s butchery. Don’t believe what you read. Ok , I’ll slow down the caffeine intravenous flow to a mild drip… I never sharpen my planner knives with a high speed grinder unless you have the capability of cooling off the steel as to not lose the temper. It only takes a second for the steel to burn w/o careful handling. Take the time to remove your knives and hone them on wet stones. When there are no chips in the knives you should not have to hone much or at all. A hand held grinding tool , such as a Dremmel tool , is bound for damage control. I don’t think the Dremmel technique is for the non- genius.
used to sharpen a lot of planer / jointer knives…if you have a table saw (even a mini bench-top construction site one), you can mount a 3/4" or 1" wide carborundum wheel in medium/fine to fine grit depending on how nicked up the knives are. use a piece of hardwood with a low rabbet cut in at an appropriate width and depth as the holding tool. then raise or lower the wheel height to get the correct chamfer angle. just slide the blades lightly and evenly across the turning wheel. wear goggles, ok? don’t want to get sued for malpractice.
used to sharpen a lot of planer / jointer knives…if you have a table saw (even a mini bench-top construction site one), you can mount a 3/4" or 1" wide carborundum wheel in medium/fine to fine grit depending on how nicked up the knives are. use a piece of hardwood with a low rabbet cut in at an appropriate width and depth as the holding tool. then raise or lower the wheel height to get the correct chamfer angle. just slide the blades lightly and evenly across the turning wheel. wear goggles, ok? don’t want to get sued for malpractice.
…I’ve used a progrssive series of 3 thin diamond “stones” to touch up the edges of my planer’s blades, while the blades are still in the tool…It works great…A steady hand and even pressure are the key…I found the diamond stones at Harbor Freight… Paul
…I’ve used a progrssive series of 3 thin diamond “stones” to touch up the edges of my planer’s blades, while the blades are still in the tool…It works great…A steady hand and even pressure are the key…I found the diamond stones at Harbor Freight… Paul
…I’ve used a progrssive series of 3 thin diamond “stones” to > touch up the edges of my planer’s blades, while the blades are still in > the tool…It works great…A steady hand and even pressure are the > key…I found the diamond stones at Harbor Freight…>>> Paul I guess I’m lucky we have a honing/lapping plate at work 12"x15".
…I’ve used a progrssive series of 3 thin diamond “stones” to > touch up the edges of my planer’s blades, while the blades are still in > the tool…It works great…A steady hand and even pressure are the > key…I found the diamond stones at Harbor Freight…>>> Paul I guess I’m lucky we have a honing/lapping plate at work 12"x15".
Ok , I’ll slow down the caffeine intravenous flow to a mild drip… I > never sharpen my planner knives with a high speed grinder unless you have > the capability of cooling off the steel as to not lose the temper. It only > takes a second for the steel to burn w/o careful handling. Take the time > to remove your knives and hone them on wet stones. When there are no chips > in the knives you should not have to hone much or at all. A hand held > grinding tool , such as a Dremmel tool , is bound for damage control. I > don’t think the Dremmel technique is for the non- genius. The scariest thing to see while sharpening blades is that god awful color of blue, there went the temper and the edge.
Ok , I’ll slow down the caffeine intravenous flow to a mild drip… I > never sharpen my planner knives with a high speed grinder unless you have > the capability of cooling off the steel as to not lose the temper. It only > takes a second for the steel to burn w/o careful handling. Take the time > to remove your knives and hone them on wet stones. When there are no chips > in the knives you should not have to hone much or at all. A hand held > grinding tool , such as a Dremmel tool , is bound for damage control. I > don’t think the Dremmel technique is for the non- genius. The scariest thing to see while sharpening blades is that god awful color of blue, there went the temper and the edge.