Which epoxy to modify Bosch 1594 planner?

General Discussion
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I’ve read up on how to modify a bosch 1594 planner. I think that it will make more sense once I get into it. However, I was wondering how:

  1. I reattatch the handle after I cut it off? What type of epoxy should I use? Do I need to use fiberglass?

  2. What type of epoxy do I use to fill in the groove on the bottom of the planner?

Thanks for any help that can be offered.

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Try Araldite (Vantico) products, they do a huge range of adhesives. You just need to know which two materials and how much gap fill. This link is to their product selector.

http://www.huntsman.com/structural-adhesives/index.cfm?PageID=4327

They also make guns and mixing tubes which are just great if you intend to use this stuff regularly, fin and leash plugs, dings etc.

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Dan:

5 Min epoxy should work nicely for the handle. It’s thick enough to stay in place and bonds well to plastic.(mix it well). Fill the planer shoe groove using bondo type filler. Sand it flush and at the same time you can take off some of the sharp edges on the entire shoe/base. Let’s see some pics of your planer when you are through.

Tom S.

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DanB,

“JB Weld” will work for this purpose. It comes in “quick” or regular and can be found at Home Depot, Autozone etc.

Dave_D

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I have some pics of a Bosch I modified and reset the handle.I can’t seem to get a handle on posting pictures but if someone will send me a private message with their email I will send them out.If you can put the pictures up I will try to explain how I did it. RB

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Here are the pictures. Cleanlines will provide the step by step. Thanks

again. I really appriciate it. This is pictures 1 and 2.


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Here’s pictures 3 and 4


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Hey…that looks like the planner I’ve been using. Its great for stripping blanks. I don’t know what Cleanlines used to glue that handle upright, but after about 75 boards its still upright!

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I just wanted to bring this back up because I’m very interested in modifying my planner. I’m looking forward to a mini how-to explaination.

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I’d use 5 minute. Get it at your local hobbie shop. I use that stuff all the time for all kinds of stuff. Perfect for this kind of job.

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In a nutshell here is how we converted the planer.1)cut the handle and postion it where you want it.I used a Skil for reference.2)cut some pieces of glass and apply to the handle.Use epoxy resin like Greg said.Once it dries come back and add more glass so it’s nice and stiff.Make sure it’s done in two parts so you can come back and replace the trigger if needed at a later date.Sand it down so it feels good to the hand.3)Disarm the little safety button by the trigger.We just took it apart and removed it.4)As for the adjustment knob just take the cap off and loosen the nut inside(it comes with a good exploded diagram of the parts so you can easily see how that’s done)…it will make it easier to turn.You may want to add a lever.5)Fill the groove in the shoe with bondo or epoxy and filler and sand it down.Sand the edges of the shoe and that’s it.Sorry if this is vague but it was over a year ago and I can’t remember all of the details.THis little planer is pretty sweet.The depth adjustment knob can be used for rail bands.You can open and close as you go.At 6 AMps it is powerful and you can reverse the dust chute.It is already set up for a vaccum hose.I bought it online for around $125.00.Hope this helps. RB Note…what make the Bosch different is that the full range of depth adjustment is 1/2 of a turn with the knob from 0 to 1/8".)

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Thank you for the tips (both Greg and Roger)!

  1. Would it be okay to use the 5 minute 2 part epoxy that they sell at home depot?

  2. Would I wet out the cloth before I put it on?

I’ve already messed around with loosening the adjustment knob. I wasn’t paying enough attention and loosened the knob too much and all the parts shot around the garage. It cracked my wife up.