Articles
Ask WWGOA » Planing Small Pieces of Wood
Related VideosPlaning Small Pieces of Wood
Posted: March 16, 2009
"I'd like to plane some short pieces of 3/4" x 1.515" (approx) x 3.5" long poplar. I am afraid the rollers won't keep feeding the wood and I will get a large dwell mark, and I may possibly damage my new DV735 machine."
Submitted by: Jcoleman001
WWGOA Editor Response
You're right. The limiting factor in board length you can safely plane is the distance from infeed roller to outfeed roller. Anything shorter than that will simply get past the infeed roller and then bounce around under the cutter head, since the outfeed roller can't grab it and feed it.
You need to leave these pieces long and plane them first, then do your final length cuts to reduce them to the short lengths your project requires.
George Vondriska
Managing Editor
Got a woodworking question you need answered? Email us at editor@wwgoa.com or post your question on the Forums board for help from fellow WWGOA members.
Related Videos
1 Comments
I made a sled that can either pass through, or remain fixed to infeed table. Something like that might work for short pieces.