With a tool like this it is important to be able to adjust how much material is removed. look for a planer in your area that you can pickup. The Safe-T-Planer cuts a path 2-3/4" wide. Drum sander is also good for very thin or small pieces that a planer would most likely damage or be unsafe to send through. How does this differ from a thickness planner? Tough as nails equipment - excellent customer support - and you can't beat the price. I mainly use it to remove wood from wedge cut pieces of maple and spruce used for the tops and backs of violins and other stringed instruments. D. E. has updated the project titled Raspberry Pi SuperCapacitor UPS & Power Switch.   Your link has been automatically embedded. It stands on 2 30mm threaded bars (4 turns=2mm), and the base is a 30mm MDF. OK, I have to ask. I got a Dewalt 616pk Plunge/Fixed Router the other day and have been very please with it so far. They will have the correct tools and will often do it for a few bucks. Reviewed in the United States on May 23, 2019, Reviewed in the United States on November 19, 2019, Reviewed in the United States on May 8, 2018. My uncle has a full A++ shop with almost ALL grizzly equipment. I did find one at the local hardware store for $199 however. It is my first planer. 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That is one of those things you don’t think can happen… til it does. I've already gotten tired of having to bug people for stuff, and I really need a planer next. So yes your using velcro backed sand paper. This tool is easy to use with a little practice on some scrap pieces. I spent a good bit of time weighing the options of the 12" and the one I bought. Large surfaces are handled by making multiple passes.   You cannot paste images directly. Reviewed in the United States on April 11, 2019. I almost always use a random orbit hand sander afterwards with 150 and 320grit to clean up any … I had a feeling I should be looking for at least a 13" planer. Use the Safe-T-Planer for: Solid guitar … ... One thought on “ Building A Custom Guitar Body with Bowties ” … Learn how your comment data is processed. Fortunately, it was only the last 1/2″ of my left ring finger. I can't remember the magazine that did the review - I'll see if I can find it tonight. Notice how most fenders fit under that 13' barrier? What? “What prevents it from flinging the sheet or part you fed into it across the room?”, (Note however that the linked article correctly capitalizes the use of the proper noun, Velcro. “Most” jointers and planers leave milling marks that should be removed with hand planes, sanding and scrapers (among others). Back to the drawing board…. I figure you feed the part against the rotation of the sander, so that at most it will push it against you with the same force you push against it. I'm seriously thinking about buying a Grizzly since I've never heard a negative word from anyone on their products, so they must match top brands quality? It's 1m x 1m, and now I think it could be even less. I have lots of grizzly equipment. Thanks. I've used other since I bought this one, and don't know how I would live w/o some of the features. Oh, if you’re using a thickness sander, you might want to scrape the board afterwards. It’s a super simple technique that resulted in a true-spinning drum. I don’t see any feature to raise or lower the table or roller. And hopefully the guy uses hearing protection (between the shop vac and the sander, there was ALOT of noise). Please make sure that you are posting in the form of a question. My only problem with it is the dust chute. But the Delta impressed me also. I went for the 13" Rigid planer, on sale for $199 at my 'Depot. Yes, it is typical for us to thickness plane the wood before building. Perhaps I’m slow but does this design produce a fixed thickness? I have 12″ dewalt planer and 16-32 Performax drum sander in my basement workshop. And much more affordable than buying a larger plane. Yann Guidon / YGDES wrote a comment on Hackaday TTLers. Any thoughts? The product is well made, just did not work as I had hoped on a round flute blank. Nice folks, too. Please try again. There was a problem completing your request. Not all sandpaper comes from Canada. I don't think I need to plane my own wood enough to warrant my own planer. Most woodshops around here will plane enough wood for 2 or 3 bodies (one long board) for around $20. Pretty much copied this – but without using hook and loop (I made a method of screwing the belt ends to the mdf instead). Thanks for the link. The frame is made from standard 2×4’s. http://www.rockler.com/ecom7/product_detai...=7&filter=delta. Just wondering because I know it's a neat feature on planers I've seen before. Granted, I used it for much more than guitar building, but the bells and whistles of this machine were completly worth the extra bling. The Safe-T-Planer cuts a path 2-3/4" wide. That's what I was thinking in terms of a guitar body 2 piece already glued together or a one piece. Plane large or small pieces. This shopping feature will continue to load items when the Enter key is pressed. I've had no luck, but I did see a 12" planer from Delta for $199. Once bitten, twice shy. The Cost Of Moving Atoms In Space; Unpacking The Dubious Claims Of A $10 Quintillion Space Asteroid, The Shipping Industry’s Transition To Atomic Power And Faster Deliveries. This works way better than I expected it to. I don’t know where you’re getting the ‘better finish’ idea. It gouges large panels (not just visibly – you can feel the indentations). Someone posted that they got a 13" Rigid planer from Home Depot. Jet-Sking, MotoCrossing, Making Guitars and Shite, ** Current Guitar Of The Month contest **, Entry for the November Guitar Of The Month Contest is now open. It would take a lot longer than a proper thickness planer or sander, but, as has been metioned before, it beats having to bug someone else to do it for you and to pay for it. I know a guy who lost one. This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Thanks! Also, the table design is not good – far too small outfeed, and too small sanding height. Each cutter features a spare edge, to double the working life. Your question might be answered by sellers, manufacturers, or customers who bought this product. I was raised around machinery also, but as a teenager I knew everything and thought that being cautious was for wimps. I was thinking that a 12" wouldn't be wide enough for most guitars, but you can get by with a smaller planer if your building 2 piece guitars like most of us, just make sure you run both pieces back to back to insure that they are the same width. Top subscription boxes – right to your door, © 1996-2020, Amazon.com, Inc. or its affiliates. What prevents it from flinging the sheet or part you fed into it across the room? Upload or insert images from URL. Get their catalog, it's like the Sears Wish Book for guys. Please try again. Right now I'm looking into a good spindle sander. In your drill press, it planes wood to any thickness, leaving it smooth and ready for sanding. Unable to add item to List. I completely agree with the 13" minimum. !.....32in and weighs in at @3000+lbs. If I use the attachment it gets clogged very easily - even with a dust collector connected. Very rarely that a board comes out of a planer that I didn’t have to finish sand afterwards. Fortunately, there are many technics, tools methods and theories around the construction of stringed instruments (Lutherie) in general, and electric guitars specifically. It is still NIB. This place is literally around the corner from my house…I’ve never seen any activity there. It's basically an overhead router, correct? Reviewed in the United States on December 28, 2018.