How to choose and correctly use elektrorubanok

Electric Planer - an essential tool for anyone who is dealing with the processing of wood, and in the construction or renovation it can become an indispensable tool. In the home handyman is usually quite traditional hand planer, but in a private courtyard or summer cottage working with wood is enough. Bani, farm building, fences, benches and other furniture - the list goes on and on.

Elektrorubanok save the master of time and effort and will allow to achieve good results. Electroplane adjusted preform to the required size, level surface, a burr is removed, deburred and swirls, cut edges is selected slots. Planer, of course, is beyond "thin" surface treatment to perfect smoothness, this will require additional tools. But with its main task - roughing wood in large quantities - elektrorubanok, subject to the rules of operation, manages to "excellent."

As with choosing any power, the master, selecting elektrorubanok should start from the basic problems in which the instrument is often involved. The important role played by power tool, which is directly related to its performance. Plane Planes higher power "deeper", i.e. they can be removed in a single pass a thicker layer of wood. Hand power planners available capacity within 0.5 - 2.2 kW. Above half kilowatts - is, in fact, a professional tool for large-scale works. If you plan to use the plane often and in large quantities - it makes sense to look at the more powerful models. But, as always, it is the rule: the more powerful a tool is, the more it weighs, and the higher its price. low power planers will be convenient to work on weight. Models weigh average power in the range 2.5-4 kg.

Another indicator - the drum rotation frequency, i.e., the number of revolutions that it makes per unit time. This value is very important to consider when choosing a planer, the user finds FORUMHOUSE wind1windThe higher the speed - the better the quality of the cut. The best option, which should be guided in choosing - 15000-16000 rpm.

wind1wind:

- Plane does not completely flat surface, as the "wave" with a very fine pitch. To this ripple was noticeable, and increase the number of revolutions of the shaft and the number of knives on the shaft. These two parameters are very important when choosing.

Width planing depends on the width of the cutting knife edges. The most "running" the size of household knives electroplane - 82, 102 and 110 mm. The higher planing width, the smaller passageways need be done to complete the surface treatment.

Just to handle the board to smooth the surface, enough planer knives, narrower than the board. However, if the width of the knife does not cover the width of the material being processed, a perfectly flat surface will not work - at least the minimum "step", but will remain.

Depth cut - is, in fact, the thickness of the wood layer, removes a plane in a single pass. In a domestic planer it usually does not exceed 2 mm, more powerful - 4 mm. Most models are available for depth adjustment.

The electric planer knives used removable carbide and hardened steel. Most of them, even carbide, it is possible to grind and rule, but narrow knives sharpening will not work: their design is not intended to grind. The individual models of planers included is a device for sharpening. You can make it, and with his own hands.

Olegych (User FORUMHOUSE):

- To edit the knives need to thicker glass and a couple of sheets of sandpaper good. Paper soaked in water, sculpt on the glass - and more! But this is only for editing, "ushatannye" on nails and bricks knives - only on the machine.

Sole planer contacting the treated surface should be flat and smooth. In modern models of planers on its surface made subtle grooves - grooves to prevent the formation of during the operation of "air cushion" between the sole and provide pictures and thus the uniformity cut. The grooves on the front part of the sole intended for chamfering the corners of parts. When selecting the planer on the quality of the surface of the sole should pay close attention, especially when it comes to low-cost models.

Blackk(User FORUMHOUSE):

- The defect occurs in non-brand planes, - so-called "drunken soles." We check as follows: expose detachably adjustment to zero, knife deduce the upper position. We are putting a line along the length of the planer, alternately on both sides, so that it lay directly on both platforms. Naprosvet between the ruler and the sole should be no gaps.

When choosing elektrorubanka important to hold the instrument in his hands, to see whether he will be arranged for you to handle the tool, the start button and adjust, if you are satisfied with its weight. Modern power planners have a lot of options and parameters to facilitate and improve the work process. But they are all, of course, increase the value of the instrument. Among the most popular options - directional emission of chips to be connected to her bag collection or a vacuum cleaner system "soft start" and speed control. Here it all depends on the requests of the master and his financial capabilities.

Useful accessory - a universal ruler, allowing exactly treat the surface, wider, than the width of the planing planer in one pass, as well as the planing angle of 90 degrees to the reference surface. Often these lines are supplied to the planes, but if not - it makes sense to buy it separately.

The main work performed electroplane, novice master easy, but if you follow the simple rules, the tool will be a long and effective. Planing should be started only after the drum included planer fully gained momentum. And do not just put the maximum cutting depth is better twice removed millimeter by millimeter, than to try to remove two millimeters at a time. It is not necessary to press firmly on the tool: it must be a direct and planing planer must himself, "like clockwork." And for this the knives must be sharp.

Masters, are beginning to work with electroplane, not so easy to determine when you need sharpening or replacing the blade. Validating Nomad advises to use visual methods. If sharp knives, a smooth surface is obtained. If blunt - the deposition of the rags of wood, because the knives do not cut and tear it. Another sign of blunt knifes - brown from a high temperature timber, particularly in the region of knots.

Aleksej2000(User FORUMHOUSE):

- Even with blunt knives plane starts to vibrate in the knots, as if small jump knife does not cut and repelled by the dense material. The best - deliver new knives and try as they take. And then you will know the feeling of sharp knives. And the same sharp knives to try to walk on the bitch, in order to see the difference.

A common problem faced by novice master, - the displacement of the processed material at a plane. Although the plane - one of the safest instruments, the risk of injury, holding the wood by hand, still remains. The problem is solved by manufacturer simply lock the board and lateral displacement limiter planer - as advised by forum

wind1wind:

- According to the width of the soles of the planer on workbench attach two wedges at least longer than the processed board. The sole of the planer should be held between them with minimum clearance, but without any difficulty. With one end piece is fixed slats, which will abut against the board. In addition, the board can be fixed between the cubes wooden wedge.

To this structure worked properly, the end stop of the rack and wedge should be slightly smaller in thickness than the planed board, advises forumchanin. Wedges must be, on the contrary, thicker boards treated for about 1 / 2-2 / 3 the thickness planer sole. Then they will prevent lateral movement of the planer during operation. On the other hand, the plane will not affect wedges protruding portions of its design (belt casing engine).

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