can i use a planner for core profiling
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can i use a planner for core profiling
hi i was wondering if i could profile a core with a planer(i have access to this one http://www.deltamachinery.com/index.asp?e=136&p=944) i was wondering if it would work
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that is a pretty sweet planer. i would say definitely go for the planer profiling method. after trying both that and the router bridge method, i would HIGHLY recommend the planer method. we used a vacuum clamping method to hold the core blank onto the wedge. you can see this process http://www.skibuilders.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=497. the most important thing to do when building the wedge is to make sure your boards are perfectly level and strait. i would avoid actual wood, and stick with pressed board. its flatter. also make sure to feed the wedge through narrow end first, so the tip of the core is the last part to go feed under the blade. good luck!
here's an old article explaining one way to build and use a planer: http://skibuilders.com/articles/planerprofiler.shtml. I would skip the protruding screws and use hotglue to hold your core down onto the wedge.
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When i saw the delta come up i thought a picture of the planer i just bought was going to come up. This weekend i added a base model delta planer and table saw to my..."workshop" Your planer will do the job without a doubt.
I had my first pair of cores ripped into ribs for me by a cabinet maker since i did not have a table saw. I'm hoping my $99 delta will do the trick if i am super careful to align the fence perfectly and upgrade the blade. Anyone have advice on making good cuts with a cheap saw?
I had my first pair of cores ripped into ribs for me by a cabinet maker since i did not have a table saw. I'm hoping my $99 delta will do the trick if i am super careful to align the fence perfectly and upgrade the blade. Anyone have advice on making good cuts with a cheap saw?
Profiler Design
I really like the concept of endre's profiler. How has it worked for you? Has anyone else had any success with this design. It seems like it would be a little more work to set up but easier to use once dialed in.
Thanks for any reply,
Doug
Thanks for any reply,
Doug
we use a planer jig kind of like that one but it does both sides at the same time. We have the two ends of the jig high and the middle low. Its basically a negative of how we want the core to look. When the planer gets the the center of the board it pushes it into the low area and doenst cut at all. Works like a charm. We coudnt do it with the sidewall on tho cause the plastic would snipe too much when it entered the planer. We just taper the sidewall in a router bridge, its such a small area it works fine.
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The amount of pressure on the cutting surface depends on the planer, but it very high (never a problem). I have profiled several cores with plastic sidewalls on in the planer.
I got a CNC now though
by the way beansnow, the crib in the picture works the same same way as yours.. (if I understood your description)
The amount of pressure on the cutting surface depends on the planer, but it very high (never a problem). I have profiled several cores with plastic sidewalls on in the planer.
I got a CNC now though
by the way beansnow, the crib in the picture works the same same way as yours.. (if I understood your description)
ah ok, i couldnt tell if it was just a wedge or not from the picture. You are probably able to do it with sidewall on the core because you have a much nicer planer than I do.
At first we were breaking the sidewall off the core, even if we only took a little off at a time. Then we improved the bond to the core and startd breaking cores. I think the blade hitting hte flat front of the plastic sidewall put too much stress on it. What material do u use for sidewall?
At first we were breaking the sidewall off the core, even if we only took a little off at a time. Then we improved the bond to the core and startd breaking cores. I think the blade hitting hte flat front of the plastic sidewall put too much stress on it. What material do u use for sidewall?