Mismarked said:It appears the consensus is that a drum sander would be the right tool and that a hand plane would also work, but there is no clear consensus about what would happen on the planer, and no one reported having tried it.
At the same time, there was no suggestion that light passes would be dangerous or would damage the planer like trying to run an end grain cutting board through it.
In light of the altruistic nature of the FOG forum (and lack of ready access to a drum sander), I feel compelled to try it and report the results. If it explodes, at least we will have a little more information for future use and I won't be set back that much.
Will try this tomorrow and report back, hopefully with a video from both sides.
SRSemenza said:I think that could also be improved by adding a temporary sacrificial piece to the ends. Couple 2x blocks or the like.
Mr_Mod said:What is the stand that the planer is sitting on, looks cool and wouldnt mind one
kevinculle said:Not to hijack but the Dewalt stand for the DW735 is very sturdy and not badly priced and there are extension infeed/outfeed tables...
Paul G said:That went better than I thought it might, what kind of plywood is that?
Vondawg said:Now that this is all over....some what....just curious, last torsion box I made all the pieces were ripped the same width and when assembles all I did was sand a little glue off here and there, and everything was flush for attaching the top. Did I miss something? Was this to thick and you had to take it down a bit?
kevinculle said:Not to hijack but the Dewalt stand for the DW735 is very sturdy and not badly priced and there are extension infeed/outfeed tables...if you really want to upgrade its capability a Byrd head is the ticket, also reduces the noise signature nicely! Back to topic.
You could also run somewhat longer boards lengthwise on either side to protect the ends from being loaded on the leading edge by the feed rollers and to prevent any snipe on the torsion box.