The first pleasant surprise was how little it was out of true with just a slight twist, high left far corner and low right near corner, and a small belly down part of the middle. I've removed the twist and the belly and now it is just a matter of digging out the #8 and finishing up.
One other, maybe not a surprise, but pleasant is how much easier it is to plane on a 800mm surface vs. a 900mm surface.
I will add a crochet planing stop to the left end and see if I can find the old deadman. If it is gone (I never throw anything away unless it is something I will need later :-)) I will make another for use with the crochet.
Sylvain,
ReplyDeleteIt is rigid, you can shim but all it would do is "rock". The twist is very minor, what you see took all the twist out. I just finished planing 45 degrees across from both directions and the straight edge will not spin anywhere on the bench. I'll come back with the joiner full length until I get full length shavings and then call it done.
ken
... and that shall be flat enough.... :-)
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ken
Oh yeah, loads of it....
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