If the blade angle is set properly the planer will produce long curly shavings of wood.
Machine planer blade angle for hardwood.
Mark the location of the knife on the planner body to align the other blades.
I don t mind any out of balance condition that might exist.
Given its 12º bed angle you would end up with an angle of cut of 45 degrees 12º 33º 45º the same as on a standard angle plane.
If you go with a standard planer head then use a hook angle of 10 to 12 degrees.
With softwoods a slicing action is needed and a hook of 20 to 30 degrees in the head would be needed.
The obvious answer is what we all know.
Both machines cut bevel down so the leading angle of the cut has not changed and there seem to be plenty of clearance in the cutting circle with the 45 blades.
However the edge will be less durable.
If the angle is too sharp such as 30 degrees it digs deeper and breaks the shavings into pieces.
My dc 380 planer and dj 20 jointer were both delivered with hss blades sharpened at a 30 angle.
O 1 steel tolerates more acute sharpening vs.
Position jig over blade and cutterhead with the machine unplugged place the jig on the cutterhead and against the chip deflector.
So a bit of googling as to what they should be and i discover that planer knives can vary from 30 to 45 degrees.
The hook angle is the angle built into the cutterhead that creates the cutting action.
So my q is this to what angle do you have your planer blades ground and why.
The lower you set the angle the sharper your planer blade will be.
I bought some freud replacement blades some time a go and they are sharpened at 45.
The low hook angle provides that.
I should not be surprised given that we use higher angles for hardwoods with hand planes but i d never given it any thought for planer knives.
Set the direction of cut in the jointer and reduce angle from the tip of the blade.
A 2 or pm blades but the latter two stay sharp longer at a somewhat less acute hone angle.
Rotate the cutterhead to locate the bevel side of the knife forward of center under the stone.
Ensure the straightness of.
With hardwoods a scraping action is needed.
The blades are set parallel to the table within 001 from end to end.
Blades honed to more acute angles cut better but stay sharp less long.
As the steel of the jointer or planer blades is too hard it becomes quite tough and time consuming.
A 30 degree angle is ideal for getting a sharp yet durable planer blade.
My planer blades are adjusted in the machine by using a jig sitting on the table surface with a indicator with the point facing up at the edges of the knives.
However the plane s angle of attack surely matters too.
