2007-03-07 16:09:56 · 5 answers · asked by debi_do_too2003 1 in Home & Garden ➔ Maintenance & Repairs
sorry typo...jointer?
2007-03-07 16:11:40 · update #1
A Planer presses any sort of cup or wind out of a board as it is passing through the machine, so you end up with a planed surface that is exactly the same distance from the reference side. A jointer removes the high spots on a piece of wood so that you are left with a flat, planar surface. Both machines are important for fine woodworking, but they must be used in the right order.
1. X-Cut to manageable length (Radial arm saw or Chop saw)
2. Joint most stable face (jointer)
3. Plane opposite face (planer)
4. Joint most stable edge (jointer)
5. Rip opposite edge to 1/16" larger than final width (table saw)
6. Joint sawn edge
7. X-Cut one end of stock square (Chop saw or table saw)
8. X-Cut opposite end to final length (chop saw or table saw)
Those are the eight steps to squaring stock for woodworking. The only machine that is not absolutely necessary is the radial arm saw.
2007-03-07 16:47:08 · answer #1 · answered by nathanael_beal 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
A jointer is used to straighten the edges of a board so that it will properly mate for a glue JOINT. A planer is used on the wide surface of the wood to remove the rough surface that the rough sawn wood has from the mill and also to make pieces of wood the same thickness so that when they are joined the resulting wider surface will be smooth. Jointers are less used today then just a few years ago because most people use a glue line saw blade in the table saw. and the urethane glues do not require such a true edge to join.
2007-03-08 09:26:33 · answer #2 · answered by oreos40 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A jointer is used to create a straight surface on wood that is twisted or bowed. A planer is used to make boards a uniform thickness. In both cases you end up with wood that is thinner than you started with, because you are cutting away the warped or excess wood.
2007-03-08 00:20:24 · answer #3 · answered by mindshift 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
A jointer is used to make the edge of a board straight and the face of the board flat. The planer is used to parallel the faces and get the board to the desired thickness.
2007-03-08 00:18:52 · answer #4 · answered by rob89434 4 · 3⤊ 0⤋
A joiner is for the edges of the wood, while a plane is for the large flat surfaces.
2007-03-08 00:18:58 · answer #5 · answered by MT C 6 · 0⤊ 2⤋