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   Dave45 | May 25, 2009 04:40pm | #1

   Your dried glue is probably harder than the wood and is knicking your blades (HSS, right?).

   When I do this, I give the glued up panel a quick sanding with 60 or 80 grit before using the planer. I still get the occasional nick which leaves a tiny ridge on the board, but those are removed during my final sanding.

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   Mahoganaholic | May 25, 2009 05:19pm | #2

   I use a cheap paint scraper to get rid of the glue before running anything through the planer. Dry glue will tear up blades.

   I'd avoid sanding before the planer. Chances are you'll leave some sanding grit in the wood, and that'll mess up your blades too.

   
   

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   Edited 5/25/2009 10:20 am ET by Mahoganaholic

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   SARGEgrinder47 | May 25, 2009 07:53pm | #3

   I use either a hand held scraper or a plane iron hand held holding it in almost a vertical position to run it. Will the glue chip blades on a planer? In my opinion... I know it will.

   Sarge..

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   robskeen | May 26, 2009 03:03am | #4

   thanks for the confirmation
   Rob