Replacing plaber blades that have had ma

ksm | Posted in John White on January 10, 2008 09:52am

Hello
I would like to know at what point do you need to replace blades on a planer that has been sharpened many times? My planer has the type of head where you reverse the bolts to press the knives against the cutter head.I wonder at what point the knives get too narrow to have enough purchase against the cutter head.Thanks

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JohnWW | Jan 11, 2008 04:15am | #1
I like to have the full face of the gib that the screws go into contacting the knife, once you get much narrower than that the gib can rotate which can lead to the knife coming loose.

John White