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If you are willing and proficient at glue-ups, a 6" will do you just fine for the occasional panel work...
purchase your wood accordingly when possible.
the longer the beds, the better off you'll be
be leary of spiral head cutters, they are NOT all created equal..some are just flat out bogus
I've ran 1,000's of feet of primarily sugar maple, walnut and cherry thru a Dewalt 735 and havn't changed cutters yet
wear and tear depends on several factors, type of wood, feed rate, depth of cut, amount of use, quality of equipment to start with..
ya get what you pay for isn't always true, but in my experience, its certainly a major consideration!!!!!!
routinely give your equipment a good going over!!
when using rough cut lumber, wire brush off as much of the dirt as possible (not always necessary, but when it is, its well worth the time it takes)
avoid twisted and cupped stock until you become very familiar with your equipment's limitations
there is no avoiding the NOISE...and there is no getting around it to my knowledge...so be forewarned and take the neighbors into account if need be.
LISTEN to your equipment,,,it'll tell ya everything you need to know about whats going on
most of the rough cut I work with is at least 8' long, so I need at a minimum 17' worth of work area
take into account the amount of floor space the equipment is going to take up and will require to be used safely and properly
Dust collection isn't an issue, chunk collection is! I've found that at a minimum, 4" dust collection lines are best.
For the money, Dewalts 735 is generally thought to be the best value out there is a bench top planer...I'd buy another in a heart beat..(except maybe, for a 15" floor model"
AS for a joiner..I have a Craftsman Professional 6". Not a bad joiner, not a great one either...it gets the job done. For me a quality 8" would be ideal...but sometimes ya just gotta work with whatcha got!!
purchase your wood accordingly when possible.
the longer the beds, the better off you'll be
be leary of spiral head cutters, they are NOT all created equal..some are just flat out bogus
I've ran 1,000's of feet of primarily sugar maple, walnut and cherry thru a Dewalt 735 and havn't changed cutters yet
wear and tear depends on several factors, type of wood, feed rate, depth of cut, amount of use, quality of equipment to start with..
ya get what you pay for isn't always true, but in my experience, its certainly a major consideration!!!!!!
routinely give your equipment a good going over!!
when using rough cut lumber, wire brush off as much of the dirt as possible (not always necessary, but when it is, its well worth the time it takes)
avoid twisted and cupped stock until you become very familiar with your equipment's limitations
there is no avoiding the NOISE...and there is no getting around it to my knowledge...so be forewarned and take the neighbors into account if need be.
LISTEN to your equipment,,,it'll tell ya everything you need to know about whats going on
most of the rough cut I work with is at least 8' long, so I need at a minimum 17' worth of work area
take into account the amount of floor space the equipment is going to take up and will require to be used safely and properly
Dust collection isn't an issue, chunk collection is! I've found that at a minimum, 4" dust collection lines are best.
For the money, Dewalts 735 is generally thought to be the best value out there is a bench top planer...I'd buy another in a heart beat..(except maybe, for a 15" floor model"
AS for a joiner..I have a Craftsman Professional 6". Not a bad joiner, not a great one either...it gets the job done. For me a quality 8" would be ideal...but sometimes ya just gotta work with whatcha got!!
