I can only guess that the wood surface >problem comes from using dull tooling. The machine compresses parts more >than cutting. This damages the fibers. Over time with changes in >humidity the fibers come loose from the surface. I could further >speculate that the waxy film found on their Teflon era parts was an >attempt to remedy this hairy problem. > >JH > I've wondered about that. I've noticed a decidedly waxy feel to maple coming out of the planer. I don't know if that's burnishing from dull blades, or just a characteristic of the material. Ron
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