[pianotech] wagner safety planer drill speed

[Jim Moy]

Attached is my setup. I put the stick in a sled around so I can keep my
fingers clear, though that's probably not the fastest way.

Jim


On Thu, Dec 6, 2012 at 8:07 PM, David Love <davidlovepianos at comcast.net>wrote:

> I currently use a router system but I'm not thrilled with either the noise
> or the clamping system.  Considering alternatives.  I actually have
> (somewhere in the shop) and old Wagner planer.  What kind of sled system do
> you use to clamp and direct the keytop through the planer?
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> David Love
> www.davidlovepianos.com
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: pianotech-bounces at ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces at ptg.org] On
> Behalf Of Paul McCloud
> Sent: Thursday, December 06, 2012 4:43 PM
> To: pianotech at ptg.org
> Subject: Re: [pianotech] wagner safety planer drill speed
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> Hi, David:
> If you haven't seen one of these up close, when you do you'll be amazed
> how it's designed.  The cutters are mounted with screws to the body of the
> planer, and they are round.  Sharpening is done with a special wheel, which
> (should be) included.  The cutters are about a inch in diameter, and you
> would have to grind away the whole thing before you'd be able to wear it
> out.  I've used mine for many years, and it works well.  Though it's a
> "Safety Planer", you still have to respect it.  Even so, I've nicked myself
> with it, but didn't do too much damage.  It's a good design.  Doing keytops
> with it still requires some careful setup, but you knew that already.
> Paul McCloud
> San Diego
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> ----- Original Message -----
> From: chrisstor at aol.com
> To: pianotech at ptg.org
> Sent: Thursday, December 6, 2012 3:46:17 PM
> Subject: [pianotech]  wagner safety planer drill speed
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> David,
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> With respect to your question on drill speed, my operator's manual says
> the following in one place: "Use in accordance with instructions. Maximum
> speed is 6000rpm."
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> Then in another location is says: "Set the drill press belt for a high
> speed, but not over 5000 rpm."
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> With respect to your question regarding life of the tool, the manual says:
> "Cutting action remains the same after sharpening hundreds of times." I've
> sharpened mine once so far, so I can't tell you how long hundreds of
> sharpenings is going to last you.
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> There are photocopies of the manual at this website:
> http://s237.beta.photobucket.com/user/Chipncut/media/Wagner%20Safe-T-Planer%20Manual/44879e0d.jpg.html?sort=3&o=1
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> Chris S.
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