<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META charset=US-ASCII http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; charset=US-ASCII"> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.2800.1226" name=GENERATOR></HEAD> <BODY style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; BACKGROUND-COLOR: = #ffffff"> <DIV><FONT face="Comic Sans MS" color=#000080 = size=3></FONT> </DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE dir=ltr style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #000080 2px = solid; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px"> <DIV class=OutlookMessageHeader dir=ltr align=left><FONT = face=Tahoma size=2>-----Original Message-----<BR><B>From:</B> = pianotech-bounces@ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces@ptg.org]<B>On Behalf Of </B>Erwinspiano@aol.com<BR><B>Sent:</B> March 09, 2004 7:34 = AM<BR><B>To:</B> pianotech@ptg.org<BR><B>Subject:</B> Re: Electric Planers & Blades = & Pinblocks<BR><BR></FONT></DIV> <DIV> <DIV>   <FONT = size=3><STRONG> </STRONG></FONT><FONT size=3><STRONG>  The but is planing wide pieces of maple take = its toll on any planer blades & a heavier machine will be required.</STRONG></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3><STRONG>  Get out the check book. In fact a = 15 inch would even be better & the new delta is about $1150.00 if I = remeber right.</STRONG></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3><STRONG>  Dale</STRONG><SPAN class=328140906-10032004><FONT face="Comic Sans MS" color=#000080> </FONT></SPAN></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3><SPAN = class=328140906-10032004></SPAN></FONT> </DIV></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE> <DIV dir=ltr><FONT size=3><SPAN = class=328140906-10032004><STRONG>Well, goodness, if you're going to spend that kind of money pop for another hundred = or so and get yourself a Grizzly 20". We've used one for a few years now = and have been quite happy with it. Very little finesse to this = brute but it does have a lot of gray iron to back it up and it does hog right = on through hard maple or anything else you might want to throw at it.</STRONG> </SPAN></FONT></DIV> <DIV dir=ltr><FONT size=3><SPAN class=328140906-10032004><STRONG></STRONG></SPAN></FONT> </DIV> <DIV dir=ltr><FONT size=3><SPAN class=328140906-10032004><STRONG>Del</STRONG></SPAN></FONT></DIV></BODY= ></HTML>