Planer marks

transatlantic · 2 Jul 2017

Anybody know what would cause these planer marks? This is redwood pine going through my triton planer using quarter turn increments which is less than half a mm.

I've read it can be caused by insufficient dust extraction. I connect mine to a shop vac. I'm also pretty sure it didn't do it when I first got it. Dull blades are unlikely as it's only a few months old with minimal use

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transatlantic · 2 Jul 2017

Whoops. Photo

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RobinBHM · 2 Jul 2017

That is chips sitting on the surface and getting compressed into the surface by the outfeed roller.

A common issue on soft timber.

Sometimes one side of the bed clears better than the other and sometimes a heavier cut with bigger chips shows less marking

Have you checked your rollers are clean? -a build up of resin might make the chips to stick

MusicMan · 2 Jul 2017

+1 for RobinBHM. I found my shop vac could not cope with the chip extraction. When I put the Camvac on it, it was fine.

transatlantic · 2 Jul 2017

Ah ok, rollers are clean. I do have a 4 inch Scheppach Dust Extractor HA1000, but have never tried it with the planer as the planer has a normal shop vac sized extraction port. I'll see if I can find the adapter and give it a go.

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dzj · 3 Jul 2017

Yes, a common issue on soft timber.
Steaming the wood with an iron will remove the dents, but better to resolve dust extraction
so it doesn't happen in the first place.
(An iron is also handy to get rid of router bearing marks in pine and such.)