How to Make a Cut with a Portable Thickness Planer by Expert Village

Hi! This is Jon on behalf of expertvillage.com. In this video clip I’ll be talking about making a cut. When I go to make a cut I’m going to, first of all, set my depth. After that, I’m going to go ahead and turn it on and send my board... Read More »

Setting the Thickness & Depth of Cut on a Thickness Planer by Expert Village

Hi! This is Jon on behalf of expertvillage.com. In this video clip I’ll be talking about setting the thickness and depth of cut. To set the thickness of your planer, you’re going to want to use the depth adjustment knob; and what we’re... Read More »

How to Check for Worn Planer Blades on a Portable Thickness Planer by Expert Village

Hi! This is Jon on behalf of expertvillage.com. In this video clip I’ll be talking about how to check for worn planer blades. By looking at the blades themselves, it is basically impossible to tell whether they’re worn or whether they’... Read More »

Safety Rules for a Power Planer by Expert Village

Hi, this is Jon on behalf of Expert Village. In this video clip I will be talking about some safety rules. You want to make sure you never leave any rags, cords or strings or cloth in the work area. The planer could pick this up and damage the planer or... Read More »

What Is a Jointer Used For? by Expert Village

Hi, my name is Kevin and on behalf of Expert Village, I wanted to talk a little bit about machining solid wood. When you machine solid wood, what you want to do is get the board to be parallel on both sides and perpendicular to the two edges so that your... Read More »