what is the difference from a joiner or a joiner/planer?
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A Joiner is used to produce a flat surface along a boards length. They can make one surface of a board straight. They have a long table (the longer the better). In other words, a jointer flattens a face or straightens and squares an edge. The cutting blade works from underneath the wood.A Planer will make one surface parallel to the opposite surface. The first surface must be flat to start with. This is done by the joiner.In other words a planer thicknesses wood. That is it brings a piece of wood to a desired thickness. The cutting blade works on top of the wood piece.A Joiner/Planer is a machine that does both things.I hope this helped.Amnon. A Joiner is used to produce a flat surface along a boards length. They can make one surface of a board straight. They have a long table (the longer the better). In other words, a jointer flattens a face or straightens and squares an edge. The cutting blade works from underneath the wood.A Planer will make one surface parallel to the opposite surface. The first surface must be flat to start with. This is done by the joiner.In other words a planer thicknesses wood. That is it brings a piece of wood to a desired thickness. The cutting blade works on top of the wood piece.A... » Read More A Joiner is used to produce a flat surface along a boards length. They can make one surface of a board straight. They have a long table (the longer the better). In other words, a jointer flattens a face or straightens and squares an edge. The cutting blade works from underneath the wood.A Planer will make one surface parallel to the opposite surface. The first surface must be flat to start with. This is done by the joiner.In other words a planer thicknesses wood. That is it brings a piece of wood to a desired thickness. The cutting blade works on top of the wood piece.A Joiner/Planer is a machine that does both things.I hope this helped.Amnon. « Show Less
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My husband bought a joiner and a planer separate as he says the jioner/planer is a complicated piece of machinery that will do both,but not was well as each separate piece fo equipment. Hope this helps.
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You may find the answer to your question here:http://www.wwgoa.com/jointer-vs-planer/
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A planer is some times known as a thickness planer. Rough sawn lumber is run through a thickness planer and it produce an exact thickness. I use my planer to reduce the thickness of the lumber for a particular project. Example take a board from 3/4 to 5/8 inches. A jointer is used to remove a very small amount from one side of a board thus making it perfectly straight for gluing two boards together for a table top.
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A joiner is used priomarily to provide square,finished board edges. If a thickness planer is not available , the operator may try using the joiner to reduce thickness of a board up to 6 inches wide by running the board across the joiner blades by pressing down and feeding the board manually. This will provide imperfect thickness throughout the board. The thickness planer applies uniform pressure on the board as it is automatically fed across the blades and thus provides precision thickness. Usually, boards up to 12 inches in width can be planed.
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A Joiner Planer combines the two operations of Joining and Planing in one tool. Usually by allowing the cutter head to also cut below via a large inner section cut out to perform planing operations. Planing cuts from the top, and presses down, creating uniform thickness, but not removing any cups and bows like jointing does.
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TJH, I do not know the difference between the two, but I do love what I purchased. It works well, is reliable and tough. One of the best tools I have purchased. Dave
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There are probably a lot of technical differences in the tool and the capabilities, but the most basic difference is the shape of the domino/biscuit/dowel (whatever you want to call it). Unlike a traditional biscuit or dowel, the Festool Domino cannot rotate, twist, etc. So it gives you a totally different kind of joint. The festool videos on their site are excellent. It seems like every person I've spoken to or read about thinks the domino is the way to go.
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Unsure. Very good investment if they do. I have used mine repeatedly over the last few months. Not sure how I got along without a planer.
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No. This was not designed to a jointer. This is designed to be flat and even so your routed piece comes out correctly.
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Guess it depends on how much moulding you want to make. It is a better planer than moulded and I would look at something else if it's main use was to make elliptical moulding.
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I've had both. The newer model is more sturdy, heavier duty plastic parts, in general, a real improvement. Works the same, but I think it will last longer, I've had mine about a year now.
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This machine is for surface planing,(smoothing) the flat face of the timber. It won't eliminate any dimensional problems, such as twist,or bow. It is NOT designed to surface edges, foe that you will also need a jointer
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For more info follow link: http://www.allforwoodworking.com/Jointer_Planer_p/708476.htm
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I have not used it for planer blades yet. According to the instruction book it says that there is a jig for planer blades. Other jigs I bought have worked exactly as stated.
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Dewalt's site: http://www.dewalt.com/tools/machinery-portable-thickness-planers-dw735.aspx
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i also compared both, bought the dewalt and it is an excellent table and works well. especially the drilled holes all match up perfectly. i love this table and would buy this one again if i ever need another one this size.
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All blades dull. You can't avoid that with any planer. For the money, this planer is great.
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I haven.t used the planer function myself. If you mean small as in thin, I imagine it would be able to handle them fine. Just use plenty of supports and roller stands. The pieces need to be big enough in dimension to be stable for the rollers to pull the material through.
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If he is making a table he could have meant either a joiner, which is this hand tool, or a jointer, which is a stand alone machine. A joiner makes cuts into the edge of a board. You place a small piece of wood called a biscuit with some glue into this slot and into the matching slot in another board edge and glue the two boards together. The biscuit helps hold the joint together. If he meant a jointer, this machine is used to make the edge and usually one side of a board straight and flat. You can use other machines for the other edge and side once you have a straight a flat edge and side to reference them against. This joiner is a lot cheaper than a jointer. Anyone who does much woodworking needs or already has a jointer. You can see what one looks like by searching on Amazon and you can see if he has one in his shop. They look a lot alike. Such as http://www.amazon.com/Powermatic-Deluxe-6-Inch-Jointer-Quick-Set/dp/B000BHNC0C/ref=sr_1_6?ie=UTF8&qid=1355322797&sr=8-6&keywords=jointer for a stand alone floor model or http://www.amazon.com/Jet-JJP-10BTOS-10-Inch-Bench-Top-Jointer/dp/B001O0D6OC/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1355322797&sr=8-3&keywords=jointer for a 'bench top' model. A joiner is useful, but there are several ways to work around not having one. Nice prezzie, though. I'll probably buy this joiner myself.
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I'm a member of the Dallas Maker Space. We replaced the standard cutter head on the Dewalt with the shelix cutter head. There are over 700 members and the planer gets a lot of use and abuse. It has cut everything from pallet wood, with the occasional nail, to purple heart or hard maple. It runs nearly constantly during the evening hours and it has run flawlessly. We've replaced a few belts and several of the blades but the shelix has been an awesome upgrade. I highly recommend it.
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The planer has three blades but I am not sure about the ease of changing them as I have not had too yet. I have planed many board feet of black walnut and cherry and they are still sharp and produce very good results.