Ridgid Planer - Usage questions

Should not be a problem to put a 1” square piece through.

Not a problem. If I was doing it, I’d stack a bunch side by side just to save time.

If you do run them threw and they start to skew, just “help” them straight.

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I’d do that. I’d probably feed a half dozen through at a time too.

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Beat ya bags….....

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Sometimes the board I’m planing gets a little skewed but it doesn’t seem to hurt anything. At 6’ you may get a little snipe on the ends.

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lol

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I have planed on my Ridgid R4300, down to just 0.200in in thickness. As a matter of fact, I am not sure my adjustments allow me to go any thinner.

As far as width, I have turned 3/4in boards on their sides and run them through. Always better if you can run 2-3 of them side-by-side because that seems to plane better and at a 90* angle without much fuss.

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I think everyone else has pretty much covered it all

-- Norman

I’ve run small pieces through the planer and I’ve never had a problem with it. If the pieces goes in at an angle or goes out at an angle, that’s fine.

No danger planing narrow pieces at all. I intentionally skew some woods as it seems to help tearout problem. Tall/narrow pieces can be done (best to sandwich several together) as well. SHORT pieces are the dangerous ones. Stick them to a carrier board with some double faced tape or they’re liable to get caught between the rollers and explode! Don’t ask how I learned this.

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where you will want to show caution is planing it down in the 1/4” thickness and lower. It can be done, but it can also get a little dicey, if its get chewed into chunks, you will have a problem…dont ask how I learned this. I also skew boards all the time. It will cut down on planer tracks and keep wear more even on the blades.

Just dont stand directly behind the infeed area of the planer, that is the “strike zone”. Dont ask me how I learned this either….lol.

Thanks Jocks! You are all great resources. Happy New Year

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I run boards on edge through my planer quite often. It puts a great finish on edge joints – better than my jointer or tablesaw.

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