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7.3. Planing Tools
Parts of a plane
Figure 8 Parts of plane
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Kind of plane |
Cutting angle d in º |
Applications |
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finish plane  |
45 |
without flap; coarse chip removal, for flattening and rough smoothing, chip thickness up to 1 mm |
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1 plane knife, 2 plane body, 3 chip hhole, 4 workpiece, 5 chip, 6 wedge angle, 7 cutting angle, 8 flap of the plane | | |
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double iron plane  |
45 |
with flap, smoother surface than with the finish plane, for flattening of finished surfaces |
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1 plane knife, 2 plane body, 3 chip hole, 4 workpiece, 5 chip, 6 wedge angle, 7 cutting angle, 8 flap of the plane | | |
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trying plane |
45 |
with flap; basically a long double plane; for dressing of surfaces, for edging and jointing of narrow surfaces |
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smoothing plane  |
49 |
with flap; for smoothing of surfaces, for planing of end surfaces |
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1 plane knife, 2 plane body, 3 chip hole, 4 workpiece, 5 chip, 6 wedge angle, 7 cutting angle, 8 flap of the plane | | |
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rabbet plane  |
45...48 |
simple rabbet plane without flap, double rabbet plane with flap; for replaning and resmoothing of rebates |
Recommendations for maintenance and use
Regularly clean the plane iron and the face of the plane; when putting the plane down, lay it on its side; the face of the plane must be even, if not, dress it and afterwards oil it slightly; replace faces of planes that are excessively worn by new ones; if the plane is blocking, check whether the flap is tightly fitting, the wedge is fitting or whether the pressure of the wedge is properly acting on the lower part of the plane iron.
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