C2 - LT# 8 Portable Power Plane

Question 1

How deep should the cut be when planing a board that is the full width of the plane blade?

Answer 1

Use shallow cuts when planing, with the full width of the blade

Question 2

What is the position of the cutting knife in relation to the plane’s shoe?

Answer 2

JUst touch a straight edge when it rests evenly across both shoes of the plane

Question 3

How to plane wood with mixed grain?

Answer 3

Make shallow cuts

Question 4

How is the depth of a cut adjusted?

Answer 4

Set the depth of cut using the adjustment knob

Question 5

How wide do most handheld power planes make?

Answer 5

Blades are 3.25 “ wide

Question 6

Why would you want to use a pencil to mark the total depth of the cut?

Answer 6

Make sure you are planing evenly and you know when to stop

Question 7

What is a power planer useful for?

Answer 7

Fitting doors and other edge planing

Question 8

The infeed and outfeed tables are called what?

Answer 8

Shoe, sole foot or base

Question 9

What does the depth adjustment knob do on a planer?

Answer 9

Raises and lowers the infeed table to set the DEPTH of cut

Question 10

The feed rotation is with or against the cutter head?

Answer 10

Against the cutter head

Question 11

Feed the planer with or against the grain?

Answer 11

WITH the grain