How to make a jointer with your own hands with a shaft. Homemade planer: a sketch, the main stages of manufacturing. Step-by-step production of a planer and thickness gauge based on it

The hand router is the most versatile tool in the home carpentry shop. Today, the video channel “Do-it-yourself joinery” talked about one of the most useful ways to use a hand mill for your work, namely, how to use it for jointing the edges of long workpieces. This is a story about how the master managed to turn a hand router into a home-made full-featured jointer.

The result of his work is satisfactory. But it is not suitable for jointing the edges because of the small base, and when working with thin boards, it is completely inapplicable, since it is almost impossible to strictly maintain the perpendicularity of the board face to planing knives. In addition, with this method of planing the edges, the pressure rollers are heavily worn.

I read on the Internet that for planing small workpieces, you can use a milling machine with a guide, the parallel working surfaces of which on opposite sides of the cutter - feed and receive - are offset relative to each other by the depth of planing. Moreover, the cutting edge of the cutter is rigidly fixed at the same level with the receiving surface.

Therefore, the next tool in the course of creating a home-made tool for woodworking after acquiring a thicknessing machine was a powerful hand mill, which is permanently installed on a desktop with a tabletop size of 75x150 cm.

Refinement of a manual milling cutter to the machine

I deliberately cut the plate for the router not in the center of the table, but closer to the edge, so that it would be more convenient to process the edge of long and wide workpieces, including furniture panels. An aluminum pipe with a length of 1.5 m and a cross section of 45x95 mm is used as a guide. Using a pipe as a guide has its advantages. But more on that later.

I made a groove for the cutter in the pipe. For work, a straight groove cutter with a diameter of 12 mm with a cutting edge 51 mm long is used.

Install the router on the table. To do this, remove the plastic pad on the sole and the cutter overhang controller. We remove the plate from the table, insert the cutter overhang adjustment screw into the router and fix the plate on the sole with screws. Install the router with the plate on the table and adjust the screws in the corners of the plate and slightly adjust its height so that it is flush with the table surface. Now install the cutter and wear rings into the insert. Well, it's ready.

Guide preparation

Prepare a guide. In our case, this part of the guide will serve as the supply surface, and the overlay attached on the other side of the guide will serve as the receiving surface. The depth of planing will be determined by the thickness of the lining. Laminated plastic strips are used as the overlay. There are two of them - “thin” and “thick” with a thickness of 0.5 mm and 1.5 mm, respectively. A thick strip is usually used for jointing the non-planed edge of a purchased edged board, and a thin strip is used for finishing shaving the workpiece after sawing it on a circular saw. The strips are attached to the pipe using either double-sided tape or contact adhesive.

Degrease the surface of the pipe with white spirit and glue a strip of thin plastic to the pipe using an aerosol contact adhesive. Now we will install the guide on the table and fix it with clamps from the ends. On the one hand, it is rigid, on the other, we press it slightly so that it can be slightly shifted relative to the cutter. Let's lower the cutter a little and, using a ruler, adjust the position of the guide so that the cutting edge of the cutter is flush with the overlay. The procedure is very responsible, since the quality of jointing depends on the quality of the guide position adjustment. At the end of the adjustment, we finally fix the guide with clamps.

Finally, it's time to talk about the important advantage of using a pipe as a guide. Chip evacuation is essential to ensure a clean edge surface. For this we use a construction vacuum cleaner. Here he fits perfectly. And it is very convenient to remove chips through the guide pipe. To do this, just insert the vacuum cleaner tube into the tube a little short of the cutter. That's about it. You can close the second hole in the pipe, in which case the effect will be even better.

Demonstration of a do-it-yourself planer

Let's use a board to demonstrate. Plasti boards sharpened on a thicknessing machine. You can see for yourself the quality of the edge. The differences are about 1.5–2 mm. Let's cut off the edge on our impromptu planer. The board is long, a little more than 3 m, so to support it on both sides of the table we use these homemade goats.

Well, let's get started. Due to the large depth of the roughness of the edge, several passes will have to be made. Let's check what happened. Now perfectly flat and perpendicular to the plate. This cover is fairly easy to remove. The glue that I used has one remarkable property: if you cover only one side of the parts to be joined and, without allowing it to dry completely, press it against the second part, the connection will be fragile and the parts can then be easily disconnected. In our case, this is very convenient. Now it is enough to wipe both surfaces with white spirit and they will be ready for reuse.

From such a pipe you can make an excellent universal parallel stop for both a milling machine and a circular machine for. On the one hand, you can install sliding pads and widen the groove for large diameter cutters, and the other side can be used as a guide for a circular machine. The video shows the entire process of making a home-made, converted from a milling cutter, planer.

Household and industrial jointers are widely used for wood processing. As well as turning, circular and milling, jointing machines are among the mandatory equipment of carpentry workshops. They are easy to use and reliable. Working with homemade jointers requires accuracy and some skills.

Scope and purpose

Industrial and homemade planing equipment is used for one-sided processing of flat surfaces of wood products. The main scope of machine tools is furniture and woodworking production. Perpendicular surfaces are cut on them, chamfers are selected at the desired slope from the sidewalls. Machining accuracy is important when assembling furniture, jointing equipment allows you to get a part of a given size. Often planing mechanisms are used at home in household workshops.

The jointer does not allow planing in thickness to size, as well as making parts with parallel surfaces!

Planer classification

According to the number of devices for planing, jointers can be double-sided or single-sided. All planers are divided into categories according to the width of the planing surface, the length of the working table and the speed of the knife shaft.

According to the processed width of the workpiece, mechanisms are distinguished:

• by 40 cm;
• at 50 - 52 cm;
• at 60 - 63 cm.

Compact home-made units for the home have a smaller processing width.

According to the length of the working surface, two groups of devices are distinguished:

• with a length of less than 250 cm;
• with a length of 250 to 300 cm.

Larger workpieces can be processed on long tables. The quality of jointing is also improved.

According to the torsion frequency of the working shaft, the machines are divided into two categories:

• 4700 - 4800 rpm;
• 5000 rpm.

Industrial motors can operate at speeds up to 12,000 rpm.

Planer device

The design consists of the main elements:

• working surface;
• bed;
• guide;
• knife shaft;
• circular fence.

The working surface of the planer consists of two plates: back and front. The level of the rear plate matches the level of the top point of the cutter blades. The level of the front is set lower as much as the material is removed during processing. Typically, the level difference is no more than 1.5 millimeters. This is enough to qualitatively process the surface of the part in two steps.

Plates are made of cast iron, and to make the table more stable, stiffeners are provided. The edges of the plates are covered with steel plates, protecting them from destruction. They are also chippers.

The knife shaft is located between two plates, cutters are attached to the shaft. For high-quality processing, it is necessary to select the same cutters. As a rule, single-edged knives are used that can be sharpened. Two-edged cutters after severe blunting are thrown out and replaced with new ones, it is impossible to sharpen them. As a rule, machines for domestic workshops are equipped with cutters made of high-speed tool steel. Carbide-tipped cutters are used to work with dense types of wood or pressed boards.

The guide is fixed with bolts in the provided holes. The ruler can move in the transverse direction depending on the size of the part.

The circular fence is installed on the front of the plate, it fits snugly against the guide due to the spring. The guard covers the knife shaft. The movement from the motor to the knife shaft is transmitted by means of a belt drive.

The optimal size of wood parts for processing on a planer is from 100 to 150 cm. Too long parts hang over and create inconvenience when working at home, while short ones are dangerous.

Setting and mode selection

Before starting work, you need to calculate the thickness of the material to be cut and the speed of the workpiece (for equipment with an automatic feeder). The size of the layer depends on the initial state of the tree and is determined empirically. For this, several (no more than five) blanks are processed. If unfinished areas remain on the surface, the plate is slightly lowered. If the workpiece is warped by more than 2.5 mm, processing is carried out in two stages.

When the height of the plates is set, measure the gap between the edge of the cutters and the jaws of the plates, which should be from 2 to 3 millimeters. To determine the gap, a calibrated plate is used, which should be inserted into the slot easily, but without slots. If the gap exceeds 3 mm, the part is covered with tears, with a gap of less than 2 millimeters, the cutter is destroyed.

In addition to setting the plates in height, it is also necessary to determine the location of the guide. When processing wooden bars, the gap between the ruler and the left edge of the knife shaft should be slightly larger than the width of the bar. Gradually, the knives become dull and the guide moves to the right, involving other parts of the cutters in the work. The ruler moves across the tabletop on a rack-and-pinion device, launched by a flywheel. To perform a corner chamfer on the edge, the guide is installed using a template or square and secured with a screw.

Automatic feeders regulate the supply of parts without stoppers, with a small clamp. When processing edges, they are placed parallel to the ruler.

The correctness of the settings of the planing equipment is determined empirically. The allowed errors are:

• on a plane no more than 0.15 millimeters per meter;
• along the perpendicular - no more than 0.1 millimeter per 10 cm.

The principle of operation of the planer

One person is enough to work on single-sided planer equipment at home. He examines the state of the workpiece, puts it with a convex plane up on the front plate. With two hands, he presses against the ruler and directs it to the cutters. Further, he presses the already planed side with his left hand to the surface of the rear plate. The master inspects the processed workpiece: if it is not planed enough, he sends it to the knives. It is advisable to avoid processing very warped workpieces, as too thick a layer of chips is removed. The remaining workpiece may turn out to be unacceptably thin.

When processing two perpendicular planes, the first one goes into work with a large area. Then it is applied to the guide and planed the second. The double-sided machine allows you to process both sides at the same time.

• If during processing “arson” or “moss” appear on the plane, it’s time to sharpen the cutters;
• When working with parts shorter than 40 cm and already 3 cm, they are held only by special pushers, and parts of complex shape with templates;
• If the planed plane is curved or has the shape of an impeller, check the level of the worktop plates and the knife shaft.

Do-it-yourself planer

homemade machine - side view

The frame of a small desktop machine for the home can be made from a rectangular metal pipe. A more powerful home-made design will be obtained from a 40 mm corner. The width of the bed depends on the size of the knives and the planned planing width.

From one end, two guides are welded to the frame, the upper edges of which coincide with the surface of the bed. In the middle of the bed, on bolts screwed into pre-prepared holes, a knife shaft is attached, mounted on a pair of ball bearings.

Work surfaces for a desktop machine for the home are made of thick plywood laid on bars. And to regulate their level, home-made overhead bolted connections are provided. Four connections for each plate: a pair at the front and a pair at the back. From below, a vertical bar with a hole is attached to each part of the table top. A long threaded pin is threaded through the bar and the upper horizontal of the bed, with the help of which the position of the table top relative to the knife shaft is changed.

There is another option for a home-made fastening of the working surface: grooves (4 pcs.) Are made in the bed, the same number of holes in the movable tabletop into which the heads of the threaded studs are inserted. Tightening the nuts and moving the studs in the grooves changes the distance between the knife shaft and the edge of the tabletop.

The rear plate is fixed and adjusted in height to the knife shaft. A board or chipboard of a suitable size can serve as a guide ruler.

When choosing an engine, one should proceed from the nature of the use of the future machine. For domestic needs, a power of 750 W is enough, but a motor with a power of at least 1.5 kilowatts will cope with more serious tasks.

A few more options for homemade jointers:

Overview of factory models

W0108


W0100

The planer is used to process wood mechanically using a cutting tool. It is planing in the rectilinear direction of wooden parts along the surface or edges. According to the number of cutting mechanisms, two-sided and one-sided machines are distinguished, the first version of the equipment is designed for jointing two adjacent surfaces at the same time.

The supply of the workpiece to work is organized mechanically or manually. For mechanical movement of the part, an automatic feed device attached to the machine is used, or a conveyor built into the unit. For dust removal and shavings, chip collectors are provided.

Planer device

The unit consists of structural parts:

• beds;
• table;
• fan fencing;
• guide line;
• knife shaft.

The bed is designed to support all elements of the machine and workpieces and can withstand significant weight. It is made from a profile with a large margin of safety, for example, a channel or an I-beam.

The table is equipped with two plates- front and back. The rear plate with its surface is located in relation to the contour of the cylindrical shape obtained by twisting the knife blades. The surface of the front plate is located below the back plate by the thickness of the layer to be removed in one pass of the part. The guide ruler and the work table are made with smooth and even surfaces.

The shaft for knives is installed between plates of a desktop. Cutting knives are selected of the same shape and weight, and the edges of the knives are set so that they simultaneously and evenly describe the cylindrical processing contour.

The guide ruler is located in the grooves on the working surfaces and is fixed with bolts. The ruler moves across the table when the width of the workpiece changes.

The shaft fan guard is fixed on the front plate of the working table. To protect the knife shaft, a pressing spring of the fan contour against the guide ruler is provided.

It is most convenient to work with workpieces from one to one and a half meters, short parts are dangerous and inconvenient to hold, long ones break out due to the fact that their dimensions exceed the length of the table. The slot of the knife shaft is equipped with two steel plates that are mounted flush with the surface. The distance from the edge of the overlay to the contour described by the blades is not must be less than 3 mm, while the edges are polished, notches and depressions are removed from them.

Knife shafts are cylindrical in shape, but it is not recommended to use segmented linings for this, which in the process are hotel due to high centrifugal force or loosening of the fastening. Common clamping method knives into trapezoidal grooves and fixed with bolts and wedges; in this variant, the knives are additionally wedged during rotation.

Preparation of the jointer for work

Before planing, the structural parts are set up and the installation of work items is controlled.

Planer table adjustment

The difference between the surfaces of the rear and front plates is set in the range from 1.25 to 1.5 mm, which makes it possible to align the plane in two passes of the workpiece. To ensure that the installation parameters of the rear plate do not change during operation, locking devices are provided for fixing. Between knife shaft and jaw the back plate of the table provide a distance of 5 mm.

The material for the table tops is gray cast iron. Rigid ribs are made on the reverse side of the working plane to reduce vibration movement. To prevent wear of the plate ends under an abrasive load, steel linings are made, they also serve to reduce the distance from the edges of the blades and provide additional work safety.

Installing blades

Knives are selected with straight blades, the deviation is checked with probes and a ruler, while the gap should not exceed 0.1 mm. Prepared and tested knives are installed in sequential order, while the edges of the blades protrude 1–2 mm above the edge of the steel plates of the slot. The parallelism of the knives with each other is checked with a control bar or a special indicator.

When using an indicator, the installation accuracy is greater than when using a control bar. Distortions of the blades during fastening are avoided, they should be located on a common cylindrical contour of rotation, while the axis of the cylinder coincides with the axis of the knife shaft. It is forbidden to use any type gaskets when installing blades, knives that have become unusable from grinding or changing the width of the blade are replaced without fail.

control bar

Used to set up a jointer when installing cutting blades. The device is made of hard dried wood, the control edges are processed with high precision. The bars are made with a section:

• 20×30 for length 400 mm;
• 20×50 for length 400 or 500 mm;
• 30x50 or 30x70 for 500mm length.

In the process of using the bar, its edges are checked and additionally aligned and jointed to remove teeth and cavities. When installing knives, the measuring device is placed on the back plate of the desktop. By turning the shaft by hand, the blades touch the underside of the bar. The position is controlled at three points of the shaft, in the middle and at the ends at a distance of 70-100 mm from the edge. The adjustment is carried out until a uniform protrusion of the knives is achieved at all intervals and the same touch.

Planer-thickness unit

It is a combined machine with a combination of planer and planer processing. After the initial sawing of the boards, they come to the final elimination of all irregularities. Differs from the jointer in that, which allows you to plan to the selected depth. The knife shaft with blades is located between the receiving table, fastened to the frame, and the receiving surface; in some models, the cutting tool is installed under the table or on top of the plane. To set it in size and adjust, a ruler attached to the body is used.

Simultaneous planer and thicknesser processing allows planing the workpiece to the selected depth, so it is used in large production facilities. Works great in a construction site, where wood is brought with primary processing, and subsequent planing to size is carried out on the site before installation in the structure.

Making a machine with your own hands

To begin with, they are determined with the number of functions of the future unit. It could be:

• simply planer with one planing operation;
• a combination of a jointer and a circular saw that doubles the usefulness of the equipment;
• they add a grinding, grinding and drilling function, but for your own workshop with your own hands, making a complex set of equipment is a difficult task.

Often, craftsmen independently manufacture a planer with a sawing function, while the torque is transmitted from one electric motor, it includes structural elements:

Machine electric drive

The work of the planer and saw is based on rotational functions, therefore the drive is called the heart of the unit. A three-phase motor is suitable as an electric motor, sometimes the wiring in the workshop is converted for this. Three-phase units with a voltage of 380 V are characterized by high power and suitable torque. The minimum allowable engine power is 3 kW, the maximum figure is not limited.

The transmission of rotation from the engine to the shaft is carried out by means of a belt drive. Wedge-shaped two-strand belts work well in such conditions, they are reliable in operation. The electric motor is mounted with a console inside the bed frame structure, the installation method helps to adjust the tension of the belts. Another way is to mount with a skid - this leaves the possibility of adjustment, but the engine itself is fixed more firmly.

To accelerate the rotation of the shaft, two pulleys of different diameters are used. The larger one is placed on the electric motor, the smaller pulley is placed on the shaft. To supply electrical power, a cable with four cores is chosen; such wiring reduces the risk of work.

Main stages of work

The progress of work in the manufacture of a jointer looks like this:

Operation features

Woodworking equipment, like any other, requires care and caution, compliance with certain work rules:

Operating rules shown in the video.

The use of electric wood processing is effective in comparison with manual planing, jointing. To obtain high-quality blanks without injuries and accidents, safety precautions and equipment operation rules are observed.

Having completed a universal thickness gauge with your own hands, it will be possible to significantly simplify the processing of lumber, saving on the purchase of a professional tool. Thickness thicknessers are used for planing lumber and giving surfaces an ideal even shape. Home-made machines are versatile in use, allowing you to guarantee high-quality processing of lumber and giving them the necessary shape.

Tool description

Thickness gauges are woodworking machines, which allow planing and leveling the surface of lumber with the implementation of boards of a given thickness. Such wood processing is carried out using lumber in construction and the manufacture of various structures from them. Planing equipment is in demand on the market and is popular with ordinary homeowners who are independently engaged in construction in the country and in their own home.

Self-made thicknessers are simple in design, which allows them to be made using electric planers, grinders and other similar power tools as a basis. It is only necessary to take care of the availability of an appropriate scheme, which should be followed when making home-made equipment.

Advantages of homemade machines

The do-it-yourself jointing machine is distinguished by its versatility of use. The functionality of such equipment will be enough for high-quality wood processing. On home-made machines, you can not only plan lumber, but also finish the boards, giving them the necessary thickness and a perfectly flat surface.

The advantages of self-made thicknessers include the following:

To make a home-made thickness gauge with your own hands, you can use an electric planer, on the basis of which a machine is made that allows high-quality wood processing, including planing, edging and chamfering. It is only necessary to select a high-quality project for the manufacture of a home-made thicknesser, which will become the key to the implementation of reliable and versatile equipment.

On the Internet, you can find various schemes for the execution of home-made jointers, which differ in functionality and ease of manufacture. In the future, you should adhere to the scheme on hand, selecting the appropriate components and correctly assembling the machine, the functionality of which will fully meet the requirements of homeowners.

Necessary materials

There are many options for making homemade planers, which will differ in their basis. The easiest way to perform such a tool is on the basis of an electric planer or electric jigsaw.

To complete the planer, you will need the following:

Plywood and timber will be required for the manufacture of the base of the machine and a manual table, on which an electric planer and other elements responsible for the functionality and safety of using the equipment will subsequently be attached.

It is necessary to use high-quality wood, which is additionally recommended to be treated with impregnations from decay.

Step-by-step instruction

Making a thickness gauge is not difficult, so almost everyone can handle the implementation of such equipment.

You will need to do the following work:

This is the simplest thickness gauge design that you can do at home. On the network you can find various drawings of a thickness gauge from an electric planer with your own hands, which will differ in their functionality and manufacturing method.

Subsequently, it is possible to upgrade the completed basic design of the machine by adding additional tools, which expands the functionality of the equipment.

Safe to use equipment

When performing any home-made woodworking machine, you need to take care of the safety of working on the equipment. The milling cutter, if possible, should be covered with protective devices, and work on the machine, where the working cutting element does not have any protection, is prohibited. Most home-made thicknesser manufacturing schemes have high-quality electric planer protection, which makes it possible to eliminate injuries when working with such equipment.

• When working with a homemade tool, you must use safety glasses and work gloves. In particular, the latter will be required when working with rough dense workpieces, when there is a beating of a home-made thickness gauge from an electric planer during material processing.
• The studs used must not be cracked, defective or damaged. If cracks or damage are found, the defective parts of the machine must be replaced.

Subject to the simplest safety measures, work on the thickness gauge will not present any difficulty, and the machine itself will last for many years. on home-made machines it will be possible to perform high-quality wood processing, saving on the purchase of industrial milling machines.

Knowing the rules for working on a thickness gauge will improve the quality of lumber processing, saving the homeowner from any difficulties with the operation of the tool he has made.

The operating rules are as follows:

A properly assembled planer-based planer will not be inferior to expensive factory equipment in terms of functionality, efficiency and productivity. You only need to find on the Internet a high-quality scheme for manufacturing a thickness gauge and subsequently follow the drawings, assembling an electric machine. The easiest way to make such a tool is on the basis of an electric planer, which is mounted on a plywood base. The simplest thickness gauge, made independently, will be functional in use, guaranteeing high-quality wood processing.

Woodwork is not the most difficult. Therefore, it is performed not only on an industrial scale, but also at home. Many craftsmen manage to make various objects from wood: chairs, windows, and so on. This is achieved through a process called planing.

An excellent assistant in this process is a special tool - a jointer. It can be found in many hardware stores. It is presented in a large assortment. Products differ in their size and other characteristic features.

It is also worth noting that the cost of such a tool is rather big. In this regard, many are looking for ways to make it on their own. As practice shows, this is quite real. Moreover, the resulting machine will not be inferior in quality to the purchased one.

Benefits of the machine

Wood processing involves the use of different equipment. Each of them is responsible for the implementation of a certain stage of work.

As practice shows, the most popular tool is a jointer. And this is not surprising. After all, it has many advantages.

The main ones include:

• Wide scope. Used to perform various tasks;
• Tool cost. On the market you can find inexpensive options for it, and if you wish, you can make it yourself. The same cannot be said for many other equipment.

This machine is used for processing massive bars. It is also used when working with small boards. For example, in the manufacture of chairs, tables and other things. It is convenient and reliable in operation, easy to use and does not require special care.

The machine is intended directly for preparing a wooden surface for further processing. And it is carried out as accurately as possible. In other words, the tool allows curvilinear planing of the part. This procedure is performed on edges or planes. In addition, it is used when chamfering products at a certain angle.

How to do?

It is not difficult to make a planer for wood with your own hands. The main thing is to correctly approach the work. This will allow you to get a durable, high-quality and accurate machine. Moreover, its service life will be as long as possible. Tool replacement is required only if a more modern machine model is needed.

Tool making consists of different stages of work, which are interconnected, and each of them plays its own important role. First you need to study the features of the machine. After that, prepare a drawing of future equipment. You can do it yourself or turn to specialists.

The planer drawing is shown in the photo. It consists of several main elements. These include a frame, a shaft, a knife, a roller, an electric type motor that provides the device with rotational movements, tables, and a thrust skate.

The drawing should contain a lot of information. To begin with, how the future installation will look like, and what should be the distance between the elements. As a result, this will determine the number of rotations that will be obtained upon exit. In addition, he will talk about increasing power.

A factory wood planer, such as the Jet wood planer, is a simple design. There are a lot of things to keep in mind while making it. The main one lies in the materials that are used. A metal profile is well suited for a jointer. Its weight is small, so it is easy to work with it.

In addition, it is important to consider the distribution of the load that is placed on the machine. This is a guarantee of its stability. Details are firmly fixed in the required position. The mechanism, which is attached to the frame, has a large load. This must be taken into account when processing the material.

To connect all the elements, use welding. It provides a strong hold. If the machine is to be carried, it should be easy to disassemble. In this case, it is better to give preference to a threaded connection. If we talk about reliability, then this design is slightly inferior to the previous one. The main disadvantage of welding is that the installation will be non-separable.

The installation of a jointer also has many points. Only if they are observed, the design will work efficiently and for a long time. The first thing to consider is that it is attached as evenly as possible. The level will help to achieve this. It is necessary to strictly adhere to its parameters.

How to install a shaft with a knife?

Installing a shaft with a knife is a responsible job. The operation of the entire installation depends on the quality of its implementation. Therefore, it must be approached as responsibly as possible. Any jointer consists of a drum with knives that are located on its surface, as shown in the photo below. When rotating, it performs the main task of the installation - it removes the tree from the surface of the workpiece.

Such an installation has its own characteristics. The drum that is attached consists of several parts. This includes bearings, a cutting element and a shaft mounted in the center. Together they form a single shaft. Moreover, the blades will need to be bought, since it is impossible to make them yourself.

The installation of the drum is carried out by means of bearings. They provide a strong and secure fit. In addition, it is worth paying special attention to the mechanism with the blade. It is located on the base. It must be firmly attached, because the entire load of the device is marked here. As for the shaft exit, a roller is attached to it, on which a belt will be placed in the future. This item can be made by yourself. The main thing is that the profiles of the element and the belt match.

How to make a household planer for wood, you can watch the video. It is shown below. It clearly shows the whole process from start to finish. At the same time, its features and subtleties are taken into account. This is a great helper when making a DIY installation.