RIDGID 18V OCTANE Cordless Brushless 3-1/4" Hand Planer (Factory Blemished)

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03-22-2020 at 03:11 PM #3

Note that this is factory blemished but new. As such, it is eligible for Ridgid's LSA (lifetime service agreement). Most people report that the blemishes are very minor or non-existent.

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03-22-2020 at 04:55 PM #5

Needs a fence that can bevel for doing doors.

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03-23-2020 at 03:21 AM #7

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Needs a fence that can bevel for doing doors.

What are you using a tool like this for on doors?

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03-23-2020 at 03:59 AM #8

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What are you using a tool like this for on doors?

Many times when hanging a new door, the edge needs to be shaved because it's too tight. Of coarse this only works on wood doors.

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03-23-2020 at 04:14 AM #9

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Many times when hanging a new door, the edge needs to be shaved because it's too tight. Of coarse this only works on wood doors.

Yes, and it has a 90° fence for this. Not sure why you'd want to plane a surface out of square.

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Good deal but this is one place where I need to cut myself off. Much more of a niche tool for the average DIYer.

not niche but specific tool. Super useful if you work doing doors.

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03-23-2020 at 06:02 AM #11

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not niche but specific tool. Super useful if you work doing doors.

Yeah, that's fair. I should've clarified that I have a cheaper corded one, but can't justify investing in one for the off-chance that I need to plane a door.

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03-23-2020 at 04:47 PM #12

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What are you using a tool like this for on doors?

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Yes, and it has a 90° fence for this. Not sure why you'd want to plane a surface out of square.

A properly fit door has, at a minimum, a back-beveled leading/latch edge. The hinge side is also often beveled to give the proper hinge spread. This is increasingly important the thicker the door (eg 1-3/4", 2-1/4"). Otherwise, and how most cheapo pre-hung doors get away with it, you have overly large margins to allow the trailing edge of the door on the latch edge to clear the jamb as you open/close it. Using approximate math, a 2/6 (30") 1-3/8" door will be 1/32" tighter at the trailing edge of the door when you open it. The same door in 1-3/4" will be 3/64" tighter, and a 2-1/4" door will be 5/64" tighter. With a 3/32" margin this means your door will start rubbing with very little wear/sag, especially solid wood doors which will change with humidity.

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03-24-2020 at 05:29 AM #13

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A properly fit door has, at a minimum, a back-beveled leading/latch edge. The hinge side is also often beveled to give the proper hinge spread. This is increasingly important the thicker the door (eg 1-3/4", 2-1/4"). Otherwise, and how most cheapo pre-hung doors get away with it, you have overly large margins to allow the trailing edge of the door on the latch edge to clear the jamb as you open/close it. Using approximate math, a 2/6 (30") 1-3/8" door will be 1/32" tighter at the trailing edge of the door when you open it. The same door in 1-3/4" will be 3/64" tighter, and a 2-1/4" door will be 5/64" tighter. With a 3/32" margin this means your door will start rubbing with very little wear/sag, especially solid wood doors which will change with humidity.

Interesting - thanks for the info!

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A properly fit door has, at a minimum, a back-beveled leading/latch edge. The hinge side is also often beveled to give the proper hinge spread. This is increasingly important the thicker the door (eg 1-3/4", 2-1/4"). Otherwise, and how most cheapo pre-hung doors get away with it, you have overly large margins to allow the trailing edge of the door on the latch edge to clear the jamb as you open/close it. Using approximate math, a 2/6 (30") 1-3/8" door will be 1/32" tighter at the trailing edge of the door when you open it. The same door in 1-3/4" will be 3/64" tighter, and a 2-1/4" door will be 5/64" tighter. With a 3/32" margin this means your door will start rubbing with very little wear/sag, especially solid wood doors which will change with humidity.

And here I was thinking this was for replacing a door in an older home that has "settled" and the door+frame are no longer quite square. Instead of trying to fix the "out of square" frame that may be impossible, it's easier to make the door fit the hole.