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Sep 6, 2023 1:22 AM

Wixey - Planer Digital Readout - Height Gauge $59.99

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Replace the inaccurate stock height gauge on your portable planer and stop constantly using calipers to check stock thickness!

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Replace the inaccurate stock height gauge on your portable planer and stop constantly using calipers to check stock thickness!

USE PENCIL, SAWDUST OR MASTERBUILDER for free shipping!

https://www.woodcraft.com/product...lsrc=aw.ds

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Sep 6, 2023 1:44 AM
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IncompletePerfectSep 6, 2023 1:44 AM
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I went through 2 of these in 3 months. They're poorly made. I just ended up making my own with a $20 digital caliper and that's lasted over a year.
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Sep 6, 2023 1:58 AM
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Sep 6, 2023 1:58 AM
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Quote from IncompletePerfect View quoted comment :
I went through 2 of these in 3 months. They're poorly made. I just ended up making my own with a $20 digital caliper and that's lasted over a year.
Yeah? It just keep losing accuracy?
Sep 6, 2023 1:57 PM
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Access_DeniedSep 6, 2023 1:57 PM
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The Amazon reviews on this are good and I've seen a number of YouTubers say that they really liked theirs. I have no personal experience with this (though I do want one) I just want to toss that out there.
Sep 6, 2023 4:29 PM
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cdmccSep 6, 2023 4:29 PM
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Quote from Access_Denied View quoted comment :
The Amazon reviews on this are good and I've seen a number of YouTubers say that they really liked theirs. I have no personal experience with this (though I do want one) I just want to toss that out there.
I have also seen good reviews and many users swear by them, especially for the Dewalt planers. It's really comical to think a rigged "$20 digital caliper" would be more accurate / dependable than a purpose-built product made by Wixey, an affordable brand with a decent reputation. But consider the source...
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Sep 6, 2023 4:34 PM
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bagofchipsSep 6, 2023 4:34 PM
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How do you even calibrate one of these? With a steel plate(s) of known precise thickness?
Sep 6, 2023 4:44 PM
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cdmccSep 6, 2023 4:44 PM
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Quote from bagofchips View quoted comment :
How do you even calibrate one of these? With a steel plate(s) of known precise thickness?
Steel in contact with your planer blades? No way. I believe you plane a board and use it's thickness to calibrate the unit.
Sep 6, 2023 11:32 PM
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bagofchipsSep 6, 2023 11:32 PM
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Quote from cdmcc View quoted comment :
Steel in contact with your planer blades? No way. I believe you plane a board and use it's thickness to calibrate the unit.
I'd think you go to the feed table planes assuming they're in plane with the blades but that's probably naive.

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Sep 7, 2023 3:14 PM
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cdmccSep 7, 2023 3:14 PM
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Quote from bagofchips View quoted comment :
I'd think you go to the feed table planes assuming they're in plane with the blades but that's probably naive.
As a safety, the blades on some models may not lower to the feed table height so that wouldn't work for all brands of planers. Set an arbitrary height, run a board, without adjusting blade height calibrate your Wixey to the freshly planed board, done.
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