Speed for Safety Planer?

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Speed for Safety Planer?

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About what speed should I run the Safety Planer for very light cuts in white oak?
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Gene Howe wrote:About what speed should I run the Safety Planer for very light cuts in white oak?
Thanks for your replies.
Stewmac.com instructions say 2500-3000 rpm.
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Skizzity wrote:
Gene Howe wrote:About what speed should I run the Safety Planer for very light cuts in white oak?
Thanks for your replies.
Stewmac.com instructions say 2500-3000 rpm.
Thanks, Skizzity.
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My preferred speed for these things is zero RPM,Tried one in a DeWalt RAS many years and swore I would never use one again. Finally through it in the trash. That was pre E-Bay
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