I just bought a near new 718 with three different rollers including the sanding, and the helical cutter head. My old next door neighbor was selling all his woodworking equipment, and I got this and a sawstop cabinet saw and an enormous dust collection system for $4000. I also bought two black walnut trees and one maple tree, all sawn into three inch thick slabs with some of them being over 14 feet long, for $900 so I have some woodworking to do. I got a bunch of Woodpecker stuff, and Jessem router table stuff, more bessey clamps than any two grown men could carry, and a mortising chisel that weighed about 80 or 90 pounds, and a large standing drill press with a large cabinet full of tooling, etc etc etc. Can't wait to make some things.
Yes it is. Still have to face joint and edge joint your stock. You could use a sled to face joint on the planer but you’d still need some other way to edge joint.
Paul, when you have the drum sander head in the machine, do you experience any snipe during sanding as you might have when planing material? I have a 718 but don't have the drum sander attachment. I was considering getting the sander but was concerned about sending cabinet doors and etc. through and risking snipe. Thanks!
Good to hear. I deal with snipe when planing but I don't think planer snipe is specific to woodmaster, just planers in general. I was just curious about the sanding part. Thanks!
Hopefully I'm not steering you wrong. I probably don't use it enough as sander to be a great witness on this. I've found that the surface finish is so good with the spiral cutterhead, as long as I use a leader and trailer board to prevent snipe, that I mostly only switch to the sanding drum for end grain cutting boards these days. You're right; I think that all stationary planers are prone to snipe. The lunchbox planers largely have this solved with a locking cutterhead, but I've never seen a stationary planer without some degree of snipe.
I just bought a near new 718 with three different rollers including the sanding, and the helical cutter head. My old next door neighbor was selling all his woodworking equipment, and I got this and a sawstop cabinet saw and an enormous dust collection system for $4000. I also bought two black walnut trees and one maple tree, all sawn into three inch thick slabs with some of them being over 14 feet long, for $900 so I have some woodworking to do. I got a bunch of Woodpecker stuff, and Jessem router table stuff, more bessey clamps than any two grown men could carry, and a mortising chisel that weighed about 80 or 90 pounds, and a large standing drill press with a large cabinet full of tooling, etc etc etc. Can't wait to make some things.
Sounds like a great setup, Jay. I see a lot of fun in your future. :)
With these moulder planers, is a jointer needed to get 4 sided dimensional boards from rough stock?
Yes it is. Still have to face joint and edge joint your stock. You could use a sled to face joint on the planer but you’d still need some other way to edge joint.
Paul, when you have the drum sander head in the machine, do you experience any snipe during sanding as you might have when planing material? I have a 718 but don't have the drum sander attachment. I was considering getting the sander but was concerned about sending cabinet doors and etc. through and risking snipe. Thanks!
Hi Neil, I haven't noticed snipe on the drum sander head, although I don't recall if I ever actually measured for it.
Good to hear. I deal with snipe when planing but I don't think planer snipe is specific to woodmaster, just planers in general. I was just curious about the sanding part. Thanks!
Hopefully I'm not steering you wrong. I probably don't use it enough as sander to be a great witness on this. I've found that the surface finish is so good with the spiral cutterhead, as long as I use a leader and trailer board to prevent snipe, that I mostly only switch to the sanding drum for end grain cutting boards these days. You're right; I think that all stationary planers are prone to snipe. The lunchbox planers largely have this solved with a locking cutterhead, but I've never seen a stationary planer without some degree of snipe.