Portable wood planer

Abstract

An improved portable wood planing machine for the surface planing of wooden planks or boards is provided. In an exemplary embodiment, the planing machine includes a carriage assembly locking mechanism for locking the carriage assembly relative to a plurality of vertical support columns to thereby vertically fix the carriage assembly. In one form, the carriage assembly locking mechanism includes a plurality of levers which cooperate to engage the support columns of the carriage assembly. The exemplary embodiment further includes a depth stop adjustment mechanism which allows the operator to accurately select a minimum workpiece depth from one or more predetermined depths and a material removal indicator assembly operable for enabling the user of the planing machine to accurately determine the amount of material to be removed during each pass of the workpiece.

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[0001] This application is a divisional application, the application number of the corresponding parent application is 96112291.9, the application date is July 27, 1996, and the invention name is a portable wood planer. technical field [0002] This invention relates generally to woodworking, and more particularly to a portable wood planer for surface planing planks or boards. Background technique [0003] In wood processing, various power tools are used to efficiently and precisely cut workpieces to desired dimensions and surface quality. As we all know, planers are commonly used to plan the surface of wood boards. A traditional planer generally includes one or more rotatably mounted cutting knives mounted on a knife rest assembly that can move along the vertical direction of the lead. Jointer machines, commonly used for planing wood edges, are also known. In some applications, the functions of a traditional planer and a joint planer are combined on a single machine, whic...

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Slight movement of the tool holder assembly deteriorates planing quality

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