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How do you use a fish planer?
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You can usually just wind the planer up to the rod tip, back off the drag, and hand line the fish to the boat. Always allow the slack line to loop behind the boat rather than on the deck. Sidestepping helps the belly flow naturally in the water and prevents tangles. ALWAYS keep the boat moving forward.
It’s simple to use, enables a bait to be placed between 20 and 50 feet down, and is light-tackle friendly. It works over a wide range of trolling speeds, from slow-trolling with natural baits to pulling artificials up to 15 mph. The HS-8 (high-speed) planer from Sea Striker has been around for years.
Lead core line can be fished as a flat line, directly out the back of a trolling boat, but a growing number of anglers use lead core in combination with in-line planer boards like the famous Off Shore Tackle OR12.
How short of a board can I run through a planer?
Most planer manufacturers advise against planing pieces shorter than 12″. But there are times when you need to plane a workpiece that’s already been cut to a short length. To solve this problem, you need to make the workpiece act like a longer board.
Where should you stand when using a planer?
Stand to the side of the machine to avoid kickback or shattering of the wood from the planer that can occur even with feed roller pressure. 3. Place boards on the bed of the machine so your fingers do not get pinched.
What should you not do with a planer?
Never run materials containing nails, screws or other metallic objects. Don’t remove debris unless planer has come to a complete stop and is locked out. Don’t look into the planer while it is running. Never stand in front of or behind stock going through planer.
How do beginners use planers?
What direction should you plane wood?
If you’re looking at the exterior or “bark” side of the board, these arrows point uphill.On the interior or “heart” side, they point downhill. Knowing this – and which way your cutterhead spins – you can determine how to feed the board into the planer.
You should first use a jointer before using a planer because it will provide you with the first flat edge and perfectly square end. The planer can then use this surface to smooth out the opposing side at the thickness indicated to the machine.
Is it OK to plane wet wood?
Trying to put “wet” lumber through a planer, a jointer, a sander or even cutting it with a saw can cause both damages to the tools and danger to you.