Choose The Best Reversible Planer Blade For Your Shop

A reversible planer blade can be a tremendous asset for your shop smoothly

transforming your wood into unique pieces of equivalent shapes and sizes having awesome

thickness at a really great price. The professional carpenters choose to utilize the planer

blades for extra fine finish to shape and smooth out wood. But getting a right blade depends

on several factors such as high speed steel and tungsten that increases the durability and

strength of the blade.

The selection of superior quality planer blades depends on the necessity and quality of the

end product that not only functions properly but also fits into every knife set. The size of the

knife is exact but the blades may sometimes fit or unfit into the appropriate planer. In such

a scenario, reversible blades are useful as when one side goes dull the user can just reverse

the blade and have another sharp edge ready for cutting. The sharpness of the blade too

matters as a sharper blade will shape the wood quicker.

Most of the planer blades are made from steel with significant amount of tungsten

approximately 10 to 20 percent or more. Tungsten is a hard metal that increases the

durability and strength of the blade. This means the blades with good amount of tungsten

will last longer and will be better suited for cutting hard woods. This will also help the blade

to keep its edge sharper because metal will be slower to degrade from use.

On the other hand, DeWalt Planer knives being Double Edge Disposable have higher

productivity and save time as well as labor when reversing these blades the moment one

side blunts. The sizing of the planer blade is important as well because getting the wrong

blade will not fit into the planer thereby affecting your work. The tool offers fast and simple

blade changes and because the planer uses reversible planer knives the blades have a much

greater life-span and contribute to a more convenient planning process.

With a normal knife, the shop owner either has to buy a new blade or sharpen the blade.

But if he uses a reversible planer blade, he just has to remove the blade, flip it over and has

an altogether new blade ready for cutting purpose. The blades may have different sharpness

levels depending on how they are created. If the operator is working with soft wood then a

super sharp blade is not required but if he is working with hard wood he may require the

sharpest blades or the wood may not cut properly.

Most blades' packaging will say which machines they work with but sometimes the

operator’s machine may not be listed. Then it is the duty of the operator to measure the last

blade used so he knows the exact size required both the length and width. The sharper

blades tend to increase the overall life span of the knife and consequently maximize the

positive output as well as rendering this little beauty a machine that keeps on going.