Thickness Planer

[Ron Nossaman]

>Thank you Greg. What a wonderful idea. I'm sure I could make that work 
>somehow or other - at least worth a try. Some of my thinking on bridge cap 
>laminations also runs toward: how smooth a cut do we need? What about just 
>a nice smooth cut straight from the band saw? Something the equivilent of 
>a 60 to 80 grit sanding job?
>
>I cut some sample 1 mm laminations with an inappropriate band saw blade 
>(really coarse) and 9 laminations clamped together totalled 12 mm thick! I 
>guess right around 25% air! Nope, gotta get a smoother surface than that!
>
>Terry Farrell

You can better than that with a tablesaw, but it'll take 30mm or more of 
maple to make a 6mm cap.

Ron N