What parts does a wooden airplane bench consist of?
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Wooden flat benches are simpler in design than their metal counterparts. They are often box-shaped and square in profile when viewed from the end, but the designs do vary. | ||
For example, some wooden planer stocks are curved at the toe and heel and are described as coffin-shaped. | ||
The planer iron is usually held in place with a wooden wedge rather than the cam or wheel nut lever cap found on many metal table planers. | ||
Wooden planers are mostly "single-iron" - that is, they do not have a chipbreaker. . . | ||
. . . but some have chipbreakers that reduce the chance of the blade bending in use and help break up the "chips"—chips of wood chips—thus reducing the risk of splitting the wood being planed. | ||
Drain | ||
Also referred to as the "block" or "body", the hardwood stock is the main part of the aircraft, or at least the largest part of the aircraft, to which all other parts are attached. | ||
It varies in length and width depending on the type of bench plane. Usually the smoothing planes are short and relatively narrow, the run-off planes are slightly longer, the nose planes are again longer and wider, and the jointer planes are the longest and widest. | ||
They can range from 150 mm (6 inches) long and less than 50 mm (2 inches) wide to over 610 mm (24 inches) long and over 75 mm (3 inches) wide. The longer the planer, the better suited it is for leveling or leveling wood. | ||
Sun | ||
This is the underside or bottom of the stock that slides over the surface of the wood during planing. It must be perfectly level so that the planed edges and edges of the wood are regular, that is, flat and "square" or perpendicular to adjacent edges or edges. | ||
Sock | ||
The toe is simply the front of the butt and the sole of the aircraft. When planing wood, it must be pressed by pressing the front handle or the front of the stock with your hand. | ||
heel | ||
The heel is the back or back of the stock and sole of the aircraft. | ||
Iron | ||
Also called a "blade" or "cutter", this is a critical piece of hardened steel that is sharpened at the bottom end to cut wood. It is usually laid with a downward bevel at an angle of about 45 degrees to the sole when viewed on the side or cheek of the plane, but can be as high as 55 degrees in some planes. | ||
Chipbreaker or flat iron (if installed) | ||
The traditional wood planer does not have a chipbreaker, but some wood planers have one as an aid to breaking or twisting chips or chips before they can get any leverage, reducing the chance of wood splitting. this plate, called the back iron, backing iron, or cap iron, also helps reduce vibration by supporting the blade. | ||
If installed, the chipbreaker is mounted over the cast iron behind the wedge (see below), although some wood planers are made with a wooden or metal lever cap instead of the wedge. | ||
bed | ||
This is the inside of the box where the iron is located. It is sometimes referred to as a "frog" but, unlike the common cross in standard metal planers, it cannot be moved back and forth to adjust the gap between the blade and the leading edge of the mouth. | ||
Mouth | ||
This is a rectangular hole or slot in the sole through which the iron protrudes. Virtually all wood planers have fixed spouts, meaning the opening cannot be adjusted in size to accept thinner or thicker chips or shavings depending on the iron's depth setting. | ||
The deeper the blade setting, the wider the mouth should be. Wood planers, which typically cut very fine chips, have small throats, while jacks, nozzles, and planers have large throats to handle thicker chips as they shrink and flatten the wood. | ||
Wedge | ||
This is an angled piece of wood used to hold the iron firmly in place. | ||
Some wooden planers have a wooden or metal lever cap instead of a wedge. | ||
Wedge stops, mortise wedge or clamping bar | ||
The wedge needs something to fit snugly against the iron or chipbreaker and iron when driven into the "throat" of the planer with a mallet. | ||
The devices holding the wedge include stops, or grooves, cut into the neck of the planer. They are also known as wedge mortise. | ||
An alternative device is the clamp rod, also known as a cross pin or rod, which can be made of metal or wood. The ends of the straps fit into the holes in the cheeks of the aircraft. | ||
Bag and pen or pens | ||
The bag, if fitted, is a rear handle that can come in one of several designs—for example, open like a pistol grip or closed like a traditional saw handle. | ||
The handle, or front handle if fitted, may be of the traditional round shape or another shape such as a horn shape. Some carpenters use planers "back to front"—chips when pulled rather than pushed—so that the lug effectively becomes the main handle. dominant hand and in front of the other. | ||
punch button | ||
This is a raised area on the top of the stock in front of the neck that is struck with a small mallet or mallet to loosen the wedge. It is usually made of metal or wood, which is harder than the stock. |