Excellent video! I have had mine ( Ridgid) for about 12 years and surprisingly have done everything you have described here. I have bought at some point all the major brands and this one is the best one I just love it for real!. Thank you for these videos Brad!

Thanks, Brad! Super helpful. I especially like the tip about "clamping" the straight edge when doing the alignment.

Just used this video to tune up my rigid planer. Thank you sir.

Thanks for the clear info. Best planer maintenance video on KZread.

Hi Brad, thanks for these great videos about planers. I'd like to see a video about different softwoods/hardwoods and how much you should take off at a time. I'd also like to see something about figured woods, like curly hardwoods, or birdseye in hardwoods and planing them. Thanks again for the videos!

@Fixthisbuildthat

6 жыл бұрын

+KSFWG great suggestion! I didn't think about softwood vs hardwood.

Excellent video Brad. Thank you for taking the time to make it and share it with us all. Take care Buddy all the best from London UK

@Fixthisbuildthat

6 жыл бұрын

Thanks, Trev!

Just got my Rigid planer yesterday and wondering how to set it up. Your video was spot on and I feel confident on setting it up this week. I'll be looking at your other videos about planers too. Thanks for taking the time. (I'm really thinking of getting those flip top plans too!)

Great "walk though" in explaining the proper care of a planer, my exact planner matter of fact, thanks!

looking at getting my 1st thickness planer. so this video gave me a good starting point on how to set it up. Thank you

I just bought a new RIDGID planer yesterday, and didn't know anything about planers... Thanks for the great info!

Great video for a novice as myself!! Thank you for taking the time and putting a lil 101 together

@Fixthisbuildthat

6 жыл бұрын

+Dwayne Poff you're welcome!

thanks for the video it was very helpful, i've been meaning to adjust my planer since i've had it for about a year and was starting to get a little bit of snipe.

@Fixthisbuildthat

6 жыл бұрын

+Chuck Van Horn probably time to check those blades too!

Great video! I’m looking into getting a rigid planer, your videos helped make my decision! Subscribed!

About to get my first planer. Thanks for all the great information!

Good tips dude. I feel like a rookie again!

Just bought a RIDGID planer - thanks for the helpful info

Great Video. I have my planner for about 15 years and still works great .

@Fixthisbuildthat

5 жыл бұрын

Me too!

Thanks for this videos. I am looking forward to the rest of the series.

@Fixthisbuildthat

6 жыл бұрын

You're welcome!

Great video. This is very helpful. Thank you

Best vid I’ve seen to help with set up..👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼

SuperNice great video just in time so I can set up my Ridgid planner, I purchased it for Christmas and I still haven't unboxed it been busy doing other things. But I'll be doing that this week. Thanks for sharing #TeamRIDGID

@Fixthisbuildthat

6 жыл бұрын

Have fun with it!

Brad....I have a Ridgid lunchbox planer too and no matter what I do even using a sled I've always had some snipe. So I did your technique using the level trick and it worked!!! First pass on 1/1/2"x 1-1/2" x 24" Maple with zero snipe! Took the thickness down to be 1-3/8" and not once suffered snipe. GOOD ON YA!

You glossed over the the things I need to know. Walk me through approaching the planer with a board. What is repeat a cut? How do you use repeat a cut. How many indicators are on the machine? How are they used? Is there a way to zero the indicator? Should indicator(s) be zero-ed prior to each new board? Sorry to be so ignorant but this is all new to me and I would like to establish a good routine so as to get good results and not hurt my planer. - Thanx , Rob. PS. you have a good voice for teaching. Words are crisp and succinct.

I clicked on your link to home Depot and bought a new Ridgid planer and some yard tools , Hope it helps, now to watch the 6 ways to reduce planer snipe

@Fixthisbuildthat

6 жыл бұрын

Thanks, Gary!!!

Thanks for the video. Great information and I will be looking forward to more planer videos

@Fixthisbuildthat

6 жыл бұрын

You're welcome!

Great tips thanks I never thought to take the time to do all that checking. I do the basics but that's it. I think I will go back and really give it and good looking over thanks for sharing.

@Fixthisbuildthat

6 жыл бұрын

It can make a nice difference!

Great video Brad! Lots of really useful tips and tricks in there that I'm definitely going to have to use myself, especially the level one :)

@Fixthisbuildthat

6 жыл бұрын

Thanks, man! Glad you enjoyed it.

Great video, Brad. Cant wait for those upcoming videos!

@Fixthisbuildthat

6 жыл бұрын

+bobditts thanks!

Great video! I have the same machine and this helped a lot. Thank you!!

How do you adjust the planer is one side is higher than the other

Thank you for the info..was very useful

It's nice to see yours videos. Thank You you very much. Big hug from Brasil Said Choucair

Great video I never thought of clamping the level down. That would have made it so much easier leveling mine.

@Fixthisbuildthat

6 жыл бұрын

+Code 3 Imagination yeah, that makes it way better

Thanks for the good advice, very helpful! 👍

Very informative thank you for sharing your knowledge. Great video

@Fixthisbuildthat

6 жыл бұрын

+Danny Russell thanks!

Nicely done Brad! Very good info & well presented. Thanks for posting this................... :)

@Fixthisbuildthat

6 жыл бұрын

+Sapele Steve you're welcome!

Great information, thanks for sharing.

@Fixthisbuildthat

6 жыл бұрын

+BronkBuilt you got it!

Based on your thumbnail, I fed my 6ft level through my planer. Now neither seem to be working right.

@Fixthisbuildthat

6 жыл бұрын

😂😂

@alexguerra1527

3 жыл бұрын

You did the wrong adjustments I did my plainer and its perfect. And I got mine at harbor freight and it works great.

Great video thanks. Big help.

Thanks for the info Brad! 👍👊

@Fixthisbuildthat

6 жыл бұрын

+Fred McIntyre you got it, Fred!

Good video, nice to see someone as obsessed with fine tuning as I am with my shop tools.

Just purchased a Ridgid planer and this video was a great help in setting it up. As a writer however I have to tell you the word "especially" doesn't have an x in it. It's not "expecially". Sorry I had to get that off my chest.

Just bought a planer, so thanks for this timely video.

@Fixthisbuildthat

6 жыл бұрын

+Specific Love Creations hope it helps!

Very useful, better than going to a tech school !

Thanks Brad, good information

@Fixthisbuildthat

6 жыл бұрын

+Harry Logan you're welcome!

Excellent info.

@Fixthisbuildthat

6 жыл бұрын

+Eduardo Torres glad it helped!

I don‘t have a planer yet, but this is very interesting nonetheless. Looking forward to the other parts! 👍🏻

@Fixthisbuildthat

6 жыл бұрын

Thanks!

Nice. Thank you!

great stuff simple quick thanks

Thanks, just got a new one👍🏻, my first one.

Thanks for the video, do you have a video on adjusting the cutter head with the bed?

Great video.

Great video. Thank you.

@Fixthisbuildthat

6 жыл бұрын

You're welcome!

I have a thicknesser (planer) with a cutter head that isn't aligned with the bed. While you checked this, it would have been good to show how to actually adjust it (to be true to your title)...

I really like that thickness sander! GIMME IT!! 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

That's one of the best video titles I've seen.

@Fixthisbuildthat

6 жыл бұрын

+Matthew Wright almost like I asked the audience 😃😃😃

I have a planer just like that. I swapped out the cutterhead with a Shelix head. $400, but I'll be saving more than that in not replacing ror sharpening knives.

@Fixthisbuildthat

6 жыл бұрын

+Double Dare Fan wow, that's awesome! Did you happen to document it?

@doubledarefan

6 жыл бұрын

I took pictures of every step of the way, unfortunately, that is as far as I got.

Awesome!!!!!

I am having a problem with the left side of my riding planer us cutting deeper than the right side. It is minimal but noticable. Any way to adjust lt and rt curring depth?? What am I doing wrong. Also a super helpful video. Thanks

I love your videos man! I have a ridgid planer and am having issues that the rollers aren't feeding at all they wont rotate or anything can you do a video showing how to check the chains or replacing the rollers too?

Thank you!!

Great tutorial. Thanks for the great instruction. Just picked up an older Ridgid planer used so now I know how to ensure that it's working properly. By the way, thanks you for all the great content on the Made for Profit podcast. Enjoying it very much.

@Fixthisbuildthat

5 жыл бұрын

Glad you're digging the podcast!

@lifeofbrian9695

5 жыл бұрын

@@Fixthisbuildthat yeah, so much info to digest. Eventhough I'm just a hobbyist now, I know it will prepare me to start selling some of my work.

@keepitfixit2736

Жыл бұрын

@@Fixthisbuildthat o J. Hear no qentrw&42

Would love for you to include how you would change the entire cutter head unit on your planer. I have the Rikon 13in planer, but it's essentially the exact same as the Rigid one you have and I'm thinking of upgrading to a higher end Spiral Cutter.

@Fixthisbuildthat

6 жыл бұрын

+The InterWebs Show I'd love to do that, but the heads are as much as the planer 😩

@BigLousClubhouse

6 жыл бұрын

Well that just seems like it would be counter productive!!! Are you still going to be in Atlanta at the end of the month for Workbench Con?? If so I hope to see you there and say hi!

Excellent tips - Now I’m off to service my thicknesser….

Great video Brad, I'm looking forward to the rest of the series. I have tried the level trick but my garage floors are not flat so it take shimming and fidgeting but I think I've finally got it dialled in. In the newer Ridgid planers, I'm finding the height adjustment knob wants to spin around freely even after I lock the carriage. I'm wondering if you can touch on that at all? Maybe not since mine is a newer model than yours. Anyone else please feel free to chime in down here!

@Fixthisbuildthat

6 жыл бұрын

+Luke Martin bet you can tighten up that slop if you look at the inner workings

@dougprentice1363

Жыл бұрын

Let us know if you were able to fix the locking problem. Mine doesn't lock either

@lukemartin9037

Жыл бұрын

@@dougprentice1363 the threads on the screw holding the crank handle down were stripped. I ordered new parts through Ridgid and it improved the situation

good job

So what do you do when you don't get equal side to side planning?

You made an EXCELLENT video. The best part, I didn't have to watch you take it out of the box. I just don't understand why people make UNBOXING videos and call them a review. I guess they just don't think we know how to take them out of the packaging? I believe they make them because that's the only thing they know how to do with the tool: take it out of the box. Anyway, you did an Awesome job! I'm going to have to give a grade of "F"! That's "F" for Fantastic that is. LMAO. Couldn't resist. . . .

Thanks!

@Fixthisbuildthat

2 жыл бұрын

Appreciate the Super Thanks!

Good video ! I’m actually leaning towards the planers with A built in jointer so I’m Watching all the related You tube Videos your content, commentary and camera angles are very good sound quality is also good I will like, sub, and , share Whenever I can to help you out with your channel ! I was a commercial woodworker for almost 20 years that suffered a traumatic brain injury forcing A early retirement due to some Physical paralysis from the brain injuries ? My passion for woodworking has not declined although A lifestyle Change has me in between shops at this point But i hope to get back into it as life moves on !

Awesome tips Brad!! Do you know by chance how to adjust the "parallel-ness" of one side vs. the other? I find that mine is cutting with a difference of 0.010" more on the left vs. the right. (I changed the knives; and I think its the actual planer housing that's off)

@frankmortensen7651

Жыл бұрын

Hey Fred, I have this plainer and I had the same problem, even after swapping blades. I found a solution and it is a bit of a pain, but the manual does not have a procedure past swapping blades. If you take out the hex head bolts opposite the height adjustment handwheel and remove the shroud and top cover, you will expose the 3 rods 2 guides and one elevator rod. Now underneath the machine there is a bolt that holds the elevator rod, and on the rod is a 1/2 (13mm) notch. Use a combination wrench and take note where the its positioned when you put it in the notch, this is your starting point. Loosen the bolt from below the machine and you can adjust the rod. This is where it gets tedious, as the only way to check is to put it back together test a board and if its not parallel, hopefully you remember how much of a turn you used so if you have to readjust you know exactly how much you need to turn the rod this time. You can save some effort if you wait until your done adjusting to put back on the metal top cover, but I would at least put back on the side shroud pieces as they help brace the guide rods.

Nice vid BR. I think that planer is louder than my 22”. 🤪

@Fixthisbuildthat

6 жыл бұрын

+Brian Prusa I'm certain of it. Direct drives are like aircraft engines vs belt driven

Could you do a video on how to adjust the bed rollers too. I know those cheaper planets don't have bed rollers, but mAny of your viewers are professionals with high quality professional machines , but we're not necessarily mechanics and would appreciate so info on mai tai g quality equipment. Thanks and as always keep these top notch videos coming

That looks like the pricer rigid of the two that I can find online. Could you elaborate on the differences of these two?

I have the same Ridgid planer. Any chance you have a video on changing the rollers?

I figured put the level right in the middle would've been fine for the infeed and outfeed table. What should I look into when I buy a planer?

@Fixthisbuildthat

6 жыл бұрын

I'd run a board through and bring calipers and measure like I did. Make sure the board is fairly even side to side. Anything under .010 is more than adequate. Check the rollers. And just see if it looks and sounds well cared for.

Good Afternoon, Brad! Thanks for the video instruction and tips. I bought a used Rigid TP13000 last year and used your video to clean and adjust the table and replace the knives. Your video made the process easier, thx! I do have a couple of questions. While my infeed and outfeed rollers are in OK shape, they have some wear. I have searched the Rigid, Ereplacementparts, Partswarehouse and WahudaTools with no success. I realize this planer is years out of production, but it still runs and the mechanisms function well. Do you have any suggestions of places I might be able to find replacement rollers? Thank you! - - Dave

Thanks for this video. Blade setup looks a bit easier than the big Hafco 15" i have at work. Have you had any experience with the Ryobi planers? They look similar to the Rigid but i haven't seen Rigid here in Australia.

@Fixthisbuildthat

6 жыл бұрын

I've not, but the old school Ryobi one from 7-10 years ago always got good comments

Thank you , Brad, for your setup video. I tried that method with the 4-foot level on my new Bauer brand planer. Didn't work. For a better Ridgid brand planer, perhaps. One might ask why I have a Harbor Freight planer... well, I had the 12-inch planer, which never had any snipe, but that one went bad, so they replaced it with the Bauer ''thing''. Nothing will solve snipe with the Bauer planer. I still have my Ridgid 13 1/2 inch planer but they stopped producing the infeed rollers and that machine is parked.

Where did you get the dust shroud? I have mine jury rigged. Lol Thanks for the information.

@Fixthisbuildthat

6 жыл бұрын

Came with the machine back then.

If your ridgid planer is cutting lower on one side what would you adjust? I see that you checked your board and yours was ok, did I miss something in this video that addressed that?

@gustavorx.100

2 жыл бұрын

I would also like to know how to make the adjustment you mention.

Ten years of use and looking as brand new? Wow!

@Fixthisbuildthat

6 жыл бұрын

Yeah, I treat my machines pretty well :)

i have the same planer but cannot find a dust chute anywhere , would you know where i can find one Thanks. i do love your video helps me a lot.

So should the outside ends of the infeed/outfeed tables be 100% level with the bed? My DeWalt has the tables slope slightly downward towards the cutting head, but a 4' level shows the outside table edges are higher than the bed.

@Fixthisbuildthat

6 жыл бұрын

Yeah, that's how mine are. Helps prevent snipe and those beds will flex down at the ends in use

I just took my new planer out on my balcony (that's my workshop) & checked the level of the wings with a ruler and noticed that the ruler caught on one corner. But wonder about the waxing trick, perhaps some of the wax might get onto the wood & cause unexpected results when staining?

Great info all the way around .can you help. My planer is stuck at 1/4 inch depth and I can't crank it up the crank won't move , any Ideas. The thickness wheel is stuck and won't turn either way

Bro! Just about a month ago. I bought that exact same planer second hand. The guy was so cool that he let me have the other planer he was using for parts (same model). But I was having trouble with boards having to be force fed in and pulled out. I haven’t used it since then for fear of injury. But I’m totally confident now with getting it back into working condition because of this video. Thanks for making it. Also, did you make the dust collection shroud or is that an aftermarket piece

@Fixthisbuildthat

6 жыл бұрын

+Carl F sweet, it's a good planer! This is a factory dust shroud

@carlf4275

6 жыл бұрын

Nice. I’ll have to search around for a shroud. And keep up the good work. Your videos help out a lot. I appreciate your efforts

@themoose87

6 жыл бұрын

Did you end up finding that dust shroud? I am looking for one as well

I have a TP13002. The inside edges of the infeed and outfeed are lower by about 1/16" than the center (cutter table). There doesn't appear to be any adjustment for this just an adjustment for the outside edges as you demonstrated. Do you have a way to correct this?

@Fixthisbuildthat

6 жыл бұрын

If you loosen the nut that the table hinges on you might be able to raise the inside edges up then retighten. But not sure if that would work

For the cleaning part with mineral spirits I use a mirror to be able to see underneath to clean

have you tried the Oneida dust deputy yet? It will keep your shop vac filter clean!

@Fixthisbuildthat

6 жыл бұрын

Yup, those are nice!

Hi Brad, i have watched many, if not all of your videos and i thoroughly enjoy them. I came across your Ridgid Planer video while i was looking for help to fix mine. I have the r4331 and it isn't quite dead yet but it's showing signs of being tired. i have tried repair shop that refuse to take in any Ridgid product and i have been trielessly trying to get the attention of Ridgid, to no avail. I wonder if you can help. Thanks.

@Fixthisbuildthat

10 ай бұрын

unfortunately I've not had a working relationship with RIDGID since 2017. So don't think I can help. But anything is fixable. Might need a new motor or brushes

Bought the same model used. Noticed the drive belt was loose. Can you suggest how much tension should be on the drive belt? I made it as tight as possible but now the boards come out with raised grain rather then smooth.

How do you adjust the right to left alignment on the cutter head. Thank you for your help

@Fixthisbuildthat

5 жыл бұрын

Not sure, never done it

Hi there, I just purchased a King 13” planer to assist me in building wood projects. I am a little apprehensive in using it. I have read the Manual but i am more of a visual person. Do you have anything for beginners like me?

Where's the tutorial to convince my wife I need one of these? ;)

@Fixthisbuildthat

6 жыл бұрын

I'm good at tutorials, but not that good :)

@reforzar

6 жыл бұрын

Tools save money, they don’t cost money. You can buy a single tool (planer) and save hundreds of dollars in materials when buying rough lumber. Over a lifetime you could easily save thousands of dollars.

@MICHAELCARACAPPAJR

6 жыл бұрын

And the more time you’re out in the shop planning wood the less time you’re bothering her in the house. It’s a win win for everyone. Also forgiveness is sometimes easier to get than permission and if you don’t get it right a way it’ll come with time. Just spend that time in the shop until you get it.

@TKHiser

6 жыл бұрын

Oh, I own a planer now, she surprised me with both a planer and a plasma cutter. So, the key is too have an awesome wife. ;)

@charlesroberts3838

5 жыл бұрын

Just go buy one then tell her why you needed it after she discovers there’s a new toy

Do you have any content showing how to correct the thickness if it were different on each side of your board? I'm referencing the content starting around 03:46

Can you please tell me how and where to get a dust shroud for the tp13002. Can’t find one anywhere. Thanks in advance

Hi I just got my planer. When mounting my floor isn't level is that ok? I also seen the holes are not the same size .Just little snug.

How do you adjust the inside edge of the infeed/outfeed table? Mine is about 1/16 inch too low?

The thumbnail is hilarious... It looks like your running your level through the planer.