Vote to Upgrade Our Planer

Sponsor

Everett Wilson

History

• Mailing List Announcement: TBD
• Officially Proposed: TBD
• To be Voted on: <Week after official proposal>

Background

Our current planer is loud and belongs to a member, not to PS1.

It's also useful. Let's get a better planer that's also less disruptive to our community.

Helical, carbide heads have been described as "quiet enough to have a conversation next to". Given that the head uses indexed carbide inserts, that also means that a ruined cutting surface is quick and easy to replace.

An extra $500 is included to cover electrical if it needs to be run, extra inserts, shipping, and unpredictables.

Language

We authorize the board to spend up to $<cost + 500> on acquiring a new planer.

The planer should use carbide inserts and be selected with the intent to be quieter than our current planer.