sanding cookies

[xlogger]

Yesterday I had about 20 cedar cookies 2" thick that I ran thru my planer with spiral head and that didn't work well. I was trying to smooth them off some before running thru drum sander. I chip edges off most of them while planing. Then I got a few and ran thru drum sander with 80 grit paper. That took several turns. I did find a roll of 36 grit paper that I will cut to length today and see how that works. Maybe I'll try fresher cedar cookies next time this where pretty dry. Anyone had any luck with cookies in the planer? Today also I've got a walnut log about 12" I'm going to cut into 2" pieces  and see how they do.

[scsmith42]

I've done some in the planer a few years back but it can get exciting. Had one break and fling some thinner chunks out, so I explored other methods.

When someone brings us a dried cookie for flattening, we usually set it up on the swing blade mill and flatten both sides. It has to be secured while flattening. Then we run it thru the wide belt sander. 

Works well and is safe.

[WDH]

I have planed some.  They plane best if green off the saw.  The downside is that some will form a dished out bowl as they dry and planing them green was fruitless. If you run the dry ones through the spiral head planer back to back on a sled so that they are touching, that helps a little bit with tear-out, that and taking small bites.  

[doc henderson]

I have used a hand 4 inch power planer (Makita).  I work from all sides, and never push off the far side.  the best is to use a drum sander with course grit to start.  I have a big clunky 24 inch grizzly with two rollers and put 60 on the front, and 120 on the back drum.

[terrifictimbersllc]

I have planed some.  They plane best if green off the saw.  The downside is that some will form a dished out bowl as they dry and planing them green was fruitless. If you run the dry ones through the spiral head planer back to back on a sled so that they are touching, that helps a little bit with tear-out, that and taking small bites.  

Same here, I made a sled with blocks holding the cookie and it was successful for most of them. The one that it wasnt successful for was the most exciting.  Dont think that was good for the planer knives. 
Drum sander 36 or 60 grit takes care of it easily with no sled unless they are small ones.

[21incher]

I have planed dry walnut cookies but they still needed a lot of sanding from tearout with  my insert head. Just got the jet 1836 sander and it does a good job but takes many  passes if the faces are not parallel to start. My CNC router works best when they are cockeyed but is slow.