Uploaded December 2023 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago
I built a ridge beam and it's uneven and I need a way to make it even. I have a hand planer but I always wanted a power planer. So I'm using this DeWalt DCP580 power planer that I purchased to make the job easier. This planer features a 3 1/4 of an inch wide cut with a 1/256th of an inch incremental cutting depth adjustment up to a maximum of 2mm depth per cut. I set the depth to the smallest amount.
The ridge beam is fabricated from two 2x8x12s and two 2x8x8s to form a 20-foot span for my 12x16 shed. The final span will be 218.5 inches after the excess is cut off once the beam is in place. I cut the top side of the ridge beam to 15 degrees, which is what my shed plans specified.
When the beam was fabricated I ensured that the beveled side was perfectly aligned. This resulted in the bottom side being out of alignment by approximately 1/8th of an inch. There are two points that the ridge beam rests on, which are the front and back supports. Other than these two resting points the rest of the bottom of the beam is irrelevant. I needed a way to flatten the bottom side at these two points of the ridge beam. And that is what this video is about - using the DeWalt DCP580 power planer to flatten these two critical points.
The products used in this video can be found in the U Do It™️ Contractor Tools for Home list here: amzn.to/3CHXveu
To learn more about this planer and other tools and projects visit U Do It™️ here: udoit.me/do-it-yourself-build-a-shed-using-the-dewalt-dcp580-planer
0:00 DeWalt DCP580 Power Planer Unboxing
3:15 Attaching the DeWalt DCB201 battery
3:41 Inspecting the area of the ridge beam that needs to be planed
4:20 Attaching the rabbit fence
5:00 Making the first cut with the planer
6:21 Inspecting the results of several passes
6:57 Working on the other end
8:41 The final passes and my thoughts on the DeWalt Planer
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Video Credits:
Video Production: U Do It™️ Studios a Division of No Cheese Records™️ LLC All Rights Reserved.
I built a ridge beam and it's uneven and I need a way to make it even. I have a hand planer but I always wanted a power planer. So I'm using this DeWalt DCP580 power planer that I purchased to make the job easier. This planer features a 3 1/4 of an inch wide cut with a 1/256th of an inch incremental cutting depth adjustment up to a maximum of 2mm depth per cut. I set the depth to the smallest amount.
The ridge beam is fabricated from two 2x8x12s and two 2x8x8s to form a 20-foot span for my 12x16 shed. The final span will be 218.5 inches after the excess is cut off once the beam is in place. I cut the top side of the ridge beam to 15 degrees, which is what my shed plans specified.
When the beam was fabricated I ensured that the beveled side was perfectly aligned. This resulted in the bottom side being out of alignment by approximately 1/8th of an inch. There are two points that the ridge beam rests on, which are the front and back supports. Other than these two resting points the rest of the bottom of the beam is irrelevant. I needed a way to flatten the bottom side at these two points of the ridge beam. And that is what this video is about - using the DeWalt DCP580 power planer to flatten these two critical points.
The products used in this video can be found in the U Do It™️ Contractor Tools for Home list here: amzn.to/3CHXveu
To learn more about this planer and other tools and projects visit U Do It™️ here: udoit.me/do-it-yourself-build-a-shed-using-the-dewalt-dcp580-planer
0:00 DeWalt DCP580 Power Planer Unboxing
3:15 Attaching the DeWalt DCB201 battery
3:41 Inspecting the area of the ridge beam that needs to be planed
4:20 Attaching the rabbit fence
5:00 Making the first cut with the planer
6:21 Inspecting the results of several passes
6:57 Working on the other end
8:41 The final passes and my thoughts on the DeWalt Planer
“As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.”
Video Credits:
Video Production: U Do It™️ Studios a Division of No Cheese Records™️ LLC All Rights Reserved.
