I was sanding some glued up panels the other day with my drum sander (performax 16-32) and thinking about how nice a 24" wide planer would be for cleaning them up. Then it occurred to me "why not use a 1.25" diameter bit on the cnc to flatten and remove the glue lines then run it through the sander?" I ordered a slot cutter from MLCS with a top mounted bearing to use as a surfacing bit.
Have any of you tried this?