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Woodworking Forum => Woodworking Forum => Topic started by: Carl on January 03, 2012, 06:47:52 PM

Title: Thickness planer rebuild project
Post by: Carl on January 03, 2012, 06:47:52 PM

Here's a slideshow of my planer rebuild:  https://picasaweb.google.com/saltpointer/PlanerRebuild?authkey=Gv1sRgCMS02Y3ogKyEBA#

 (https://picasaweb.google.com/saltpointer/PlanerRebuild?authkey=Gv1sRgCMS02Y3ogKyEBA#)

And here is a video of it running:  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dALzAjMrw7Q  (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dALzAjMrw7Q)

- Carl

Title: Re: Thickness planer rebuild project
Post by: Papaw on January 03, 2012, 07:26:54 PM

Moving this to Woodworking.

Nice job there!

Title: Re: Thickness planer rebuild project
Post by: Fins/413 on January 04, 2012, 07:16:42 AM

Well done I like the JB weld idea.

Title: Re: Thickness planer rebuild project
Post by: lazyassforge on January 04, 2012, 08:02:03 AM

Good Job, Carl!

Title: Re: Thickness planer rebuild project
Post by: Carl on January 04, 2012, 08:06:39 PM

Thanks. The JB Weld was my friends idea. I wanted to mill the whole casting down, but this was way easier.

Title: Re: Thickness planer rebuild project
Post by: johnsironsanctuary on January 04, 2012, 08:52:22 PM

What on earth could you put through it that would gouge the table like that and not totally demolish the cutting heads?
JIS

Title: Re: Thickness planer rebuild project
Post by: Carl on January 05, 2012, 08:31:53 AM

Quote from: johnsironsanctuary on January 04, 2012, 08:52:22 PM

What on earth could you put through it that would gouge the table like that and not totally demolish the cutting heads?
JIS

Beats me- I bought it used like that. The blades weren't bad- I had them sharpened at a local lumberyard.