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JPG,

My terminology is probably defective on this subject. What I mean to say is "removing the planer bed from the planer assembly," not removal of the actual cutter head.

It appears-at least from the manual and a visual inspection-that one would have to totally dis-assemble the planer assembly, e ...

wgander: I like your idea on the evaporust. It certainly cannot make things any worse than they are now.

jayhawk: Many thanks for your very generous offer on the aluminum table. However, I would still be faced with the issue of dismantling the planer head, and then getting everything back together ...

Bill,

I just attempted to send you e-mails at info@billstoolz.com and bill@billstoolz.com . However, both of them came back as undeliverable.

I had already heard back from the gentleman in Ft. Worth, and he declined any interest in providing repair service. Bottom line on this piece of equipment ...

JPG,

Thanks for the link. I have the manual.

However, as I said, "I am not a great mechanic." The manual is well illustrated for initial assembly, changing blades, etc., but there is nothing in the way of detailed instructions for removing the planer bed from a factory fully-assembled planer head.

Jack,

Many thanks for the quick response. I will attempt to contact Mr. Campbell tomorrow! Thanks again.

I have purchased a 1997 Pro Planer that needs some rust removal on the planner bed. It also needed some extreme rust removal on the legs/base, but this was easily resolved by dis-assembly, and then sandblasting/powder coating all of the pieces.

Now that I am ready to remove the table, I have ...