Search found 8 matches

by KD8MQ
Tue Jun 04, 2019 9:37 pm
Forum: Maintenance and Repair
Topic: Pro Planer Infeed roller bent
Replies: 12
Views: 26916

Re: Pro Planer Infeed roller bent

Just wanted to check in and thank everybody for their help. I did buy the replacement infeed roller that was posted on eBay.

Life getting in the way slowed things down a little bit, but I swapped out the roller the other night, and reattached it to the power stand last night. Everything is ...
by KD8MQ
Sun May 05, 2019 7:52 pm
Forum: Maintenance and Repair
Topic: Pro Planer Infeed roller bent
Replies: 12
Views: 26916

Re: Pro Planer Infeed roller bent

Thanks everyone for your help. The new (used) one is on it's way.

I'm not looking forward to tearing the planer down again, but really looking forward to getting it back to 100%.

I'm learning to make make cutting boards, and a working planer is pretty important to me.

Thanks again!
by KD8MQ
Sun May 05, 2019 3:53 pm
Forum: Maintenance and Repair
Topic: Pro Planer Infeed roller bent
Replies: 12
Views: 26916

Re: Pro Planer Infeed roller bent

Yes, there is a bar and it’s got it I kick back claws, or whatever they’re called.

Just ahead of the bar with the kick-back claws is another bar. I believe that bar height above the table is intended to limit the thickness of what is being fed in. If that is correct, it seems that this would ...
by KD8MQ
Sun May 05, 2019 8:30 am
Forum: Maintenance and Repair
Topic: Pro Planer Infeed roller bent
Replies: 12
Views: 26916

Re: Pro Planer Infeed roller bent

OK, I'll check further when I get home this afternoon. Thanks!
by KD8MQ
Sun May 05, 2019 8:28 am
Forum: Maintenance and Repair
Topic: Pro Planer Infeed roller bent
Replies: 12
Views: 26916

Re: Pro Planer Infeed roller bent

I posted two videos on my website. The URL is:

http://kd8mq.net/shopsmith-planer-infield-roller/
by KD8MQ
Sun May 05, 2019 8:13 am
Forum: Maintenance and Repair
Topic: Pro Planer Infeed roller bent
Replies: 12
Views: 26916

Re: Pro Planer Infeed roller bent

Yes, there is a bar and it’s got it I kick back claws, or whatever they’re called.
by KD8MQ
Sun May 05, 2019 7:20 am
Forum: Maintenance and Repair
Topic: Pro Planer Infeed roller bent
Replies: 12
Views: 26916

Re: Pro Planer Infeed roller bent

Yes, if I can post a video, it will be obvious. I'll try to do that this afternoon.
by KD8MQ
Sat May 04, 2019 5:28 pm
Forum: Maintenance and Repair
Topic: Pro Planer Infeed roller bent
Replies: 12
Views: 26916

Pro Planer Infeed roller bent

Hi, I inherited this pro planer from my father.

The outfeed roller was in pretty tough shape. Since it was on back order through Shopsmith, I found a place that could re-surface it for me. The in feed roller is another story though.

This is been working fine for the last year or so. While ...