Bargain of Basket Case in Baltimore

[JPG]

The new crank offers greater leverage than the old crank. I also liked the indexing feature of the original crank but am happy with the Model T crank.

Humph!!! If the threads are kept un cruded and the chain properly adjusted(jack screws in sync), the shorter round one works very well IMHO. Making sure the table support/jackscrew do-hickeys are free to move is also relevant.

Now let the crud build up and the chain slip(on one or more sprockets) then the force required to raise/lower is greatly increased.

When all is right, it turns quite freely.

[SDSSmith]

Humph!!! If the threads are kept un cruded and the chain properly adjusted(jack screws in sync), the shorter round one works very well IMHO. Making sure the table support/jackscrew do-hickeys are free to move is also relevant.

Now let the crud build up and the chain slip(on one or more sprockets) then the force required to raise/lower is greatly increased.

When all is right, it turns quite freely.

Wow.........I guess folks with the older style planers with the manual feed can be quite 'cranky'.

[JPG]

Wow.........I guess folks with the older style planers with the manual feed can be quite 'cranky'.

Yes indeedy! Also typical of older style opinionated geezers!:D

[aloibl]

riddler, the planer is a nice addition to anybody's arsenal of tools. In fact I don't know what I would do if I didn't have one. But it can be the most frustrating tool that I have. Make sure you mantain it, keep the blades sharp and continuously clean out the threads on the table adjusters. You also need to look to see if it has the orignal hard rubber in-feed roller. If it has any use on it at all you should go ahead and change this out to the upgraded roller. If you need the instruction manual on this let me know. I have it in a pdf.

[riddler]

Thanks for the maintainance tips as well as advice on the feed roller upgrade--I will be checking mine out tomorrow to determine which one I have. Jpg, I am pleased to hear that the cranks are interchangeable because, in a fit of compulsivity, I trolled the bay for the older style wheel on the off chance it would work. The planer's older adjustment wheel will be a nice compliment to my Mark VII's table height crank.

[JPG]

Thanks for the maintainance tips as well as advice on the feed roller upgrade--I will be checking mine out tomorrow to determine which one I have. Jpg, I am pleased to hear that the cranks are interchangeable because, in a fit of compulsivity, I trolled the bay for the older style wheel on the off chance it would work. The planer's older adjustment wheel will be a nice compliment to my Mark VII's table height crank.

There is more to it than its shape!;) Have you seen Nick's tape trick to 'calibrate' depth of cut to 1/16"? The round one is calibrated to 1/128".

[damagi]

Thanks for the maintainance tips as well as advice on the feed roller upgrade--I will be checking mine out tomorrow to determine which one I have. Jpg, I am pleased to hear that the cranks are interchangeable because, in a fit of compulsivity, I trolled the bay for the older style wheel on the off chance it would work. The planer's older adjustment wheel will be a nice compliment to my Mark VII's table height crank.

I also have some nice rubber rollers extra as well The knurled one you would want to get from SS