Power Stand out of production?

[dusty]

It might. Take off the belt cover and run the planer while watching the belt and listening. If the set is going to cause you trouble, I believe you will know that almost immediately.

The feed rollers, if you have the rubber ones, may cause you more problems than the belts.

[Sazerac81]

It might. Take off the belt cover and run the planer while watching the belt and listening. If the set is going to cause you trouble, I believe you will know that almost immediately.

The feed rollers, if you have the rubber ones, may cause you more problems than the belts.

I'll do that dusty. This pro planer comes with the steel knurled infeed roller. I also have another steel knurled roller that has not been installed. I actually got it for my mark V mounted planer but now that I have the stand-alone pro planer, I will just pass it and the mark v mounted planer along to another shopsmith admirer(hopefully).

Cheers,
John

[jsburger]

Well, I ultimately solved the issue by getting my hands on a pro planer setup with the 1 3/4 hp motor so now it will be a standalone unit that I won't have to haul around. It even has the nice caster wheels on the unit so I can move it around a bit to keep the space tidy when it's not in use.

A quick question to pro planer users out there. This unit has literally sat untouched for 15 years. Does this amount of time really mess up the belt that ties the unit motor and the planer cutterhead together? The so-called 'belt set' issue?

Cheers,
John

Is it worn or dried out or cracked? If not you might get by with it. Belts are cheap. If it was me I would just buy a new one and move on.

[cadman57]

Just a thought or two for you to consider. I have had both versions of this planer and currently have and use the pro planer model. I sold the mark V mounted version and the gentleman that purchased it asked about the same issues you bring up - plus, needing to have shelf space for storage, etc.

The best solution I had for him was to pick up a shopsmith frame with castors and shorten it. Now that I have the pro planer setup, I changed out my other mark V mounted system, but what I had originally was a shortened frame that mainly held the planer, but also was great place to store my jointer on one end and my belt sander on the other end. That worked great, but I ended up with another shopsmith frame and a super low hours pre-1984 headstock (single bearing quill) so I shortened that frame so that I could slide the headstock a couple of inches to connect the planer when needed, but make use of the spindle end for grinding / wire brushing / and bowl turning by having just enough room for the carriage and tool rest on the spindle end.

This way I could roll it over close enough to the DC-3000 dust collection and have it available to work super quick.

If needed, I have available frame legs with castors, tubes, etc. to make a shorty and also a headstock if wanted. dfort57@yahoo.com

The shopsmith planer is fantastic - either model. Originally, the mark V mounted version actually had a hand crank and for feeding the stock.