Planer Leads Boards To Right While Planing

hew · Post by **hew** » Sun Nov 14, 2010 8:08 pm

I have SS mount planer on a power stand. While planning the board will lead heavily to the right when reaches the out feed roller. The roller has heavy wear in the center of the roller. I see now Shopsmith has the out feed roller as an available part #12A. Has anyone changed an out feed roller on their planer? Is there an instruction procedure for changing the roller?
I have tried adjusting the rollers to correct the travel, with no improvement.
Thanks Jerry

SDSSmith · Post by **SDSSmith** » Sun Nov 14, 2010 9:06 pm

hew wrote:I have SS mount planer on a power stand. While planning the board will lead heavily to the right when reaches the out feed roller. The roller has heavy wear in the center of the roller. I see now Shopsmith has the out feed roller as an available part #12A. Has anyone changed an out feed roller on their planer? Is there an instruction procedure for changing the roller?
I have tries adjusting the rollers to correct the travel, with no improvement.
Thanks Jerry

I have replaced both rollers, infeed and outfeed. Shopsmith included instructions with the replacement parts

hew · Post by **hew** » Mon Nov 15, 2010 10:43 pm

Rob
Outfeed roller is on the way along with instructions and a 2 step pulley for a powerstand.
Thanks, Jerry

cincinnati · Post by **cincinnati** » Tue Nov 16, 2010 7:49 pm

Have you waxed the table?

hew · Post by **hew** » Tue Nov 16, 2010 9:56 pm

cincinnati

Yes, I have waxed the table. Thanks for the suggestion. This is not a new problem. When I viewed the parts list for the outfeed roller over the years it was listed as unavailable. I don't know how long Shopsmith listed it as a purchasable part. I was looking it up before on the older paper catalog part list. In 96 I purchased the planer and power stand for $100.00 from an old baby deliverer doctor. A wobbling pulley did a number on the shaft end that I had built up for $35. It plans very good except for the leading to the right. No snipe and quite. He also sold me a like new power stand with 1/2 hp motor for $25 with a 2-3-4-5-step pulley. Last fall at a passed middle aged doctor's finial estate auction I bought a like new DeWalt DW733 (2 blades) on a WOOD Magazine planer stand and new $50 package of blades in the drawer. The blade installed are very good. This was another $100 deal. The dust chute sold earlier off a miscellaneous table, so I had to buy one. It plans very good also, but bad thing about the DeWalt it is so loud. So I got more serious about getting the Shopsmith fixed.

JPG · Post by **JPG** » Sun Nov 21, 2010 10:56 am

Have you adjusted/verified the table to roller distance is equal from all four corners(i.e. are the elevator chain/elevator shafts) properly synchronized?

elevator = 'tablelift':rolleyes:

doug45601 · Post by **doug45601** » Sun Nov 21, 2010 11:03 am

JPG40504 wrote:Have you adjusted/verified the table to roller distance is equal from all four corners(i.e. are the elevator chain/elevator shafts) properly synchronized?

elevator = 'tablelift':rolleyes:

You are correct in posting this as these are the MOST IMPORTANT factors in assuring proper planer operations

hew · Post by **hew** » Sun Nov 21, 2010 11:17 pm

Thanks All,

New outfeed roller installed works fine now. After14 years, did a lot board guiding over all of those years.

Jerry

JPG · Post by **JPG** » Sun Nov 21, 2010 11:24 pm

hew wrote:Thanks All,

New outfeed roller installed works fine now. After14 years, did a lot board guiding over all of those years.
Jerry

Might be a good idea to check the table height consistency. It may prevent a repeat performance!

SDSSmith · Post by **SDSSmith** » Mon Nov 22, 2010 12:27 am

hew wrote:Thanks All,

New outfeed roller installed works fine now. After14 years, did a lot board guiding over all of those years.
Jerry

Good to hear.