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The little I know about the planer says that you have the power feed cover, but the motor is missing. Back in the day, there was a manual feed cover and a hand crank, but I don't know if you can buy those parts new today. The power feed motor is probably still available. Check with Shopsmith for the missing parts, or try to locate used ones.

so could i just feed it thru by hand push/pull?

I don't have a Shopsmith planer, but my gut cringes when I think of feeding it by hand. It just doesn't seem like it would be safe.

Bruce wrote:I don't have a Shopsmith planer, but my gut cringes when I think of feeding it by hand. It just doesn't seem like it would be safe.

Understandable reaction. It should be a relief to know that you don't really fed it by hand. Rather that a motor driven feed, there is a hand crank.

rjent wrote:There is a thread about converting to a hand crank. Mine is manual and I like it. It allows you to control the feed rate which I like. I will see if I can find the thread .....

Found it .... http://www.shopsmith.com/ss_forum/maint ... 16009.html

I was the original poster to thread referenced above that rjent was kind enough to remember and locate for you. I was asking many of the same questions that you are asking, and I'm sure I was not the first with this type of problem. With the help of jpg and other members, I was able to add a hand crank to mine, although the Texas heat and other projects have not allowed me to experiment with planing anything yet ... 2 more months and cooler weather and I hope to post an update with planing results. If you haven't already viewed my story, I hope it will prove to be of some help. After I made my last post, the topic morphed somewhat into a discussion of converting the voltage, so be sure to start at the beginning, not the most recent post, for information that may be of help to you. I was able to purchase many of the parts I needed directly thru Shopsmith at very reasonable prices ... I have attached a copy of my order to give you an idea of what I needed. If your new acquisition did not include some of the things like Owner's Manual or knife setting gauge, I would recommend getting those too.

Just a note here to scorelessteve regarding comments made in the thread "lock-out key".

It was reported that the safety key is not sold separately but here it is in an order to Shopsmith (513411).

Well you have the gear head part of the missing motor.

Although all that you need is obtainable from SS, be prepared for extreme sticker shock.

Hand feeding(pushing the workpiece) is not practical as the feed rolls(which hold the workpiece tight to the platen) need to rotate as it is being fed.

Hi All,

I purchased a fairly complete Shopsmith setup off craigslist centered on a 1989 mark V 510 about a year and a half ago. No manuals for the most part..

It came with a power pro planner, again no manual.

I used the planner for the first time today, and it seems something is way off. I watched Shopsmith Doug's video, as I think I have the basic operation down. Here's the problem the feed and exit rollers are turning with no load, however, it doesn't seem to pull, even when I have backed off to the point the cutters aren't engaging the wood.

I tried to make a pass with the covers off. it almost seems the feed rollers are not pressed into the wood.


Any ideas?

Albertt62 wrote:Hi All,

I purchased a fairly complete Shopsmith setup off craigslist centered on a 1989 mark V 510 about a year and a half ago. No manuals for the most part..

It came with a power pro planner, again no manual.

I used the planner for the first time today, and it seems something is way off. I watched Shopsmith Doug's video, as I think I have the basic operation down. Here's the problem the feed and exit rollers are turning with no load, however, it doesn't seem to pull, even when I have backed off to the point the cutters aren't engaging the wood.

I tried to make a pass with the covers off. it almost seems the feed rollers are not pressed into the wood.


Any ideas?

Here is a link to the manual. Professional Planer manual

On my Shopsmith mounted planer (not the Professional model) it fed easier when I cleaned and waxed the table. Sometimes I use light machine oil, just a few drops and then wipe off, the trace amount left helps the wood to slide but does not stain.

I can't think why the rollers won't pull, I am sure others will have some knowledge to share in that regard.

Thank you!