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Re: Planer head shaft damage from pulley.
Posted: Sun Aug 09, 2020 8:56 pm
by dphoto1
I like the idea of the dimple.
Re: Planer head shaft damage from pulley.
Posted: Sun Aug 09, 2020 9:31 pm
by JPG
dphoto1 wrote:I like the idea of the dimple.
Tight fit(no slop).
Re: Planer head shaft damage from pulley.
Posted: Mon Sep 14, 2020 4:23 pm
by dphoto1
Thanks for all the suggestions. I finally machined the damaged end down to accept a 1/2" pulley, cut a keyway and installed a good steel pulley. Replaced both head bearings which NAPA had in stock. Fixed the shaft on the drive motor and properly installed a key they was missing there. Replaced both bearing on the really old Dayton motor that the previous owner installed. Made a planer knife sharpening jig and spent a lot of time getting the blades back into shape after the prior owner tried to sharpen them with a handheld grinder. Made a knife setting jig out of aluminum from a PDF found on the forum (Will be ordering the factory one). Assembled everything and am very pleased with the results. I have owned a dewalt 735 in the past which worked great but was much louder than this machine. I love the variable feed rate. Next upgrade will be the knurled infeed roller.