On Oct 8, 10:21*pm, Ignoramus19678 ignoramus19...@NOSPAM.
19678.invalid wrote:
This is a Rockwell 13x6 planer. The motor is 3 HP Baldor single phase.

When I bought it for $20, it was in parts. When I agreed to buy it, I
did not even realize that it was a planer. At first, I thought I was
buying a pile of worthless metal parts plus a 3 HP single phase motor.

http://yabe.algebra.com/~ichudov/mis...3-by-6-Planer/

I would like some comments, specifically perhaps any planer-related
warnings and things to double check before first power up.

The reason why it was a pile of parts and not a working planer, is
that the cast iron table is cracked. However, the parts included a
replacement table, still in shipping plywood. They set this planer
aside when table broke, bought the replacement table, and never got
around to replacing it, so it sat like this for years.

So, my second question is, how hard is it to replace the table on
those things, does it require a deep disassembly or not.

I do believe that I reassembled it carefully and that all belts are
properly engaging (the slow feed, variable speed belt and the fast
belt that drives planer knife).

thanks

i

Maybe a good unit and maybe not. Cast iron tables do not break without
a good reason. If someone jammed the unit, the belts would slip. If
metal, like a nail was in the wood, it just wrecks the cutter blades.
The unit shows no sign of being dropped or tipped over. My brother's
planer really doesn't like knots in the wood, but they don't cause the
table to break.

Therefore, the only way I can imagine the table breaking is if one or
more of the cutting blades came out while the unit was operating and
the resulting hammering broke the table. If the blades are out,
examine the rotor and the blade slots carefully for damage. Also the
bearings of the rotor for damage. Are the blade adjusting screws still
there?

If possible, use a dial indicator to check the rotor for roundness. If
you can't get an indicator in there, use a machinist jack screw to
almost touch the rotor and a light behind it while you rotate the
rotor.

Paul.