On 9/11/2019 10:03 AM, Sonny wrote:
On Wednesday, September 11, 2019 at 8:22:11 AM UTC-5, dpb wrote:
Now we get to the interesting part -- I was going to ask about how it
worked when you got power. I mistook the comment regarding noise from
it as was up 'n running...
Enjoy!!! 
When bought and still on the trailer, I was to take it to the local commercial shop to test the motor, to make sure it ran. I didn't do that, so I had no idea if the motor worked or not. The "up and running" was the testing when the electrician installed the converter. That's why I didn't have the knives installed, just to see if/how the motor and head spun.
I pulled knives out of the little Model 13 planer last night --
What brand planer? Rockwell?
Need replacement set while send these out to be reground --
What size of blades? I suppose 1/8 X 1 (1.25?) X 13. Might
1/8 X 1.25 X 12" blades work with your planer? When I bought the Northfield there was a set of four 12" blades installed. They're in good shape, yet had them touch-up sharpened. Easy to mail to you!
https://www.flickr.com/photos/438361...posted-public/
Thanks for the offer...it's an old Delta Model 13 with 13-1/8 x 1/8 x 1
and the height adjusting notch on the ends. I can find the solid knives
w/o the notch; just have to get the notches ground in precisely enough.
http://www.vintagemachinery.org/photoindex/detail.aspx?id=13838
I hadn't used it in for several years since got the PM Model 180 running
again (which is what I needed the 3P converter for) but decided for the
rough work was doing ruining a set of old, almost used up 13" knives is
a whole lot less painful than the almost new 18" in it, so brought it
back out of mothballs...which is why didn't have a backup set on hand,
either.
Now that have the paint and shellac/varnish knocked off, can run one
final skim pass thru the PM to do final cleanup.
Do appreciate the offer, but don't believe I've really any use for 12"
altho guess could cut them down for the 8" jointer (but you could make
use of them that way, too, of course).
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