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Default comparing helical cutter heads

On Tue, 26 Jan 2021 14:07:31 -0600, Leon lcb11211@swbelldotnet
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On 1/25/2021 8:40 PM, wrote:
On Mon, 25 Jan 2021 13:13:11 -0600, Leon lcb11211@swbelldotnet
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On 1/24/2021 6:43 PM, Bob D wrote:
On Wednesday, January 13, 2021 at 3:18:26 PM UTC-6, Bob D wrote:
Shelix heads are on severe back order. Does anyone have experience or comments regarding Shelix vx. Lux Cut III heads? I am shopping to upgrade the head on my Powermatic 54a jointer.

I ordered a Lux Cut III head and received it in about a week. I installed it today. This feels like I went from a crude axe to a surgeon's scalpel. It is much quieter, easier to control and very, very precise. I may expect to use my jointer a lot more now.

The Lux head is sold with new bearings installed. They are not optional. It also comes with tools to change individual cutters and five spare cutters. The quality of the head looks very impressive.

I used a gear puller acquired through the free loaner program at autozone parts to remove the holding blocks from the old cutter head. It worked perfectly.

Now to see if the pocketbook can spring for a new head like this for my Powermatic PM15 planer.

Bob


HA! I thought you were ordering that for your planer to begin with. LOL

I just got this, still has the gunk on it.

https://www.flickr.com/photos/lcb112...in/dateposted/

With the helical head.

https://www.flickr.com/photos/lcb112...n/photostream/

And yes that is a stationary Delta 15" planer behind it. That is on the
has to go list.


What is it? I've looked on the Jet site and don't see a JPJ-12. I
assume it's a jointer planer.


https://www.jettools.com/us/en/p/jjp...al-head/708476

Jointer/Planer Combo w/Helical Head

I was just confused because your picture has JPJ12 on the side instead
of JJP-12HH. Odd.


My next major purchase is a jointer (I think) and I'm split between an
8" Jet, Laguna, or Powermatic. I doubt it's going to be the
Powermatic. I don't see spending the extra $500. The Jet and Laguna
are priced similarly.


Soooo. In the past most of my work was 90% commission. I did not want
to buy S2S or rough cut and charge my customer to mill the material.
There is not that much of a difference in price getting S4S if you
consider time to sort and mill.
I had a small jointer many years ago, Craftsman, and got rid if it many
years ago. I currently have a Delta 15" stationary planer and is seldom
use it to capacity especially with having a 22/44 drum sander.
Now I want to use more exoctic/expensive woods that are absolutely less
expensive in rough cut form. So back to a large 12" jointer/planer I
went. I'll likely be selling the Delta. I don't want to wast any
valuable floor space, although with the new machine in place I seem to
have gotten some free extra space......

I have a 13" lunchbox planer that's done OK. I recently bought a
25/50 drum sander so I think I'm good there. I have a lot of lumber
(ash and "sugar" maple) that's suspect. Most is finished S2S and
that's being charitable. I'd like to use some more exotic stuff too
but probably not that large.

I have on old Crapsman that never worked all that well. I'll have to
put it where I intend to put the RAS. That be wherever they take
scrap.

I may settle for a 6" because of the weight of the 8". 600+ pounds is
going to be difficult for me to moose into the basement.


My lathe was about 450lbs but it came in pieces. The complication was
that it was on my truck anf getting the bed and headstock off the
truck was a trip. My bandsaw was similar weight but didn't have much
trouble with it, though it tooks some engineerin. 600lbs just seems a
reach to manage by myself. Haven't decided.

My Jet is 600 lbs in it's excellent plywood crate, 500 out of the crate.
And I have it on the Bora Portamate mobile base.


I saw the base. I have my drill press and router table on a similar
(though only two swivel wheels) Portamate. The local Woodcraft was
blowing them out a couple of years ago for $50 each so I bought what
they had (3). I still have one, not sure for what.