major gloat

[mike malone]

Over the years i've had a lot of small 12" planers from a lunchbox Dewalt 433 to Delta 22-401 and Powermatic 100 Industrial floor models.
Recently i had the chance to get a Delta RC51 20" planer. It meant running a new 30amp circuit, rebuilding the 5hp 1ph motor and a little tickling of the mag starter....not to mention a few hours of cosmetic restoration....but it sure was worth it!! photo here:

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If you are nearby and need some surfacing done...c'mon down.

[Doug Shepard]

I'm feeling a serious case of planer envy. Looks like it was well worth the effort.

[Richard Wolf]

Very nice look machine. Good luck!

Richard

[John Weber]

Holy Cow ! That thing looks brand new! Sweet!

John

[Jerry Clark]

Hey Mike that is sure a great looking machine--I will keep you in mind if I need some wide boards done! Great find! Does that use only one motor-- for cutters and the feeder.

[Jim Becker]

Congratulations, Mike. That's a "hefty" looking machine!!

[Bruce Page]

http://www.sawmillcreek.org/images/icons/icon14.gifSa-weeete!http://www.sawmillcreek.org/images/icons/icon14.gif
Great job on the rehab, it looks brand spankin' new!

[Steve Roxberg]

Very nice looking unit, I don't know how I could sneak that into the basement though. :D

[Robby Phelps]

Geeze that thing does look brand new. Nice work. Enjoy your new/restored toy.

[mike malone]

Thanks for the f/back
One motor does the job. ...dual outfeed rollers. sectional infeed w/major chipbrakers. One nice touch is the auto table raising mechanism.
regards

[lou sansone]

excellent .... I had looked at used rc-63's for some time, but settled on a used casadei -63 instead. I am a real believer in buying industrial strength machines.


good find... those rockwells are hard to find

lou

[Jeff Sudmeier]

Wow, that is one serious gloat! Congrats, may it work hard in your shop for a LONG time!

[David Eisan]

Hello there,

Where was that planer made? Was it made by Invica in Brazil?

Thanks,

David.

[Tyler Howell]

That's serious!

Congrats Mike.

[mike malone]

Hi dave...yes its an Delta/Invicta from SA
about time i started cutting some wood, eh? best/mike

[scott spencer]

Wow! (big time bragging rights!) :D ;)

Congrats!

[David Rousse]

:rolleyes: Mike,

Nice purchase. I too have an Invicta RC51 but need a manual, did yors come with one. Do you have a source for one? I need one and a schematic.
Let me know if you can.

David Rousse

[tod evans]

nice planer mike! .02 tod

[Frank Pellow]

Mike, that does look like a machine that deserves a major gloat. Congratulations! And, I agree that it looks brand new.