Rick Fisher
04-27-2013, 9:53 PM
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I currently have a 20" General International 30-300 planer with a magnum head. I plan on selling it when I finish restoring this General 130-1 14" planer.
I have a 25" Wide Belt sander and since getting it, never use the 20" capacity of my planer any more. I dislike the 20" General and always wanted a 24" Euro Planer, but when I picked up this 14" Canadian made planer for $ 675.00 .. I figured what the heck ..
The 130-1 Planer is only 14" wide, has a 3hp x PH-3 Baldor Motor under the hood. I have a 3hp VFD sitting in a box but also have a 20HP PP with a 3 phase panel. In this case, I will likely just plug it into the 3 phase system and keep the VFD for something else.
I ordered $400 worth of parts from General and they should be here next week. I expect to install a Byrd Cutterhead in this machine, so not including elbow grease, I figure I will be into this planer for $2300.00 Maybe a bit more ..
I know that a few members here have rebuilt this planer in the past. This one is in running condition. My only real planer use now is after jointing.. I don't plane glue-up's since getting the sander so other than planing after jointing, I don't use it much .. I am thinking this General will be a nicer machine which takes up a whole bunch less room ..
I currently have a 20" General International 30-300 planer with a magnum head. I plan on selling it when I finish restoring this General 130-1 14" planer.
I have a 25" Wide Belt sander and since getting it, never use the 20" capacity of my planer any more. I dislike the 20" General and always wanted a 24" Euro Planer, but when I picked up this 14" Canadian made planer for $ 675.00 .. I figured what the heck ..
The 130-1 Planer is only 14" wide, has a 3hp x PH-3 Baldor Motor under the hood. I have a 3hp VFD sitting in a box but also have a 20HP PP with a 3 phase panel. In this case, I will likely just plug it into the 3 phase system and keep the VFD for something else.
I ordered $400 worth of parts from General and they should be here next week. I expect to install a Byrd Cutterhead in this machine, so not including elbow grease, I figure I will be into this planer for $2300.00 Maybe a bit more ..
I know that a few members here have rebuilt this planer in the past. This one is in running condition. My only real planer use now is after jointing.. I don't plane glue-up's since getting the sander so other than planing after jointing, I don't use it much .. I am thinking this General will be a nicer machine which takes up a whole bunch less room ..