View Full Version : What planer gears for Powermatic 209 HH
Jaromir Svoboda
01-18-2019, 7:57 PM
What gears are you using?
Planer comes with extra gears to change speed to 16/20 fpm. Now it is set to 24/31 fpm and it seems fast.
David Kumm
01-18-2019, 11:37 PM
Because I'm alone and chasing the stock on both ends, I like the slower settings. Might wear knives a little faster but I still prefer it, particularly on lighter duty machines. Dave
Tim Bueler
01-19-2019, 9:13 AM
I run the slower gears, too. The faster gears seemed to fast for certain woods. I switched to the slower gears when I had a bunch of hickory to plane and never switched back. It gives me better control and seems easier on the machine.
Jaromir Svoboda
01-19-2019, 9:57 AM
Thank you.
I'll switch to slower gears. You have to be moving fast when planing short stock.
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