Paul Stroik
01-07-2007, 10:56 AM
Hi All,
I am a hobbiest WW and just recently retired. It has taken me 20 years to accumulate tools for my hobby (bought as I needed them). One of the biggest investments was a 12" Foley-Belsaw Planer/Molder purchased about 20 years ago. At the time they were out of 3 hp motors so they offered me a 5 hp at no extra cost. Couldn't pass that up. Used it occasionally with only minor maintenance. Now that I am retired and have more time I would like to give it a major overhaul of cleaning, lubricating, blade sharpening, and maybe even replace the belts with the link type. The belts don't look bad but thought of replacing them anyway due to the age!! Needed to sharpen the blades and replaced only once. But now have about 5-600 bf of lumber to plane and would like to have the planer running in peak performance. One thing I have noticed more of is the noise - very loud. Another thing I have am experiencing is that a little manual pressure is required when the board is about 6-8 inches in. The rollers stop pulling the borad through and I need to provide a bit of a nudge to get it/keep it going through. I am thinking the outfeed roller may be to low. A lot of noise and vibration from this machine compared to others I have heard but still think it is worth hanging on to.
My questions are - will following the owners manual be sufficient to perform this overhaul? Is there something I need to be aware of which may not be listed in the manual? I feel somewhat confident in breaking down and putting it back together but we'll see. Will definitely be a learning process but don't mind trying it and am kinda looking forward to it.
Any advice would be appreciated.
Paul S. in WI.
I am a hobbiest WW and just recently retired. It has taken me 20 years to accumulate tools for my hobby (bought as I needed them). One of the biggest investments was a 12" Foley-Belsaw Planer/Molder purchased about 20 years ago. At the time they were out of 3 hp motors so they offered me a 5 hp at no extra cost. Couldn't pass that up. Used it occasionally with only minor maintenance. Now that I am retired and have more time I would like to give it a major overhaul of cleaning, lubricating, blade sharpening, and maybe even replace the belts with the link type. The belts don't look bad but thought of replacing them anyway due to the age!! Needed to sharpen the blades and replaced only once. But now have about 5-600 bf of lumber to plane and would like to have the planer running in peak performance. One thing I have noticed more of is the noise - very loud. Another thing I have am experiencing is that a little manual pressure is required when the board is about 6-8 inches in. The rollers stop pulling the borad through and I need to provide a bit of a nudge to get it/keep it going through. I am thinking the outfeed roller may be to low. A lot of noise and vibration from this machine compared to others I have heard but still think it is worth hanging on to.
My questions are - will following the owners manual be sufficient to perform this overhaul? Is there something I need to be aware of which may not be listed in the manual? I feel somewhat confident in breaking down and putting it back together but we'll see. Will definitely be a learning process but don't mind trying it and am kinda looking forward to it.
Any advice would be appreciated.
Paul S. in WI.