Ben Grunow
12-19-2007, 10:05 PM
Got this sucker for $500 (was supposed to be free but guilt took over). Made in 1986 it is a TS (with small slider), 10" Jointer and Planer, and it appears to have a shaper head though I have no knives or even a head as far as I know. Each function has its own motor (3) and it requires 20a/220v. Oddly it has a 7 position switch that only works in 3(?). The main reason I was interested in this was the price and the fact that it has a decent (I think although there is next to no info out there on this thing) planer and wider jointer than my PM 56. I was also excited to have a small slider for panels and wider items in lieu of a sled for my Saw Stop. The shaper was a suprise to me as I bought it on a say so from a friend.
I have seen a pic of one of these with mortiser but no luck for me I guess.
Started each function (hid behind plywood shield and pushed buttons with a 3' stick) and they turn smoothly!
The J/P knives have never been set above the table so they have never been used. After loosening the gib screws (right term?) on the first of 3 knives the knife sprung up about 3/16". I assume the way to set these knives is to set them flush to the outfeed table. As usual- then go through the ritual of lowering the outfeed table and adjusting the knives across the width of the outfeed table so they move a small jointed board about 1/8" to 1/4" when rotated (all the way across the blade if possible). Any better ideas or simple jigs to make this easier? I was planning to clamp 2 metal straight edges to the outfeed to flush the knives up to and go from there.
Also- the planer has a power feed wheel on either side of the knives. One is almost splined looking (sharp metal ridges for gripping board) and the other looks more like sand paper. Seems to me that the rougher, splined looking one would be on the infeed side... right?
The feed mechanism is run on an idler pully with a hand operated lever so feed rate is adjustable on the fly. I have not tried this thing but it seems to work that way. I will set the knives and then attempt a planing.
Check out the rusty beast. Got a lot to do. Clean. Make slider table and align. Set knives. DC? Maybe but probably miserable. Thanks for looking.
Ben
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I have seen a pic of one of these with mortiser but no luck for me I guess.
Started each function (hid behind plywood shield and pushed buttons with a 3' stick) and they turn smoothly!
The J/P knives have never been set above the table so they have never been used. After loosening the gib screws (right term?) on the first of 3 knives the knife sprung up about 3/16". I assume the way to set these knives is to set them flush to the outfeed table. As usual- then go through the ritual of lowering the outfeed table and adjusting the knives across the width of the outfeed table so they move a small jointed board about 1/8" to 1/4" when rotated (all the way across the blade if possible). Any better ideas or simple jigs to make this easier? I was planning to clamp 2 metal straight edges to the outfeed to flush the knives up to and go from there.
Also- the planer has a power feed wheel on either side of the knives. One is almost splined looking (sharp metal ridges for gripping board) and the other looks more like sand paper. Seems to me that the rougher, splined looking one would be on the infeed side... right?
The feed mechanism is run on an idler pully with a hand operated lever so feed rate is adjustable on the fly. I have not tried this thing but it seems to work that way. I will set the knives and then attempt a planing.
Check out the rusty beast. Got a lot to do. Clean. Make slider table and align. Set knives. DC? Maybe but probably miserable. Thanks for looking.
Ben
77528
77529
77530
77531