A friend of mine has an old industrial thickness planer, '40's - early '50's.
20 to 24". Don't remember the name, no manuale or information.
The unit ran well as received. We discovered the feed rollers were jammed in the full up (compressed) position
Disassembled, cleaned and fixed the problem and had the blades sharpened.
Question: what is the rule of thumb settings for the height of blades relative to the feed rollers.
The rollers have to compress to securely hold and feed the board before the blades start to cut and the out feed rollers still have to grip the board after the cut. So , how much should the rollers "step up" onto the board without the knives taking a cut??
20 to 24". Don't remember the name, no manuale or information.
The unit ran well as received. We discovered the feed rollers were jammed in the full up (compressed) position
Disassembled, cleaned and fixed the problem and had the blades sharpened.
Question: what is the rule of thumb settings for the height of blades relative to the feed rollers.
The rollers have to compress to securely hold and feed the board before the blades start to cut and the out feed rollers still have to grip the board after the cut. So , how much should the rollers "step up" onto the board without the knives taking a cut??