Hello! This is my first post on the forum and I’m happy to hear all of your thoughts
I recently bought a used Powermatic 100 planer that was built in 1960. It appears to have served a busy former life and there is a fairly uniform dip in the infeed, outfeed and Center bed sections of between 0.004 to almost 0.006. From my research so far, I’m led to believe that those tolerances would probably not be an issue for a woodworking application, nevertheless I have always been interested in the art of hand scraping and was wondering whether this could be a candidate. As I’m sure some of you already know, the thought of restoring quality machinery to its former glory can be a fun pursuit.
I was considering getting either a 12”x9”x3” or an 18”x12”x3” granite surface plate off of Amazon as they seem to be a great value with good reviews and accurate to 0.001. Would one be more advantageous than the other in this application?, Other than that I also wouldn’t be opposed to buying a good carbide scraper.
I also plan to upgrade to a byrd shelix helical cutterhead for the unit as part of my restoration.
Any thoughts on this approach as a means of flattening the tables?
I recently bought a used Powermatic 100 planer that was built in 1960. It appears to have served a busy former life and there is a fairly uniform dip in the infeed, outfeed and Center bed sections of between 0.004 to almost 0.006. From my research so far, I’m led to believe that those tolerances would probably not be an issue for a woodworking application, nevertheless I have always been interested in the art of hand scraping and was wondering whether this could be a candidate. As I’m sure some of you already know, the thought of restoring quality machinery to its former glory can be a fun pursuit.
I was considering getting either a 12”x9”x3” or an 18”x12”x3” granite surface plate off of Amazon as they seem to be a great value with good reviews and accurate to 0.001. Would one be more advantageous than the other in this application?, Other than that I also wouldn’t be opposed to buying a good carbide scraper.
I also plan to upgrade to a byrd shelix helical cutterhead for the unit as part of my restoration.
Any thoughts on this approach as a means of flattening the tables?