Delta TP300 planer knife screws -- problems

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>I have the low end Delta TP300 Shopmaster planer, which has been sold
> in various forms for quite some time. It works fine for my meager
> needs.
>
> I had to destroy over half the knife locking screws to get the blades
> out. Even after removing the blade holders several of the screws were
> frozen.
>
> Anyone know if these are sold generically? I dread the idea of having
> to order these parts from Delta. They appear to be 8mm hex head cap
> screws, but the caps are "domed."
>
> Also, there really isn't any corrosion in the blade holders so I can't
> figure out why these screws were so hard to get out. Any ideas?
>

You can dome the heads by putting them in your drill press or lathe chuck
and using a file. Also, 8 mm. is not an adequate spec.- you also need to
know the pitch in mm. Can't comment on screw tightness,other than pitch from
the wood or threads being deformed by wood hitting the blades . Jim.

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> I have the low end Delta TP300 Shopmaster planer, which has been sold
> in various forms for quite some time. It works fine for my meager
> needs.
>
> I had to destroy over half the knife locking screws to get the blades
> out. Even after removing the blade holders several of the screws were
> frozen.
>
> Anyone know if these are sold generically? I dread the idea of having
> to order these parts from Delta. They appear to be 8mm hex head cap
> screws, but the caps are "domed."
>
> Also, there really isn't any corrosion in the blade holders so I can't
> figure out why these screws were so hard to get out. Any ideas?
>

try amazon as well as smallparts.com or google for "socket head screws".