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Bob Villa

28/05/2017 3:49 AM

Vintage Craftsman Planer

If anyone is familiar with this

http://i1181.photobucket.com/albums/x430/BenDarrenBach/Planer_zpsbhg2aztv.jpg

Could you tell me the diameter of the motor pulley? Thanks!


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Bob Villa

in reply to Bob Villa on 28/05/2017 3:49 AM

28/05/2017 6:06 AM

On Sunday, May 28, 2017 at 7:51:11 AM UTC-5, dpb wrote:
> On 05/28/2017 5:49 AM, Bob Villa wrote:
> > If anyone is familiar with this
> >
> > http://i1181.photobucket.com/albums/x430/BenDarrenBach/Planer_zpsbhg2aztv.jpg
> >
> > Could you tell me the diameter of the motor pulley? Thanks!
>
> Search OWWM; I've never seen that before, though. Interesting.
>
> But, set it up so the cutterhead is running in the range of 3650-5000
> SFM and it'll be fine.
>
> --

Here is an old ad for it.

http://i1181.photobucket.com/albums/x430/BenDarrenBach/Craftsmen%20Thickness%20Planer%201964_zpsp338w377.jpeg

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Bob Villa

in reply to Bob Villa on 28/05/2017 3:49 AM

28/05/2017 6:11 AM

On Sunday, May 28, 2017 at 8:06:41 AM UTC-5, Bob Villa wrote:
> On Sunday, May 28, 2017 at 7:51:11 AM UTC-5, dpb wrote:
> > On 05/28/2017 5:49 AM, Bob Villa wrote:
> > > If anyone is familiar with this
> > >
> > > http://i1181.photobucket.com/albums/x430/BenDarrenBach/Planer_zpsbhg2aztv.jpg
> > >
> > > Could you tell me the diameter of the motor pulley? Thanks!
> >
> > Search OWWM; I've never seen that before, though. Interesting.
> >
> > But, set it up so the cutterhead is running in the range of 3650-5000
> > SFM and it'll be fine.
> >
> > --
>
> Here is an old ad for it.
>
> http://i1181.photobucket.com/albums/x430/BenDarrenBach/Craftsmen%20Thickness%20Planer%201964_zpsp338w377.jpeg

Holy Crap...it says in the ad about the diameter of the pulley...but it seems slow!

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Bob Villa

in reply to Bob Villa on 28/05/2017 3:49 AM

28/05/2017 6:03 AM

On Sunday, May 28, 2017 at 7:51:11 AM UTC-5, dpb wrote:
> On 05/28/2017 5:49 AM, Bob Villa wrote:
> > If anyone is familiar with this
> >
> > http://i1181.photobucket.com/albums/x430/BenDarrenBach/Planer_zpsbhg2aztv.jpg
> >
> > Could you tell me the diameter of the motor pulley? Thanks!
>
> Search OWWM; I've never seen that before, though. Interesting.
>
> But, set it up so the cutterhead is running in the range of 3650-5000
> SFM and it'll be fine.
>
> --

Thanks, that should be easy to figure out!

dn

dpb

in reply to Bob Villa on 28/05/2017 3:49 AM

28/05/2017 7:51 AM

On 05/28/2017 5:49 AM, Bob Villa wrote:
> If anyone is familiar with this
>
> http://i1181.photobucket.com/albums/x430/BenDarrenBach/Planer_zpsbhg2aztv.jpg
>
> Could you tell me the diameter of the motor pulley? Thanks!

Search OWWM; I've never seen that before, though. Interesting.

But, set it up so the cutterhead is running in the range of 3650-5000
SFM and it'll be fine.

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dn

dpb

in reply to Bob Villa on 28/05/2017 3:49 AM

28/05/2017 10:48 AM

On 05/28/2017 8:11 AM, Bob Villa wrote:
...

> Holy Crap...it says in the ad about the diameter of the pulley...but it seems slow!


4200 rpm is right in the sweet spot I mentioned???

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dn

dpb

in reply to Bob Villa on 28/05/2017 3:49 AM

28/05/2017 11:23 AM

On 05/28/2017 10:48 AM, dpb wrote:
> On 05/28/2017 8:11 AM, Bob Villa wrote:
> ...
>
>> Holy Crap...it says in the ad about the diameter of the pulley...but
>> it seems slow!
>
>
> 4200 rpm is right in the sweet spot I mentioned???

Oopsies! I misread (it's _awfully_ fine print! is my story and I'm
stickin' to it! :) ) the diameter as 3+" instead of 2-5/8". At 4200
rpm, that is a little under 3000 sfpm which is a little low, granted.

But, that's a pretty small machine; from the original picture had
thought it quite a bit larger so I'm guessing feeder speed is pretty
slow which will counteract the problem.

Also, bearings probably not the _most_ robust, altho of that vintage
things were just typically quite a lot more robust so that's likely not
a real concern.

Might push it a little beyond that target; I'd not want to get carried
away, though... :)

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