for Star tools (previously Enlon?), the Mfg. of my 8" jointer with Copernic
Agent, but they seem to have disappeared.
I'm in need of the chipbreakers and bolts that retain the blades (too much
muscle stripped some threads).
Any ideas on how to locate parts or similar parts that will fit?
The knives are 1"X1/8"X8".
It may be that I have to drill and tap for a larger diameter... I hope not.
Tom
Tom,
Most any machine shop can make a new set fairly easily. Or, you can
Helicoil the original hole.
Dave
"Thomas Bunetta" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> for Star tools (previously Enlon?), the Mfg. of my 8" jointer with
> Copernic Agent, but they seem to have disappeared.
> I'm in need of the chipbreakers and bolts that retain the blades (too much
> muscle stripped some threads).
> Any ideas on how to locate parts or similar parts that will fit?
> The knives are 1"X1/8"X8".
> It may be that I have to drill and tap for a larger diameter... I hope
> not.
> Tom
>
Any brick-and-mortar places around? There were/are only three or four
foundries in Taiwan making such, bet you could fit some other brand into
the slots.
"Thomas Bunetta" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> for Star tools (previously Enlon?), the Mfg. of my 8" jointer with
Copernic
> Agent, but they seem to have disappeared.
> I'm in need of the chipbreakers and bolts that retain the blades (too much
> muscle stripped some threads).
> Any ideas on how to locate parts or similar parts that will fit?
> The knives are 1"X1/8"X8".
> It may be that I have to drill and tap for a larger diameter... I hope
not.
> Tom
>
>
Thanks, Dave... that is a good suggestion, but I'd probably drill and tap to
replace with SAE hardened bolts first.
Tom
"TeamCasa" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> Tom,
> Most any machine shop can make a new set fairly easily. Or, you can
> Helicoil the original hole.
>
> Dave
<snipped 4 BW>
Thanks for your reply, George...
Ya' got me. "Brick and mortar" places?
I was thinking the same thing about similar machines... any names or links?
TIA,
Tom
"George" <george@least> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> Any brick-and-mortar places around? There were/are only three or four
> foundries in Taiwan making such, bet you could fit some other brand into
> the slots.
>
<snipped 4 BW>
I think I bought it 6-8 years ago (my how time flys FASTER with age :>(.
Tom
"LRod" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> On Tue, 26 Oct 2004 10:52:00 -0400, "Thomas Bunetta"
> <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>>for Star tools (previously Enlon?), the Mfg. of my 8" jointer with
>>Copernic
>>Agent, but they seem to have disappeared.
>
> Star has been gone for some time. I would have guessed ten years, but
> that may be a little overstated. It's certainly more than five.
>
> - -
> LRod
>
> Master Woodbutcher and seasoned termite
>
> Shamelessly whoring my website since 1999
>
> http://www.woodbutcher.net
A place which exists not just an internet drop shipper, where you can take
the old pieces in and compare to new. Yellows under tools, I guess.
Be sure and buy the replacements there, too.
"Thomas Bunetta" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> Thanks for your reply, George...
> Ya' got me. "Brick and mortar" places?
Duh!
I should'a made the connection...
Unfortunately there are none close to Englewood, nearest is Woodcraft in St.
Pete.
As I progressed farther into this maintenance it became apparent that my
memory isn't what it was... I had cleaned and replaced the carbide tipped
knives all within a thousandth then realized I had to shim the outfeed table
to make it co-planar :>(.
Now I get the joy of re doing all the knives again!
Ah well, better with practice.
Thanks for the suggestions guys.
Tom
Maker of Fine sawdust and Thin Shavings
"George" <george@least> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
>A place which exists not just an internet drop shipper, where you can take
> the old pieces in and compare to new. Yellows under tools, I guess.
>
> Be sure and buy the replacements there, too.
<snipped 4 BW>
Most quality auto repair parts houses will sell them in small quanities.
Our local chain-type parts houses like Pep-Boys has them as well.
A local Snap-On or Mac dealer may have them or should be able to direct to a
supplier.
Dave
"TWS" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> On Tue, 26 Oct 2004 08:04:39 -0700, "TeamCasa" <[email protected]>
> wrote:
>
>>Tom,
>>Most any machine shop can make a new set fairly easily. Or, you can
>>Helicoil the original hole.
>>
>>Dave
>>
> Dave,
> can you recommend a supplier of small quantities of helicoils and the
> like? I occasionally have a need for these to keep some old equipment
> alive and the large industrial suppliers don't want to deal with a guy
> who only needs 3...
>
>
> TWS
> http://tomstudwell.com/allprojects.htm
"TWS" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> On Wed, 27 Oct 2004 07:51:42 -0700, "TeamCasa" <[email protected]>
> wrote:
>
>>Most quality auto repair parts houses will sell them in small quanities.
>>Our local chain-type parts houses like Pep-Boys has them as well.
>>A local Snap-On or Mac dealer may have them or should be able to direct to
>>a
>>supplier.
>>
>>Dave
>>
> Dave,
> thanks. Hadn't thought of auto parts stores but this makes sense.
> I'll check out our local outlets. Do they carry the taps as well?
>
Yep!
On Tue, 26 Oct 2004 08:04:39 -0700, "TeamCasa" <[email protected]>
wrote:
>Tom,
>Most any machine shop can make a new set fairly easily. Or, you can
>Helicoil the original hole.
>
>Dave
>
Dave,
can you recommend a supplier of small quantities of helicoils and the
like? I occasionally have a need for these to keep some old equipment
alive and the large industrial suppliers don't want to deal with a guy
who only needs 3...
TWS
http://tomstudwell.com/allprojects.htm
On Wed, 27 Oct 2004 13:50:53 GMT, TWS <[email protected]> wrote:
>can you recommend a supplier of small quantities of helicoils and the
>like?
I can buy them individually, in any local engineering supplier.
But I don't, because they need the magic tap to fit them, and that's
still expensive. So Helicoils, except in a couple of sizes where I've
already acquired the tool, get sent out to a machine shop.
I had these recommended to me lately. I haven't used them personally,
but generally the "tube" inserts are a bit easier to install the the
"wire coil" type.
http://www.timesert.com/
--
Smert' spamionam
TWS <[email protected]> wrote:
> Dave,
> thanks. Hadn't thought of auto parts stores but this makes sense.
> I'll check out our local outlets. Do they carry the taps as well?
Most auto parts stores sell "kits" that have the appropriate drill (usually
a numbered bit, not fractional), tap, installation tool, and 5 or so
helicoils for around $20 (per size). They're in a blue package, IIRC.
Then, you buy tubes of refills when necessary.
You really do need the right drill and the installation tool. Don't forget
to Loc-Tite the insert in, either.
Mikey
On Wed, 27 Oct 2004 07:51:42 -0700, "TeamCasa" <[email protected]>
wrote:
>Most quality auto repair parts houses will sell them in small quanities.
>Our local chain-type parts houses like Pep-Boys has them as well.
>A local Snap-On or Mac dealer may have them or should be able to direct to a
>supplier.
>
>Dave
>
Dave,
thanks. Hadn't thought of auto parts stores but this makes sense.
I'll check out our local outlets. Do they carry the taps as well?
TWS
http://tomstudwell.com/allprojects.htm
On Wed, 27 Oct 2004 15:16:39 +0100, Andy Dingley
<[email protected]> wrote:
>On Wed, 27 Oct 2004 13:50:53 GMT, TWS <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>>can you recommend a supplier of small quantities of helicoils and the
>>like?
>
>I can buy them individually, in any local engineering supplier.
>But I don't, because they need the magic tap to fit them, and that's
>still expensive. So Helicoils, except in a couple of sizes where I've
>already acquired the tool, get sent out to a machine shop.
>
>I had these recommended to me lately. I haven't used them personally,
>but generally the "tube" inserts are a bit easier to install the the
>"wire coil" type.
>http://www.timesert.com/
Thanks for the tip, I'll look into it.
TWS
http://tomstudwell.com/allprojects.htm
On Thu, 28 Oct 2004 13:53:19 +0000 (UTC),
[email protected] wrote:
>TWS <[email protected]> wrote:
>> Dave,
>> thanks. Hadn't thought of auto parts stores but this makes sense.
>> I'll check out our local outlets. Do they carry the taps as well?
>
>Most auto parts stores sell "kits" that have the appropriate drill (usually
>a numbered bit, not fractional), tap, installation tool, and 5 or so
>helicoils for around $20 (per size). They're in a blue package, IIRC.
>Then, you buy tubes of refills when necessary.
>
>You really do need the right drill and the installation tool. Don't forget
>to Loc-Tite the insert in, either.
>
>Mikey
Thanks, this is just what I need.
TWS
http://tomstudwell.com/allprojects.htm
On Tue, 26 Oct 2004 10:52:00 -0400, "Thomas Bunetta"
<[email protected]> wrote:
>for Star tools (previously Enlon?), the Mfg. of my 8" jointer with Copernic
>Agent, but they seem to have disappeared.
Star has been gone for some time. I would have guessed ten years, but
that may be a little overstated. It's certainly more than five.
- -
LRod
Master Woodbutcher and seasoned termite
Shamelessly whoring my website since 1999
http://www.woodbutcher.net