Huge Tool Gloat..Weeeeeeeeeeee

[LandfillLumber]

Hello everyone, check out this sweet old planer I just picked up. 18" 5hp 3 phase Delta Rockwell, paid $500 for her, thats a heck of a deal. She needs a little TLC and I have to build a phase converter for her. I just need to make room in my garage for this little(I mean big) baby. So what do you guys think? Thanks, Victor

 

[smoky10]

Thats fantastic, hope you have a way of unloading it without breaking your back.

 

[1080Wayne]

Build a phase converter ?? You`re a much bolder electrician than I am . Wayne

 

[NavyDiver]

Nice find!

 

[rdunn12]

Uhh I think you could have found a bigger one,somehow.[]That is a nice looking planer you have there Victor.

 

[sparhawk]

Great job on the planer victor.

 

[scroller99]

It looks big enough to put the whole tree through at one time! cool find it'll be awesome with a little tlc, good luck Howard

 

[wudnhed]

Way to go Victor!!!!!!!!!

 

[Johnathan]

What a beast! Post some pics when it's clean and running.

 

[ldb2000]

Hi Victor
Great find looks like that beast will do a great job .
I found this site when I was looking for hammertone paint your new toy would look great with a new paint job

http://www.tcpglobal.com
ooops....search for hammerite.....its great stuff

 

[Ligget]

Awesome, well deserved gloat![:0]

 

[Ron in Drums PA]

Wow

Does the lights in the whole neighborhood dim when you kick on the power?

 

[redfishsc]

IF-- a big IF you can find a helical cutterhead with carbide inserts, you will have one heck of a planing monster.

Our shop just upgraded from the Powermatic 15" twin-blade cutter to a 22", 7.5hp with the helical cutterhead. We've planed close to a thousand board feet on the cutterhead and it still planes stuff nice, smooth, and slick.

The carbide cutterheads are costly but man are they worth it!!!!! 4 sharpenings in each head (just turn each chip 90*) and each sharpening will plane thousands of bf.

 

[Aderhammer]

I think u'd give a tree a heart-wood attack if it saw that thing![8D]

 

[LandfillLumber]

I will look into the helical cutter when I free up a little more money and get her back into tip top shape. My friend has the helical on his 20" powermatic(i think thats what he has) and it is nice well worth the money in the end. Thanks for looking at my baby. Victor