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Wizard9999 wrote:
PS Thinking about it, surely there must be some beaten up, non-working 100 year old pieces of British cast iron out there, I thought that was what we should be buying .
DaveL wrote:New one Bob, I remember Philly getting one, it was walked up the drive by 4 of his mates using lengths of 4*2. The fixed height bed is a very nice feature.
Mike G wrote:Is that 3 phase?
The thing I particularly like about it is the roller bed. I am sick to death of the friction on my flat plate thicknesser bed being too much for the rollers, and having to force the work through the machine manually. I've contemplated making a roller bed as an after-market alteration to my machine, but realised I probably couldn't do it accurately enough. I'd be better off just buying a new (old) PT.
I reckon that such a set up would make a sled a viable option, allowing one to flatten a twisted board.
Mike G wrote:Wax? I've tried every different wax I own, also saw dust, talcum powder, silicon spray......I've tried slackening the pressure of the rollers to reduce the friction on the bed, but that reduces the roller friction on the timber. Same result. I've tried increasing the pressure, hoping the grip on the top of the timber would offset the increased friction underneath. Once in a blue moon a piece of timber will travel half way through the machine under its own volition, but the blessed thing really is sent to try me.
Mike G wrote:Mark, mine has steel drive-rollers.
9fingers wrote:Some of you might recall the novel stand that I made some years ago and wrote up in the old haven.
9fingers wrote:...or plan B will be an elevating platform to raise the machine from storage position to the working position...
Wizard9999 wrote:9fingers wrote:...or plan B will be an elevating platform to raise the machine from storage position to the working position...
I hope you got for this option Bob, that sounds like it would be an enjoyable WIP to follow!
Terry.
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