Planer Porn

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Holy shit John, I'm blind !IMG_0145.jpg picture by tjrm63

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Questions on those polished planers......

How difficult is it to polish a planer like that?  How difficult is it to maintain the polish?  Is it still a useable tool at that point or do you just keep it as a showpiece?  My skill 100 pictured above has a factory painted finish, did the early skil 100s have a different finish on them that was more suitable for polishing?  Would polishing work on my skil 100?  Does it help or hurt the value?

 

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Geez, just look at all those planers.

I’m just down to one F30 Clark Hitachi after giving Surfding my back up (I broke my own Cardinal rule!).

My planer doesn’t look like some shiny vehicle from Starship Troopers, or an entry in some car show. It’s old and battered like me. But it’s also still powerful and is dedicated to helping me mow hard and block out true cuts and curves that makes for worthwhile memories.

I miss my old Skil 100’s, esp. the one the Ex ripped from me for blow. I never forgave her for that. Even when she came to town all cleaned up and looking for forgiveness.

Sorry, you just don’t take a man’s axe. Now go rot in hell.

On a positive note. the ‘green devil’ helped ease my pain and became my best friend.

We spend blissful times alone, together, we depend on each other, and we always stand ready to serve.

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Questions on those polished planers......

How difficult is it to polish a planer like that?  How difficult is it to maintain the polish?  Is it still a useable tool at that point or do you just keep it as a showpiece?  My skill 100 pictured above has a factory painted finish, did the early skil 100s have a different finish on them that was more suitable for polishing?  Would polishing work on my skil 100?  Does it help or hurt the value?

 

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Some of the Rockwells came with a plain polished aluminum finish. I think that Skil had a lot of work done to it to make it shine.

Depending on the quality of the castings, a little file work might touch up the rough stuff.  To get paint off, I've heard of guys disassembling and using Easy-Off oven cleaner or paint remover. Wet/dry sandpaper and then polishing will make it shine - kind of like buffing a gloss coat..  A polishing wheel on a drill and some rouge will do the job on the big parts.  A rag, Brasso  and elbow grease will do the rest.

The planer I use most is kind of a beater.  It (the one on top) has been cut down and modified per ACE's protocol.

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God dam it. I want a bloody shiny planer…

I use a Hitachi SB20 620W

Weight is good

Design is good

Power is average-poor, I use a barrel and think it is too heavy for the power of the SB20.

I just ordered a new one, so I can have the benefits of a bladed planer also. (with up graded bearings, a must, and a stay-on switch)

However, Now, the “New” SB20 in Australia only comes in 500W compared with older one  of 620W, will there be a considerable power loss with the less Wattage?

Also, How good of a planer are “Skil 100” and “Rockwell 653” compared to Hitachi “SB20” (for standard boards with 1/8 to 5/16 stringers?

Maybe just because they look real good…and I’m selfish, and I want one.

Like Deadshaper said

We spend blissful times alone, together, we depend on each other, and we always stand ready to serve.

Thanks

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Its like the cars you had,... and remember each one. From the present going back: This one has been with me for awhile now. Ordered it from Clark. I made the depth knob out of a solid piece of scrap oak stair case railing. Held in with nut and bolt. Its got the spiral barrel on it,.. and I put my two cents in awhile back in another thread here about how that was the best investment ever to save me in tendonitis and tenitis medical bills down the road,.. from that scream n two blade stock bitch. 

Borrowed my pops black and Decker when i needed it before that.

Now for the sad one,..... Had the big sailboard shaping Hitachi and sold it to Mr. Haute to get by while looking for work in Santa Cruz back in the late 80's. I got that planer on a trade. You guys are gona love this. Im polishing boards in a factory,... east coast. The skill 100 was rare even then. I gota go to the Industrial Tool supply store to get sandpaper,... or whatever. Im cruising up and down the isles waiting for my order,.. and ,..there,.. on the shelf was a brand spanking new Skill 100. I flew to the bank and was back in 15 min. Got back to the factory with it like a proud new young papa. Totally got talked out of it for a new board and the Hitachi by the shaper. He needed it for a back up and I could learn my shaping on the Hitachi def not crying over spilt milk,....He was right. but seeing all these shiny planers makes me shed one solitary tear at not being in the 100 club. There is always a second chance at LUCK.

 

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No, they don't make or sell the "Clark Mod" parts for the F30A any more...I just got lucky. Mine were recycled from an old Clark F30A. Jeff removed the factory exhaust port and the cutter guard from mine before adding the vacuum attachment. The elbow tube and retaining plate work just like the Clark P20SB set-up, with a groove on the inside that allows the tube to rotate. The plate is just bigger.




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I was browsing through the shiny goodness of the rutland’s catalogue and spotted this. Anyone fancy trying to hack one of these into their planer? A lot cheaper than a carbide barrel.

http://www.rutlands.co.uk/hand-tools/planing/microplanes/30041/2"-microplane-rotary-drum-shaper

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I can totaly understand anyone who has looked at the carbide barrels and raised an eyebrow to the almost 300.00 price tag. I did for over two years. When I couldnt take the screaming from Ms.Hitachi anymore I caved in with alot of doubt, and ordered the barrel. i got mine from out in Ausy land,.. cant remember the company. My biggest fear was getting screwed in the quality. The tool work in the barrel is on point. They balance the drum out just like a car rim,.. its got a couple of odd spaced inset bolts on one side. The thing hums like a purring kitten. As a matter of fact,... after being reminded here of all the discontinued replacement parts,... Im gona def look it up and get a back up,... if it is still being made. If anyone recognizes from the photo,... let me know.

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My Skil 190 (on the left) and a Skil 100 (which has a cracked base and is now disassembled for parts). The 190 has no paint and looked pretty shiny when I picked it up, but I was able to clean it up some more with some steel wool and a brush. I just built a vacuum port that looks almost exactly like the on tjrm63 has on his Skil in the photo on this thread, haven't tried it yet so I hope it works...great minds think alike.

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There's an interesting looking grit sander for the Skil planer on ebay right now

http://cgi.ebay.com/Cyclone-Grit-Drum-For-SKIL-100-Foam-Sanding-Drum-New_W0QQitemZ280420103915QQcmdZViewItemQQptZLH_DefaultDomain_0?hash=item414a5736eb

anyone have any experience with these? not that I am thinking of buying one, I am pretty happy with the blades. A couple planers for sale on there now as well, a 676, a 100, and a Clark Hitachi

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Rand,

Great minds due think alike, mine 3 yrs running let me know if you need logistics

Tom

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Here's a photo of my vacuum port. Aluminum strip is cut to slide into the dust chute space, I drilled a hole and inserted an aluminum tube and then a pvc tube over that, Glued it up with JB Weld and attached the slinky hose which goes overhead to more pvc and to the wall mounted shop vac. I hope it works as well as yours Tom......people from Jersey are brilliant.

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Rand,

You took what I made and made it brilliant and top notch, but I'm still huge.

Beautiful

Tom 

 

 

 

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Yorky, don't worry about not having a shiny Skil 100, or a big Rockwell. For shortboards you've got the right tool (and I could rattle off the names of a bunch of pro shapers who have 100s and 653s, but primarily use the modified P-20).

For those that do mostly longboards, or use hugely oversized blanks, a Rockwell or F-30 is a great tool.

If I was still shaping PU and wanted more power, I'd look into the Makita that was discussed a bunch on here last year.

Anyway, we're all supposed to be on CNC :) But I like looking at the pics of all these archaic tools as much as the next guy!

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Thanks Mike

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mmmm…

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double post!

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Obviously a planer designed exclusively for SUP’s.

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Anybody know if the Wen planer is suitable for making surfboards???  Like the one pictured below.  I've never seen one first hand but I know where I could buy one for cheep.