planers, mod help? powr kraft 3 1/16th

       Bought this planer off an old remodeler, completely happy to use it as a workhorse to skin blanks and get thickness down, true rails, etc, but I would like to mod the the depth control knob. It is on the front of the machine, not the knob on top. It takes about 10 cranks to get it to move 1/16th of an inch. Anyone else use this model? Montgomery Ward Powr Kraft planer, 3 1/16th. 15,700 rpm 7.0 amps. Any help is appreciated. There is no regret on the purchase, more novelty than anything else. It was cheap and I thought it may be the 100 when I first saw it. Thanks in advance!

-Pico






check this out…there was a guy on here about 5 years ago who did conversions of those, maybe you can track him down:

http://www2.swaylocks.com/node/1016014

 

can anyone update the link above?  I just scored a powr kraft and I am taking it apart.  Any pics on the depth mod would help.

Thanks!