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   RickL | Feb 27, 2006 10:16pm | #1

   Did you wax the bed?  I typically wax the bed and tables on all my machines in use. When I was doing service work and visited shops to adjust planers that was a common occurence. Should seen their jaw drop when all I did was wax the bed and the planer worked fine.

   Harder rollers may last longer but don't grab the wood as well. Typically on feeders we put softer wheels than stock originals  and performance is greatly improved.

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   woodnut1 | Feb 28, 2006 02:01am | #2

   Yes, waxing the bed and lubing the bed roller bushings was one of the first things I did. The company that recovered the rollers has been doing things this way for years with positive results, it just may be something I'll have to live with until the rollers get roughed up a bit from usage. Thanks, Dave.

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   Sardog | Feb 28, 2006 02:42am | #3

   You might want to rough up the rollers a little with fine sandpaper.

   On the bed, you have 2 rollers just under the feed rollers.  They might need raising just a touch.

   It's a fine adjustment betwwen having the rollers too little or too much.  Too little and things don't slide well, too much and you get a big bump in the wood.

   Also, did you re-tension the rollers properly?

   I had some custom adjusters made to make it easier to do.

   As for the slow speed gearing, it gives a finer finish over the normal ones, but you need to look closely to see it.

    

   Jeff

    

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   notDusty | Feb 28, 2006 11:07am | #4

   Hi woodnut1 ,          When you removed and replaced the feed rollers did you loosen any of the set screws that press on the roller ?  Is it possible the new rollers are smaller in diameter ? Have you checked the feed chain and the sprockets for a broken tooth ? Have you checked the pillow blocks for wear or breakage ?  Sometimes when set for a very light cut mine skips here and there also . If when you press up on the feed roller end you get movement then the aluminum pillow block or blocks may be elongated or worn causing uneven pressure .

           hope this helps              dusty

    

             

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   woodnut1 | Mar 01, 2006 05:24am | #5

   Thanks for your responses. The feed rollers are cast onto the shafts, so no setscrews. I'm not sure if they are undersize, but they are adjusted all the way up and it is still a little tough to get a board started through the planer. The shaft bushings appeared to be a good fit at reassembly. I think I will try the sandpaper trick and see how that works and call the outfit that recovered the rollers to see if they have any tips. I love the planer though, ran some figured walnut through it last night that would have been destroyed by my other planer and it came out fine. Thanks, Dave.

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   notDusty | Mar 01, 2006 07:17am | #6

   Dave ,                The set screws I speak of are on the top side of the planer , a threaded collar in a spanner type of deal . They put pressure on the rollers , and may be adjusted un evenly .

                   dusty

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   woodnut1 | Mar 02, 2006 05:32am | #7

   Sorry dusty, I guess I misunderstood what you meant by setscrews. The roller adjusters appear to be set all the same, all as far up as they will go right now, but I can see how having them adjusted unevenly would cause the slipping issues i am having now. Thanks for your input, Dave.