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   DennisS | May 23, 2004 08:56am | #1

   Gheez, Jamie!

   What does the hand crank do when you turn it? What does the lock lever do? Another pick or three maybe.

   Looks pretty heavy duty whatever it is.

   ...........

   From Beautiful Skagit Co. Wa.

   Dennis

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   10fingers | May 23, 2004 09:45am | #2

   Hello,

   I believe it is a King Seely or Craftsman surfacer or thickness planer from the 50's.   It is missing several parts.  I have seen several like it in the past couple of years on ebay.

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   forestgirl | May 23, 2004 03:00pm | #3

   "It is missing several parts."  That's kinda what I was thinking!  The pic is from an auction I'm going to today.  I could ID everything but that hulk.  My first guess was a planer, second guess was a mutant pasta maker!forestgirl -- you can take the girl out of the forest, but you can't take the forest out of the girl ;-)Another proud member of the  "I Rocked With ToolDoc Club" .... :>) 

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   CharlieP | May 23, 2004 06:32pm | #4

   Gosh Jamie, if it is a planer missing some parts, I was trying to think how you could adapt it to make pasta.  Probably pretty good at kneading, and may have some rollers left.  <grin> Of course, a dedicated pasta maker might be easier to clean and store. ________________________Charlie Plesums  Austin, Texashttp://www.plesums.com/wood

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   SRToolguy | May 23, 2004 08:59pm | #5

   It's probably a planner.. Notice the depth gauge on the right of where the bed (missing) should be. The handwheel is used to raise or lower the bed. The vertical cog's shaft seems to extend downward to the base of the unit and is probably threaded to provide the raising and lowering effect. The lock to the right is probably used to lock the table base in place once the correct height is achieved.

   The fairly narrow width of the unit could indicate that it is a molder rather than a planner but the heavy shaft on the upper unit would be better suited for holding planer blades since it doesn't look as though it is designed to be removed often. Its hard to tell if it has a feed roller(s) or not but I would imagine that if it does then it is probably a single roller driven off the blade shaft.

   In any case, it doesn't have much in the way of safety features so if you buy it and intend to use it, do so with great caution.

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   RickL | May 24, 2004 01:39am | #8

   It's not from Williams and Hussey. I have picture and description in a 1948 Craftsman catalog and it's listed as a hand feed planer. It's a planer only and not a moulder. Back then it sold for $54.50 without a motor and $84.50 with a 1/2 hp 3,450 rpm motor. I've seen a few of these at flea markets over the years as well. Never was tempted to buy one though. Early Williams and Hussey planers were an inch narrower and marketed under M & M I believe.

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   SRToolguy | May 24, 2004 04:29am | #10

   That would explain the lack of any visible shaft for a feed roller. I'll bet they didn't stand in front of those machines! It would be fun to meet and talk to someone who used it. Sincerely;

   The Tool Guy

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   trailboss | May 25, 2004 04:24am | #12

   Hi, I had one of these back in the 60's, When the 3rd piece of wood kicked back & out and through the pegboard wall, I turned it off & never turned back on again. My father wanted it & he rigged up some hold downs . It planed 6" but was a hand feed & if you were not steady it would leave a snipe. Thourghly useless & dangerous. This one is missing the table & hold downs. I sold it to a person in my area & he said it was OK. Lots of Luck. Andy.

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   forestgirl | May 25, 2004 07:55am | #14

   The table was on it at the auction -- they must have found it buried underneath something somewhere.  The guy standing next to me at the time bought it.  Hope he doesn't suffer great bodily harm!!!!forestgirl -- you can take the girl out of the forest, but you can't take the forest out of the girl ;-)Another proud member of the  "I Rocked With ToolDoc Club" .... :>) 

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   PlaneWood | May 25, 2004 06:20am | #13

   A hand feed planer?  Gads!

   PlaneWood by Mike_in_Katy (maker of fine sawdust!)PlaneWood

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   KeithNewton | May 23, 2004 10:46pm | #6

   It looks a lot like the Williams Hussey moulder to me. There should be a bed on top of all the gear stuff that you see in the bottom and the cutter-head would be under that domed top with a horizontal shaft.

   They can be very handy for making round or elliptical facings etc.

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   SRToolguy | May 23, 2004 11:16pm | #7

   The more I looked at it the more I began to think it may be a molder... I took the liberty of sending a copy of the photo off to Williams & Hussey to see if it is one of theirs.

   Sincerely;

   The Tool Guy

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   UnisawA100 | May 24, 2004 01:39am | #9

   As has been noted it is a Craftsman (King Seeley made) 6" planer.  Doesn't have a self feed and alledgedly you can plane 12" wide material (open one side).

   Keith Bohn

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   forestgirl | May 24, 2004 06:55am | #11

   Well, I saw it live (or actually, dead) in person today and it appeared to be a planer (an upside-downside jointer).  Richard (Sgian) taught me that an upside-downside jointer is, in fact, what us yankees call a planer.  Someone bought it, but t'weren't me!

   Be alert for the thread entitled "Auction Results Delayed"

   forestgirl -- you can take the girl out of the forest, but you can't take the forest out of the girl ;-)
   Another proud member of the  "I Rocked With ToolDoc Club" .... :>) 

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   robkelly | May 25, 2004 11:19pm | #15

   It is a Craftsman surfacer which has been modified to stamp songbirds into pump flanges.