October 28, 201114 yr comment_38922 Yesterday I added a new member to the shop crew. I know it will fit in well and be welcomed by all of the other tools in the shop. Â It came shipped in a very nice container. Â Â I was thankful I paid the extra on the shipping for the lift gate service since it weighed in at 665 lbs. I was also very thankful that I have a good UPS driver that let it down, put his pallet jack under it and rolled it all the way into the shop. I was really dreading having to try to slide it around. Â After a little work with the hammer and chisel, the case popped open and it was given it's first view of the new surroundings. Â After it was released from the pallet my son and I got a little work out getting it off the pallet. Did I already say it was 665 lbs? We got it on the floor and I got the panel open and found the instructions in a box inside the cabinet. It listed the tools you needed to put it together and the first thing on the list was a fork lift. Â Well I only wish the shop was big enough to get a fork lift in there to set it down. Â Thankfully it come with most everything assembled. I had to attach the extension wings, the hand wheel, the dust collection hood and install the front caster so it could be rolled around. Â Only found a couple of problems. One of the stabilizer feet was missing from under the front. I will be calling them this morning to get another. The instruction say to check the gear box oil before you run it, but the location of the place to check it is from another machine and not this one. And I didn't know that it didn't already have a plug on it so I didn't have a 220 plug in the shop last night to put on the cord so I couldn't fire it up. I'll have to weight till tonight to see how it runs. Â A few things are going to have to get rearranged to make room, but for now it is playing nicely with the other. Â I did get the one with the Spiral cutterhead and I am looking forward to seeing how it preforms on some maple. I took Bob Klose's advise and waited to purchase the one with that head. Â I hope to give you an update after the weekend on how well it preforms and how the others in the shop like their new helper. Â Â Â John MoodyJohn Moody Woodworkshttp://www.johnmoodywoodworks.com Report
October 28, 201114 yr comment_38938 That looks mighty pretty sitting there in the shop. Congrats on the new addition to the woodworking family.So, do you have a name picked out for your new machine? Allen WorshamCorona, CAallenworsham@earthlink.nethttp://www.awcreationsandwoodcrafts.com'Graze in every man's field, but always give your own milk' J. Vernon McGee Report
October 28, 201114 yr Author comment_38937 Not sure yet, but for now it is answering to PB. I hope it doesn't think that is Peanut Butter! John MoodyJohn Moody Woodworkshttp://www.johnmoodywoodworks.com Report
October 28, 201114 yr comment_38935 Geez John, Only 665 lbs? Uffda the thought makes my whole body hurt. Nice looking machine. I need to find an old one though, my crew would feel betrayed if I bought a new new machine. And a new new machine would feel out of place with my crew, at the Old Woodworking Machine Retirement Shop! Have fun with your new crewmember. Larry Report
October 28, 201114 yr comment_38933 John, you need to nickname it Allen....... after the wrench. Inside joke gang. Moody will have to explain.   Ron DudelstonAbove and Beyond WoodWorks Report
October 28, 201114 yr comment_38932 Well, at least you spelled "Allen" correctly.  Allen WorshamCorona, CAallenworsham@earthlink.nethttp://www.awcreationsandwoodcrafts.com'Graze in every man's field, but always give your own milk' J. Vernon McGee Report
October 29, 201114 yr comment_38931 Thanks.......I think.    John told me the instructions for set up were located inside a protected case that took an Allen wrench to open. He scrounged around, found an Allen wrench and open the door and inside found the instructions and a small tool pouch that contained.......................an Allen wrench to open the door with.   Also, he said step one was to obtain a fork lift. I suggested the Florence Alabama wrestling team. Ron DudelstonAbove and Beyond WoodWorks Report
October 29, 201114 yr comment_38930 Congrats on the new machine. I wish you all the very best and look forward to the review.  Wayne MahlerGod bless and protect our troops that serve so we can be free. Report
October 29, 201114 yr Author comment_38929 Thanks guys for the comments. I am looking forward to getting it going and seeing it work. John MoodyJohn Moody Woodworkshttp://www.johnmoodywoodworks.com Report
October 29, 201114 yr comment_38928 My Grandfather's name was Herbert with no middle name. He hated it and and went by the nickname "Slim" most of his life. When my father was born my Grandfather named him Herbert Noel even though he hated the name Herbert. My Dad was born just before Christmas so he liked Noel and that was the name my Dad went by as a boy. But he hated both his first and middle name so he went by a couple of different nicknames growing up but the one that stuck was "Sy" (sigh). My understanding from an old relative is that it was short for Syrus Perkins which was the name of a devious character in an old movie and my Dad was a pretty devious and mischievous kid. So when I was born my Dad got to choose the name as my Mom chose the name of my older sister. So my Dad was not going to have 3 generations of Worsham's getting teased about a name, so he named me Allen Edward. Edward is the name of my Great Grandfather who was my Dad's favorite relative. He chose Allen not so much for any meaning or connection with anyone else, but that you couldn't make fun of the name. You could not add a "y" to it like Jimmy or Bobby and there in nothing that rhymes with it so the worst that you could do is shorten it to "Al" and that is livable. But the one thing that he did to make it more unique is the spelling making it "Allen" which is typically a last name rendering of the name, as opposed to "Allan" or "Alan" which is a typical first name rendering. My Dad always made sure to tell me from the time I could write is that "Allen" is the only correct way to spell the name. So I went through much of my early life thinking that those who spelled their name "Alan" or "Allan" had illiterate parents that couldn't spell. So that is context that I commended you for spelling "Allen" correctly.Good Job Ron for not being illiterate.  Ron Dudelston said: Thanks.......I think.    John told me the instructions for set up were located inside a protected case that took an Allen wrench to open. He scrounged around, found an Allen wrench and open the door and inside found the instructions and a small tool pouch that contained.......................an Allen wrench to open the door with.   Also, he said step one was to obtain a fork lift. I suggested the Florence Alabama wrestling team.  Ron DudelstonAbove and Beyond WoodWorks Report
October 29, 201114 yr comment_38927 Congrats John, she's a beaut!!! I have more questions later! John MorrisThe Patriot Woodworker Report
October 30, 201114 yr comment_38926  Very nice indeed. Do believe it will do exactly what it need to do Wayne E Report
October 30, 201114 yr comment_38925 Again John, I am green with jealosy! Ron DudelstonAbove and Beyond WoodWorks Report
October 31, 201114 yr Author comment_38924 Well I got the planer all setup finally Saturday night after getting back in town. I had to get 220 power over to it and put an end of the power cord. Â Here is the interesting thing I ran into on this planer. There is a warning sign on the top handle of planer saying "Notice - Check gear box oil before operating." There are notices in the beginning of the manual that say to be sure to check the gear box oil before operating the planer. On page 11 it describes how to check the gear box oil. You remove the gear box fill plug, put the small end of an allen wrench in and if it is covered with oil all is good. Here is the real kicker. On page 31 it has a warning about checking the gear box oil before operating the planer. Then on a stop sign at the bottom of the page, it states in the stop sign that the unit is shipped dry, No gear box oil in the unit. Wow, why not just say "Put Gear Box Oil in Before Operating the Unit - Unit shipped without Gear Box Oil." Â So anyway, I stopped by the auto parts store and picked up some 80-90w gear box oil. Â Now to remove the gear box oil fill plug and pour it in right? Â Notice where the fill plug is located. No way you are going to pour oil in unless you lay it on it's side. Remember it weights 665 lbs. So back to the store to pick up some 3/8" tubing to insert in the fill hole and pour oil into the gear box. Â Well after all of that, I got to final turn the unit on. On my, how quite this thing is. It isn't much louder than turning on my 3 hp Unisaw. So I couldn't wait to run a board through, so I had a 20" or so piece of rough poplar laying there and put it up on the table and slid it into the planer, It took hold of the board and ran it through. It will really remove the wood and it quite in doing so. I could actually hear my dust collector running on the other side of the shop over the noise of the planer. One turn on the wheel raises the table 1/16". Couple of passes and the board was clean as a whistle. With the carbide cutter head it looked like it had been sanded to about 400 grit already. Â The only other thing I will have to get used to and I am not real sure I am totally happy about is the table raises and lowers instead of the cutter head. It is not a problem unless you are doing a long piece that needs extra support. I got the infeed and outfeed extensions level and had no snipe on the board I ran through. I am happy with it even with a few challenges in getting it all going. I'll add a bit more after I spend some real time with it this week. Â John Moody John Moody Woodworkshttp://www.johnmoodywoodworks.com Report
October 31, 201114 yr comment_38923 You are going to love that machine! Â I have a 15 inch for the big stuff and a 12 1/2 inch for the little stuff. Â Can't imagine life without them. Â Â SQÂ It it can't be fixed with glue and sawdust - it's not worth fixing. Report
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