ok need help,picked up a planer from craftsman(pics uploaded),where do i go to find out how to set it up,i have a motor for it just need to know where to place it.

 

 

 

Ron, that is a cool tool indeed man. Nice and old, and American Made! Ron, from what I have seen the motor is mounted to a secondary base such as the bottom of the home made cabinet you may set the planer on. See image below, now that you do not have a factory stand for your planer, you can see the general location the motor needs to be at, you could easily construct a wood stand with the same configuration.

 

 

 

 

 

 

thxs John,found out its 50yrs old,they don't make replacement parts for it,that ok got a motor and a pulley,Craftsman said i might have to try a few different pulleys to get it to work right,but that's half the fun right,already drawing designs for the base .

Ron, Do you have the model number?

 

I'll see if I can find the manual for you.

 

 

yeah i sure do Larry,its 103 23900

 

It's going to be a grand project Ron, I would build a base with drawers and storage too while you are at it, make it a piece of art, contrasting woods etc. Have fun!!!

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Ron, I found 2 manuals for the 103.23900.

 

The first is dated 1950, the second 1955.

 

http://vintagemachinery.org/pubs/detail.aspx?id=2998

 

http://vintagemachinery.org/pubs/detail.aspx?id=4687

 

 

 

 

Great piece of machinery. They just don't make them like that any more.

Wow Ron, that is a really nice find. Keep us posted on the progress you make with it.

 

Another archived topic cleaned up and moved! I wonder how Ron fared on this restoration?