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DISASSEMBLING THE PARKS PLANER Removing the Gearbox Problems you May Encounter Gear Problems Disassembly of the PlanerCleanup of Parts Babbitt Cracked Bearing Caps Sleeve Cutterhead Cutterhead Balancing Roller Wear Bed Problems Parts to Replace Cutterhead Bearings (A-26) Oil Seal Gearbox Bronze Bushings Table Roller Bearings (A-42) Felt Washer (A-24) Gearbox Cover Gasket Knives Buying Parts What Size Motor? ASSEMBLING THE PARKS PLANER Other Table Assembly ‘Tricks’ Adjusting the Cutterhead Parallel to the Table Finishing the AssemblyASSEMBLING THE PARKS PLANER GEARBOXSETTING UP THE PARKS PLANER Adjusting the Throwout Sleeve (A-8)New PaintBelt GuardStandDust Hood Noise
My Parks Before the Restoration
My Parks Front View After the Restoration
My Parks Rear View After the Restoration
My Parks On Stand After the Restoration
Looking Down Into the Gearbox Before Disassembly, Grease Already Removed
Planer Disassembled with Small Parts in Bags and Jars
Remove These Two Bolts to Get the Throw Off Assembly Off
First Step of Gearbox Disassembly
Don’t Hit the Key From the End and Damage it Like This!
Tap Down on One End of Key To Pop Up the Other End
Threaded Rod Replacing Allen Screw to Apply More Torque
Worn Slotted Hub
Chewed Up Sprocket
Poorly Repaired Eccentric
Fibre Shims
Cutterhead Bearing Captured in Babbitt
Bearing Cap With Fibre Shim Spacers
Sleeve
Cracked Sleeve
Damaged Sleeve Ears
Gib and Knife in Correctly
Cutterhead After Balancing
Damaged Infeed Roller
Scored Table
An Ugly but Serviceable Repair of Eccentric Bracket
Original Open Bearing
New Sealed Bearing and Original Open Bearing
Bags of Bushings
Worn Table Roller Bearings
New Table Roller Bearings
Sample Gasket Material
Minimum Safe Knife Height
Gibs and Knife in Correctly
Wedge Holding Side Casting Open
Table With Elevating Screws and Collars in Place
Table on Wrong Way, Paint not Yet Removed From Sliding Surfaces
Elevating Shaft
Tilted Elevating Screw
Making Adjustments to Collars and Gears
Dial Indicator on Base
Short and Long Shafts Installed
Outfeed Roller Gears Installed
Throwout Sleeve Engaged (Upper) and Disengaged (Lower)
Gearbox, Base, and Sides Drying
Belt Cover
Factory Stand
Other Side of Factory Stand
MDF Stand
Another MDF Stand
Relieving Sides for Bolts
Fixed Motor Mount
Home Made Dust Hood
Allegedly a Parks-Supplied Dust Hood
DC Morrison-Supplied Parks Dust Hood
At Long Last!