johnnyb
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Today I took delivery of my axminsters planer thicknesses. At129pt. I brought it from axminster clearance on the bay for a very good discount. Over that last few days I've bin clearing stuff out to make way my old pt2 55 was put out to grass ( ready for sale!)
Anyway I thought I give the whole shebang a quick review.
It was a 11 month return for having a Sticky bed according to the bumf. Anyway after a cursory look I decided to turn the cutters. I also decided to hone them on a fine diamond stone while they were off. I took them all off dropped them in thinners with the little screws. I scrubbed the block and blew off some residue. I then honed each knife(56) on a fine diamond stone. Wiping the stone after 3 or 4 with a wet rag. It soon became apparent that about half were flat the others were ground with a very shallow channel leaving 2 polished edges opposite each other. If these machines have any problems getting a good finish I'm positive that will be the reason. Anyway I turned the knives putting the flat ones around the middle. The ones with one polished edges next then finally the ones where the new edge wasn't polished(these went on the outer edges of the block. Finally I got to tightening no torque figures mentioned so I tightened them up by rack o theye!
The honing definitely works well producing a mirror shine.
Anyway I thought I give the whole shebang a quick review.
It was a 11 month return for having a Sticky bed according to the bumf. Anyway after a cursory look I decided to turn the cutters. I also decided to hone them on a fine diamond stone while they were off. I took them all off dropped them in thinners with the little screws. I scrubbed the block and blew off some residue. I then honed each knife(56) on a fine diamond stone. Wiping the stone after 3 or 4 with a wet rag. It soon became apparent that about half were flat the others were ground with a very shallow channel leaving 2 polished edges opposite each other. If these machines have any problems getting a good finish I'm positive that will be the reason. Anyway I turned the knives putting the flat ones around the middle. The ones with one polished edges next then finally the ones where the new edge wasn't polished(these went on the outer edges of the block. Finally I got to tightening no torque figures mentioned so I tightened them up by rack o theye!
The honing definitely works well producing a mirror shine.