thicknesser/planer blades

[halken]

i have a luna woody hm 160 p/t that i stole off ebay for £38, i bought it on the understanding that the blades had little "nibbles" in. I have taken them out and i found that the blades are reversible, after refitting them the results are brilliant. Now if i ruin this edge i am snookered as ive searched every where and all i can find is a scandanavian site that mentions the woody, i have emailed them but i have no reply so can anyone help in locating a new pair of blades, is there a uk supplier that will do mail order

 

[Scrit]

Kenny

Are these throw away blades? If so you might want to try your local saw doctor service as there are all sorts of disposable blades around and I somehow doubt that Luna would have come up with a unique design. Luna themselves still exist (in Sweden), although these days they are an importer/distributor and no longer manufacture, so at an outside shot they might still be able to supply replacements

Scrit

 

[halken]

thanks for the ideas i wonder if these blades could be sharpened i realise that they would be slightly shorter but there is plenty of ajustment on the planer so it might mean making 2 passes instead of one

 

[Scrit]

Er, it doesn't work like that. If you grind them you need to have a machine where either the blade height is adjustable (and if it has a locator groove at the back it probably isn't) or the outfeed table height can be adjusted. Does your machine have either of these features?

Scrit

 

[jasonB]

If its like my kity you may be able to get one sharpening out of them. The blades attatch to a steel carrier that is then adjusted like a standard HSS blade but as the carrier is only a mill or two below the edge of the blade you can't grind the blade back much.

Whats the size of the blades length, width and thickness?

Jason

 

[Newbie_Neil]

Hi Kenny

Welcome to the forum.

Cheers,
Neil

 

[halken]

in the first picture you can see the set up of the blade and in the second pic it shows 2 allen bolts that (i think set the depth of the blade holder in the machine ) the blade is 160mm by 18mm and obviously any replacement would nee the 2 holes in as this locates the blade to the holder.
by the way thanks for the welcome neil

 

[Scrit]

Those blades look to me as though they are resharpenable cutters, especially if the blade height is set on a pair of sockt head machine screws. The wedge bar you illustrate is a ommon enough pattern, the only variation is that the blade is locked-in by the pins at either end. I'd find a local saw doctor service and ask if they can supply replacements as the answer will probably be yes

Scrit

 

[halken]

does any one in the north east know of a saw doctor service i can get in touch with i cant find any in the phone book. there must be some around here

 

[Newbie_Neil]

Hi Kenny

Try your local toolshop, they quite often have a pickup service or can put you in touch with one.

Cheers
Neil

 

[Scrit]

I don't know if they will be of use, but Ernest Bennett have a depot in Darlington:

Ernest Bennett & Co Darlington Ltd
Block 11
Durham Tees Valley Airport
Darlington
County Durham
DL2 1PD

Telephone: 01325 332656

I've used Bennett for saw blades but they also make planer blades at their Sheffield HQ. Very knowledgeable firm, if spomewhat trades oriented

Scrit

 

[menatnma]

The luna woodster planer was taken on by MAfell and became the Mafell ad160. Blades are reversible and are sold in either single pairs at £13.00 or 3 pairs in a packet £36.00 plus vat and postage.
Blades can be ordered from NMA Agencies on 01484 400488 who import the Mafell stuff into the UK.
Ask for Richard.

 

[halken]

thanks for all your help looks like i am in business

 

[halken]

thanks to richard i have a new pair of blades
thanks to everyone who helped