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17 years ago

Sometime a long time ago, about 1989, I bought a planer.

Saw it advertised in a magazine cheap.

Brand is Transpower. Came from somewhere in California.

It was an early version of the same cheap planers you see today in the box stores.

Except this one has worked flawlessly and seems to be well built.

The cutter head is too small for a regular knife setting guage.

It came with its own special little guage for setting the knives.

It was just a little half moon shaped piece of metal.

It fit the cutter head and set-screws brought the knife up in contact with the guage.

I have lost that little guage.

And I have no idea where the manual is.

The manual had a phone number I could call.

If I had the number I could call and see about getting a replacement guage.

Anyone know how I could go about getting a replacement guage tool.

The tool looks kinda like this. (best I could do in Paint.)

Thanks.

Pooh Bear

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Comments (5)

User
17 years ago
Try the link below. Those folks live and breath old machines.

Here is a link that might be useful: Old woodworking machines
aurora_ca
17 years ago
Southern Tool carries some TransPower equipment:

http://www.southern-tool.com/store/transpower_ap-series_planer.html

Here is a link that might be useful: Southern Tool
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Pooh Bear
Original Author
17 years ago
This planer looks similar to mine.
And the knive guage is about the same shape.
I can take some measurements tomorrow and see if it is the same guage.
I assume I just measure the cutter head diameter
and if it matches I can use the guage for this planer.

I'll have to investigate this tomorrow some.
I'll let ya'll know what I find out.

Thanks.

Pooh Bear

Here is a link that might be useful: Jet Planer
Pooh Bear
Original Author
17 years ago
This is my planer exactly. (link below)
Just has a different brand name on it.
Now I just need to find out how to get parts for it.
I don't agree with this persons review of the planer.
But I do keep mine well lubed and adjusted.
Mine has a manufacturing date on it of 10-1988.
And it has given me great service all these years.

Pooh Bear

Here is a link that might be useful: Reliant ct-318 planer
Pooh Bear
Original Author
17 years ago
I found it. I just couldn't believe I found it.
My son was helping me move some boxes in the shop today.
One of the boxes came apart and everything spilled out.
I told him go back out to play, I'll fix the box and pick it all up.
I found a thick plastic bag with some oddball stuff in it.
It kinda jogged my memory so I started poking thru the stuff.
And in it was that guage.
I went and found my son and told him how greatful I was that
he spilled that box. That tool has been missing since before he was born.
First thing he asks, "Do I get a reward?"
To which I gave him these words of wisdom.
"A smile of gratitude is the best reward you can get."
But at least I found it. I can finally get my planer blades sharpened.

Told my wife now we need to get a safety deposit box to put it in.
And only let it out under armed escort.

Pooh Bear

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