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Hello everyone,



At the Woodstock woodshow this year I was approached by a woman who was
looking for an unusual planer. I had previously sold her some nice
woodworking equipment and knew she likes good tools.



Her husband runs a tree removal service and brings lots of logs home. They
bought a diesel band mill and are milling the trees into lumber. The band
mill is out in the back 40 of their property and they only have a small
generator for lights. She was looking for a diesel powered planer to use in
the shed and keep the shavings at the back of the property. She had looked
and asked all over if there was such a thing. I told her I had not seen one.
A lightbulb light up in my head! I had bought a used HD 20" planer from a
small shop that had stopped milling their own lumber that would be perfect
for conversion to diesel. The electric motor was mounted up front, the
entire machine was cast iron and it had a segmented infeed roller.



Once I had cleaned up from the Woodstock woodshow, my mechanic and I at work
looked over the used machine, decided conversion to diesel was possible and
worked out the price. Rebuilding the planer and converting it took a full
week. Rich did a great job.



The planer now starts with the turn of a key and the 9.8 HP diesel roars to
life.



http://www.federatedtool.com/david/img/dplaner1.jpg



http://www.federatedtool.com/david/img/dplaner2.jpg



http://www.federatedtool.com/david/img/dplaner3.jpg



http://www.federatedtool.com/david/img/dplaner4.jpg



We did some testing on the planer yesterday and everyone in the shop who
watched had a big grin on their face. Just for fun, we took a 1/4" off on
one pass, not a whimper from the planer.



Mr. came to pick up the planer for his wife today. The best line I heard
was, "I don't want a 10 HP diesel planer, I want a wife who wants a 10HP
diesel planer!". I won't embarrass Richard by letting everyone know who said
that.



Thanks for looking,



David.



Every Neighbourhood has one, in Mine I'm Him

Very cool David

When the engine first starts up and or shuts down do you get the typical
short squeak out of the belts? Because of the high compression Diesels
start with such force and stop with such suddenness there is usually a belt
squeal from slippage.




"David F. Eisan" wrote in message
news:oqOdnS-rnoXCP7nUnZ2dnUVZ_ofinZ2d@giganews.com...
> Hello everyone,
>
>
>
> At the Woodstock woodshow this year I was approached by a woman who was
> looking for an unusual planer. I had previously sold her some nice
> woodworking equipment and knew she likes good tools.
>
>
>
> Her husband runs a tree removal service and brings lots of logs home. They
> bought a diesel band mill and are milling the trees into lumber. The band
> mill is out in the back 40 of their property and they only have a small
> generator for lights. She was looking for a diesel powered planer to use
> in the shed and keep the shavings at the back of the property. She had
> looked and asked all over if there was such a thing. I told her I had not
> seen one. A lightbulb light up in my head! I had bought a used HD 20"
> planer from a small shop that had stopped milling their own lumber that
> would be perfect for conversion to diesel. The electric motor was mounted
> up front, the entire machine was cast iron and it had a segmented infeed
> roller.
>
>
>
> Once I had cleaned up from the Woodstock woodshow, my mechanic and I at
> work looked over the used machine, decided conversion to diesel was
> possible and worked out the price. Rebuilding the planer and converting it
> took a full week. Rich did a great job.
>
>
>
> The planer now starts with the turn of a key and the 9.8 HP diesel roars
> to life.
>
>
>
> http://www.federatedtool.com/david/img/dplaner1.jpg
>
>
>
> http://www.federatedtool.com/david/img/dplaner2.jpg
>
>
>
> http://www.federatedtool.com/david/img/dplaner3.jpg
>
>
>
> http://www.federatedtool.com/david/img/dplaner4.jpg
>
>
>
> We did some testing on the planer yesterday and everyone in the shop who
> watched had a big grin on their face. Just for fun, we took a 1/4" off on
> one pass, not a whimper from the planer.
>
>
>
> Mr. came to pick up the planer for his wife today. The best line I heard
> was, "I don't want a 10 HP diesel planer, I want a wife who wants a 10HP
> diesel planer!". I won't embarrass Richard by letting everyone know who
> said that.
>
>
>
> Thanks for looking,
>
>
>
> David.
>
>
>
> Every Neighbourhood has one, in Mine I'm Him
>
>
>
>

David F. Eisan wrote:

>
> http://www.federatedtool.com/david/img/dplaner1.jpg
>

I LOVE it!!

Questions....

1. I notice there seems to be a lot of hight/depth adjustment on that
machine.
With the battery and engine mounted underneath, will it impede that?
Was the motor there, previously?

B. How's the vibration from the engine, if any?

III. Was there a manufacturer's stipulation for motor RPM and how did
you account for it?



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David F. Eisan wrote:

> Hello everyone,
>
>
>
> At the Woodstock woodshow this year I was approached by a woman who was
> looking for an unusual planer. I had previously sold her some nice
> woodworking equipment and knew she likes good tools.
>

... I was waiting for the punch line.

Nice job on the planer.

--
Jack Novak
Buffalo, NY - USA
novasys@verizon.net

"David F. Eisan" wrote
>
> At the Woodstock woodshow this year I was approached by a woman who was
> looking for an unusual planer. I had previously sold her some nice
> woodworking equipment and knew she likes good tools.
>


This is the first time I have ever heard a "approached by a woman" story
that involves woodworking equipment! She sounds like a keeper!

I have worked on a couple diesel powered welders that we mounted to a
trailer and set u;p some benches, vises, etc. And I worked a few days with
a couple gas powered sawmills. The notion of a portable planer that could
take up residence right next to the sawmill is just brilliant. I love it.
These are some real smart, capable people you are working with here.

And kudos to your crew as well. You took a piece of old iron, updated it
and converted it to field use. Totally cool! I hope that they take real
good care of it and it doesn't develop a chronic rusting condition.

The woodworking gods are totally pleased with you. Buy yourself a pint
tonight. You deserve it.

David F. Eisan wrote:

>
> Mr. came to pick up the planer for his wife today. The best line I heard
> was, "I don't want a 10 HP diesel planer, I want a wife who wants a 10HP
> diesel planer!". I won't embarrass Richard by letting everyone know who said
> that.
>

Who makes the engine?

On Nov 19, 8:14 pm, B A R R Y wrote:
> David F. Eisan wrote:
>
> > Mr. came to pick up the planer for his wife today. The best line I heard
> > was, "I don't want a 10 HP diesel planer, I want a wife who wants a 10HP
> > diesel planer!". I won't embarrass Richard by letting everyone know who said
> > that.
>
> Who makes the engine?

It's a Rotax :-p

On Nov 19, 7:11 pm, -MIKE- wrote:
> David F. Eisan wrote:
>
> >http://www.federatedtool.com/david/img/dplaner1.jpg
>
> I LOVE it!!
>
> Questions....
>
> 1. I notice there seems to be a lot of hight/depth adjustment on that
> machine.
> With the battery and engine mounted underneath, will it impede that?
> Was the motor there, previously?
>
> B. How's the vibration from the engine, if any?
>
> III. Was there a manufacturer's stipulation for motor RPM and how did
> you account for it?
>

Those are good questions. What is the RPM of that Diesel?

David F. Eisan wrote:

> Hello everyone,
>
>
>
> At the Woodstock woodshow this year I was approached by a woman who was
> looking for an unusual planer. I had previously sold her some nice
> woodworking equipment and knew she likes good tools.
>
>
>
... snip
>
> http://www.federatedtool.com/david/img/dplaner1.jpg
>
... snip
> Mr. came to pick up the planer for his wife today. The best line I heard
> was, "I don't want a 10 HP diesel planer, I want a wife who wants a 10HP
> diesel planer!". I won't embarrass Richard by letting everyone know who
> said that.
>

Dude!

--
If you're going to be dumb, you better be tough

Way to fuc%^&*(ing cool

On Nov 19, 3:33 pm, "David F. Eisan"
wrote:
> Hello everyone,
>
> At the Woodstock woodshow this year I was approached by a woman who was
> looking for an unusual planer. I had previously sold her some nice
> woodworking equipment and knew she likes good tools.
>
> Her husband runs a tree removal service and brings lots of logs home. They
> bought a diesel  band mill and are milling the trees into lumber. The band
> mill is out in the back 40 of their property and they only have a small
> generator for lights. She was looking for a diesel powered planer to use in
> the shed and keep the shavings at the back of the property. She had looked
> and asked all over if there was such a thing. I told her I had not seen one.
> A lightbulb light up in my head! I had bought a used HD 20" planer from a
> small shop that had stopped milling their own lumber that would be perfect
> for conversion to diesel. The electric motor was mounted up front, the
> entire machine was cast iron and it had a segmented infeed roller.
>
> Once I had cleaned up from the Woodstock woodshow, my mechanic and I at work
> looked over the used machine, decided conversion to diesel was possible and
> worked out the price. Rebuilding the planer and converting it took a full
> week. Rich did a great job.
>
> The planer now starts with the turn of a key and the 9.8 HP diesel roars to
> life.
>
> http://www.federatedtool.com/david/img/dplaner1.jpg
>
> http://www.federatedtool.com/david/img/dplaner2.jpg
>
> http://www.federatedtool.com/david/img/dplaner3.jpg
>
> http://www.federatedtool.com/david/img/dplaner4.jpg
>
> We did some testing on the planer yesterday and everyone in the shop who
> watched had a big grin on their face. Just for fun, we took a 1/4" off on
> one pass, not a whimper from the planer.
>
> Mr. came to pick up the planer for his wife today. The best line I heard
> was, "I don't want a 10 HP diesel planer, I want a wife who wants a 10HP
> diesel planer!". I won't embarrass Richard by letting everyone know who said
> that.
>
> Thanks for looking,
>
> David.
>
> Every Neighbourhood has one, in Mine I'm Him