ribs, ridges and uneven surface from my thickness planer.

[Larry Frank]

I had similar problems with my DW735. I do not like using heat with a torch as you can damage things. I just drilled the head off of the bolts, took the blades off and the rest of the bolt came out easily.

[Adam Herd]

I tried heat with a propane torch but no success. I guess I will pick up a can of PB blaster and try that. Its really hard to get any tools in there though because there is only about 6 inches of space between the cutter head assembly and a bar that looks like it is for the height adjustment lock down. I am really nervous that the screw head is stripped because if it is then even if it gets loose with the PB I will still need a good strong purchase to free it. I'm really nervous about making this problem much worse than it already is.

[johnny means]

I once had issues with a rounded out fastener in my Felder j/p. I epoxied an allen socket into the heads and used an impact driver to break the bond.

[Andrew Hughes]

Adam if you pushed that machine that hard to dull the knives so far that chips stuck under the chip breaker.You should consider a upgrade.The planer might not be worth the time to fix. Some of those bench top machines are a dime a dozen on Craigslist.

[Jim Morgan]

I had a similar problem with a blade assembly screw on a 2nd hand DW735 that would not budge. I ended up attacking the head of the screw with a cold chisel - first held vertically to cut a groove across the screwhead then at an angle on just one side of the head to get the screw moving. After I got it out, I replaced it with a Torx-head screw & wiped some Moveit on the threads to prevent seizing in the future.

[Bill Orbine]

Just wondering if you planed green or wet wood. It can be brutal on machines.

[Adam Herd]

What I ended up doing was just drilling the the head out. Then I used a cold chisel to break the head from the shank then I was able to take everything out and use vice grips to get a hold of what was left of the shaft to unscrew it. I was really trying not to drill it because I wanted to re-use the bolt and because I did't want to damage anything by drilling out the side of the shank or drilling to deep. Luckily I drilled straight through the shaft and not to deep. To answer Bill's questions, the 8/4 was partially dried and the last pass I used the planner with on the 8/4 is when my problems started but the 844 was perfectly dry. However I believe the damage was done when staring on the 4/4. I want to thank everyone for giving me their time and advice I really appreciate it.

[David Eisenhauer]

Glad it worked out Adam and hope you can get back to planning soon. I still say you (and everyone else) need to keep a can of PB Blaster on hand in the shop. That stuff works wonders on stuck screws/bolts .