Todays Mission

[Robert Mickley]

I have decided that when it comes to (looking around,,whispering quitely) dust collection. That Delta had no clue when they designed the chute on their two speed planer. So since i have the spot welder here I'm gonna re design mine for better chip ejection today.

And yes I'll take Pics along the way

[tod evans]

shhhhhhhhhhhh, pretty sensitive topic

[Matt Guyrd]

shhhhhhhhhhhh, pretty sensitive topic

Hmmm...I KNEW I shouldn't have gone to bed so early last night.

Robert, gGood luck with the modification...looking forward to seeing your results.

Matt

[Robert Mickley]

First stage is done I have the risers made. The originol opening is only about 5/8 high and 13 inches wide. If you get to palning wide boards or get a bit heavy on the cut it plugs.

first pic shows what I started with
Second up the goal a 2 inch wide opening
Third the two risers cut out.
fourth shows it clamped to the origional plate.

I had pics of bending it but some dummy forgot to take the lense cap off

I'll bend a couple more later.

At the back there is a blower inlet. It has to be ground at a new angle to get it to slide back in where it belongs but the belt sander made short work of that.

I have more coffee now I'll update it later when the coffee craving kicks in

[Russ Massery]

Robert, Looks like a great start. Keep the posts coming with you progress. I need to make a new one for my planer.

[Robert Mickley]

Pic 1
Shows the origional top plate, I cut 3/8 off of either end and spot welded the new side pices on

Pic 2
Had to run to the hardware for 2 2X4mm bolts, should have been 2 1/2 but that was the longest they had. The white nylon bushings go on them for and then 2 nuts double nutted for the new hold down bolts

Pic3
Is the mounting plated for the transition. It gets 3/8 folded over all the way around to stiffen it. The two ears on the bottme edge get folded over a steel ruller to form hooks. Those hooks hang on a set of l brackets attache to the top plate.

Pic 4
I cut the hole 1/2 inch smaller on all four sides then folded that 1/2 inch outwards to attach the transition to. Two thumbscrews hold it on the bottom. I have to get the tool from my brother to put 1/4 20 inserts in the bottom. Right now there are nuts holding it in place

[Robert Mickley]

Pic 5 shows the transiton mounted. Need to put some mor bolts in it and cut two filler pieces for the ends where I slit it so it would stretch out

[Robert Mickley]

First up
The mounting ears, just a couple pieces of tin doubled up and bolte on with two 6 32 bolts

Second
is a closup of the extended bolts for holding on the top plate

Third
The transition. I just split it along the seem, spread it out over the ears I made on the mounting plate and bolted it with 6/32 nuts and bolts

I cut some tapered pieces of tin and filled the gap by bolting it and caulking it

[Robert Mickley]

First 3 pics show what it normaly looks like when you have been planeing Chips tend to accumalte along the sides and on the table

Next two show it all swept out

[Jim Becker]

That looks quite effective, Robert! Good pictorial...very useful for many folks going forward, too.

[Robert Mickley]

The board I planed, A piece of pin oak. About 3 inchs wide 16 inches long and 1 3/4 thick

Planed it down to abvout an 1/8 taking heavy cuts. 1 1/2 turns on the handle each time

As the last two photos show almost no shavings on the sides

I'm going to call it a success

[Robert Mickley]

Thanks Jim, This has been my only complaint with this planer since day one. I've never understood why delta made such a weak chip chute.,

[Scott Vigder]

Nicely done. Now can you turn off the Mission Impossible theme song in the background?

[Robert Mickley]

Wow I knew the stereo was good but if you can hear it in Salem maybe I better turn it down