Comments on: Lunchbox Planer Maintenance http://modernwoodshop.com/2008/03/04/lunchbox-planer-maintenance/ This Podcast and Blog Will Make You Cool. Seriously. Sat, 21 Jan 2012 19:17:17 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: Dave http://modernwoodshop.com/2008/03/04/lunchbox-planer-maintenance/#comment-1516 Mon, 17 Nov 2008 05:49:37 +0000 http://modernwoodshop.com/?p=46#comment-1516 Hi Greg,

I’ve heard of others having this same problem. I think a good cleaning should clear things up. When chips and dust accumulate in the threads of the elevating rod, the cutterhead can sometimes slip even with the lock engaged.

Dave

]]> By: Greg http://modernwoodshop.com/2008/03/04/lunchbox-planer-maintenance/#comment-1496 Sat, 15 Nov 2008 02:46:25 +0000 http://modernwoodshop.com/?p=46#comment-1496 Great article and I sure need to do the maintenance shown. My unit has been great and I use very often. One problem has cropped up, and it’s the darn locking devise. Even with the level locked, the cutting head creeps up. I’ve shifted the locking leveler on it sprocket to where I really can apply a great deal of pressure in locking the handle in place, and still the cutting will creep up, albeit very slightly. It maybe that wood dust has finally gotten into the whole locking mechanism and just cleaning it this well might be the answer. What’s you idea on this issue.
Thanks Greg

]]> By: Ernieax http://modernwoodshop.com/2008/03/04/lunchbox-planer-maintenance/#comment-153 Mon, 24 Mar 2008 17:28:37 +0000 http://modernwoodshop.com/?p=46#comment-153 thats for sure, dude

]]> By: Dave http://modernwoodshop.com/2008/03/04/lunchbox-planer-maintenance/#comment-109 Sun, 09 Mar 2008 23:20:13 +0000 http://modernwoodshop.com/?p=46#comment-109 Hi Jeff,

I’m not sure why the temperature would affect it, unless it is so cold that the material covering the rollers is actually hardening, thereby reducing the friction.

Another thing to check is if the rollers and cutterhead are parallel to the planer bed. If they’re not, you’ll find that the rollers move the workpiece through in some places but not others; the rollers won’t be making contact evenly with the workpiece across the entire width of the planer.

Dave

]]> By: jeff http://modernwoodshop.com/2008/03/04/lunchbox-planer-maintenance/#comment-103 Fri, 07 Mar 2008 21:11:01 +0000 http://modernwoodshop.com/?p=46#comment-103 Dave, I have run into a problem with my ryobi planer. It seems that the rollers do not want to grip the stock and therefore the wood doesnot go thru, I have cleaned the rollers and waxed the bed with only marginal improvement so I called ryobi and spoke to a techguy who seems to think it is temp related due to my unhaeted shop here in Pa. Any thoughts?

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