3 sided planer finishing today on ebay

[wills-mill]

I've been watching this beastie which I think is a Whitehead model TCJ three sided planer moulder. It's a simple but compact and sturdy little critter and an easy way to get into basic PAR or moulded timber with a bit of time and investment in cutter heads and bit of a mega service/ birthday.

 

I've got an original advert for one somewhere, so I'd been keeping my ebay earch open for one (not needed now as I've a Logosol 4 sided machine).

 

I've no commercial interest in the sale whatsoever, but think it might be of use to someone here. Whitehead are long gone, but the mechanism will be based on basic bearings and belts.

 

whitehead thicknesser / spindlemoulder | eBay

 

The square blocks at the back are still legal at the moment on a mechanical feed machine, but probably a bit of a costly headache to get cutters made up. If they are not in good nick there's potential that they'll eject cutters.

 

Budget for a pair of these maybe? Then you have the potential for cheap PAR with small disposable TCT cutters or the opportunity to put on cheap and easily available moulding cutters.

 

Combi Heads

 

And you'll probably need some Whitworth spanners.....

 

onwards and upwards W