I said goodbye to my 8 inch jointer and 15 inch planer yesterday

[Frank Pellow]

In the thread:
http://festoolownersgroup.com/member-connections/a-major-reorganization-of-my-woodworking-shed-is-underway/, I said that if my workshed reorg did not work I would attempt to sell my jointer and planer and replace them with a combo machine.

I gave it a couple of months, but the place still seemed crowded. So, last week, I put the planer and jointer up for sale. They sold quickly and, yesterday afternoon, the new owner and his dad came and picked them up. I organized things well and it only took us 20 minutes to get the machines our of the workshed and into the trailer. Her are some photos:

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That frees up a whole lot of space:

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I expect to purchase a combo jointer-planer within the next month and it will probably be a Hammer A3 31. It weighs close to 700 pounds, so I expect getting the jointer-planer into my workshed will not be as easy as removing the machines that it will be replacing.

 

[GPowers]

Looks like you sold some very nice hardware.  [crying]

 

[kevros]

Frank
Can you update on your avatar (which is great), has the checking increased at all?
Kev

 

[ShawnRussell]

[scared]

You sold the exact jointer/planer combo that I have been looking for in Atlanta. I want to move up from the lunchbox that I have.

Cheers on the upgrade though... you will love the Hammer unit.

 

[andvari]

[jawdrop]

That Hammer looks mighty sweet.

 

[Frank Pellow]

Frank
Can you update on your avatar (which is great), has the checking increased at all?
Kev

If I interpret your question correctly Kevin, you are asking me if the size of the crack  that is between two of the teeth in the beaver on the bottom of the totem pole that I carved in 2011  has increased in size.  Am I correct?

I can't answer that question because the totem pole has been stored for the winter in a shed on my island about 1,000 kilometres away.  I haven't seen the pole since September and am not going to see it again until May or June.

 

[woodguy7]

Frank, I have the Felder version of the planer/thicknesser you are planning.  It is a heavy beast & I don't envy your task of getting it in that garden path !  I just took delivery of a Hammer F3 spindle moulder & there was a good weight it that but a lot easier to move than that planer.

Good luck.

 

[Frank Pellow]

Frank, I have the Felder version of the planer/thicknesser you are planning.  It is a heavy beast & I don't envy your task of getting it in that garden path !  I just took delivery of a Hammer F3 spindle moulder & there was a good weight it that but a lot easier to move than that planer.

Good luck.

You are right when you say that you don't envy that task.  I am a little bit worried about moving the A3-31 and, in particular, I am concerned that the wheels on the mobile base move the machine the wrong way (that is, sideways). 

I see that the Hammer F3 Shaper weighs only a lttle less than the A3-31 (620 pounds as comapred to 660).  Why do you claim that it is so much easier to move?

 

[woodguy7]

I have the wheel kit on the spindle moulder as I sometimes move it to where my table saw is for doing long mouldings.  I don't have a wheel kit on the planer as it has a permanent position so that may be the only reason.  I know me & my brother man handled the spindle off the pallet with little problem but man handling that planer is a right bugger.  You don't want to be lifting it by the tables, get some straps to go under it if you can't get some kind of trolley under it.  Mine was put into position with a telle shift (not sure what you call them).

Oh, get plenty of Super Gleit for the thicknesser ;-)

 

[kevros]

Frank
Can you update on your avatar (which is great), has the checking increased at all?
Kev

If I interpret your question correctly Kevin, you are asking me if the size of the crack  that is between two of the teeth in the beaver on the bottom of the totem pole that I carved in 2011  has increased in size.  Am I correct?

I can't answer that question because the totem pole has been stored for the winter in a shed on my island about 1,000 kilometres away.  I haven't seen the pole since September and am not going to see it again until May or June.

Thanks Frank, that was my query. Be interested to see whether you need to update your avatar next summer!!!

 

[WarnerConstCo.]

I have no idea what the base of those hammer things look like, but if they are flat (probably steel) just get some short chunks of pvc pipe and roll it on them.

I have moved up to 2400 pounds on pvc pipe, by my self as well.

 

[Frank Pellow]

I have no idea what the base of those hammer things look like, but if they are flat (probably steel) just get some short chunks of pvc pipe and roll it on them.

I have moved up to 2400 pounds on pvc pipe, by my self as well.

That sounds promising.  [smile]  

What diameter of pvc pipe do you recommend?

Do you think that I will be able to use the pipes to get the machine up this ramp?

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[CharlesWilson]

Frank,

Congratulations on the big upgrade. Let me know if you are able to nullify Murphy's law of cluttered workspaces with your tool consolidation strategy. I'll be keeping my eyes on this thread.

Charles

 

[WarnerConstCo.]

I used 1 1/2" Frank.

I see no issues getting it up a ramp, you either need a hand or a come a long and a strap.

Almost all my large machinery was loaded on my trailer with pipe and a come a long to pull it up the ramp gate.

 

[GPowers]

any updates here? did you buy a combo unit?

 

[Frank Pellow]

any updates here? did you buy a combo unit?

Yes.  See the thread: http://festoolownersgroup.com/other-tools-accessories/a-hammer-a3-31-jointerplaner-has-arrived/