Just plane fun/frustrating (got to use a metal planer!)

[Braeden P]

so I was to busy to post this yesterday but yesterday me and my brother peyton went down to the machine shop at tuckahoe steam and gas association to plane a lathe bed on a metal planer. It took about 5 minutes to oil everything on it it has tons of oil ports then it took about 10 minutes to set it up, then we started planing it was cutting fine then there was a huge hard spot and the tool glided over the hard spot but we kept going until we reached the side then honed the tool again and it was cutting the hard spot we did that again so it was three passes at the same depth for it to cut evenly then the same thing on the other side then three spring passes across the whole thing it took about 4 hours would have taken 2 or 3 if there was no hard spots but if they could plane that lathe bed 130 years ago with high carbon steel then hss could do it but it was no easy task will but up some pictures soon but I only took a few @DiscoDan took some videos of it running and click on the link to see some pictures of the planer

Tuckahoe Steam & Gas Association - Home

We are an all-volunteer organization founded in 1973 and headquartered on Maryland's Eastern Shore. Our Mission is to preserve the historical Eastern Shore rural way of life.

tuckahoesteam.org

I know no pics no proof but trust me I will put up some pictures soon

 

[brino]

"watching" this thread.

Thanks for posting @Braeden P !

-brino

 

[FOMOGO]

That's very cool. Wish I had one close by. Mike

 

[Braeden P]

only have a few low quality clips and a few pictures I will try to not forget to post them today

 

[Braeden P]

Here you go

 

[7milesup]

No video with the videos, just sound.

 

[Braeden P]

I will mak a YouTube video then

 

[finsruskw]

I can't get any of it to open

 

[Braeden P]

Dang thing never works

 

[francist]

Worked for me, those are great videos Braeden