Peterson swing mill planer blade

[yarnammurt]

Has anyone used the planer blade for the Peterson mills? How well does it work, Price ect. Looking at a ATS Peterson swing blade mill.

[sigidi]

I'd say it'd work, but can't give specific first hand info on Peterson stuff ;D ;)

[Seaman]

The planer for my Lucas works great, I am picking up business planing other folks dried slabs that have twisted,
The two mills are so similar, I cannot imagine the Peterson being much different. May even be the same head, anyone know? 

[terrifictimbersllc]

On my Peterson 1030 WPF,  the planer blade is put on in place of the circular blade.  Last I checked it was about $1200 delivered.   Being portable only I haven't got one yet, would be a speculative purchase for me.

Seaman have you ever had yours resharpened and how did that go?  Are you making "planing only" trips to those customers?

[Seaman]

TT, the Lucas planer has ten throw away bits. The cost is about $30 a set, and I have been told they would be hard to sharpen, being so small.

All the planing I have done so far has been here at home, but a local slab retailer and I are trying to work out a deal to finish the rough slabs in his inventory. I am in a slab rich enviroment, and I think the business will grow. Along those lines I just ordered the sanding attachment, should be here this week. I can save the woodworkers several hours planing and sanding by hand, on table tops and other slabs. I think that will open another market for my Lucas.

[terrifictimbersllc]

Thanks. The Peterson planer blade is about 13" diameter and for either 8 or 10" mills.  What's the diameter of the lucas planer blade.

[sigidi]

My planer for the model 6 - the model 10 is bigger, almost fills this green box, but I never took pics of it when I got it...



 

Planer in action...



 

first pass...



 

second pass...



 

they are a great bit of kit, do a magic job at cleaning up a slab, I don't get to use mine as much, been doing a lot more conventional cutting and the slab needs to be seasoned to get the best results from it

Frank, sounds like you might have a nice little side line there mate  ;)

[HSV]

Has anyone used the planer blade for the Peterson mills? How well does it work, Price ect. Looking at a ATS Peterson swing blade mill.

Hi yarnammurt 

Just wanted to pop in real quick and direct you to a video you may not have yet seen of our Planer blade in action. It's just a short clip but should give you a general idea of the finish it leaves. We sell quite a lot of them and customers are happy with the result and see it as a worthwhile investment and addition to their services.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zpM8urbBZ40

Aaron's the chap to talk to if you wanted to know specifics. Give him a call tomorrow or you could email him if you have any other questions.

Cheers
Layla