Update 9-11-2019
The Manual is finished and uploaded to folder "Planers (All 3)" under My Google Drive Link
Well I didn't know that.....
Sometimes reading a manual can be quite informative. One must first have access to a legible manual to do so, and with Shopsmith equipment lasting 20, 30, 40, 50 or 60 years or more, multiple owners are often involved and documentation is separated and lost.
Those who know me here in the forums understand that is one of my passions as I seek, scan (or request scans) of documentation that is no longer widely available.
I have a Professional Planer I bought used and obtained a free PDF manual from Vintage Machinery some years ago. It was very helpful. Subsequently I acquired an initial version of the Shopsmith mounted planer (NOS) effectively, as the owner had never even taken the protective film off the bed, but he had no manual for it.
As I sought a copy of that manual version JPG and others graciously offered to scan theirs for me to do a document restoration on. James’ copy is producing not only a good quality manual that I will publish free as I have other manuals, but revelations as well.
I find that there is sometimes a wealth of information in having generational versions of manuals as the writers frequently documented things in the early versions of manuals that I simply never knew.
I know that we have had numerous folks ask about converting an automatic feed model to manual feed and there are a number of threads discussing the reasons they need to consider that option, and one thread where someone actually fabricated a method to convert.
Imagine my surprise as I was restoring the early planer manual to learn that originally not only was there a manual feed model, but that the manual feed crank mechanism was offered as an accessory to those purchasing one with a feed motor.
I will be adding an addendum of my own to the end of this manual that will have active links to some of those threads, plus my comments and observations for upgrades that are available 3rd party to transform a very good planer already, into what I consider a most exceptional one.
Look for that when it comes out if you have a Shopsmith planer or considering buying a used one.
Everett
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