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Planer Blade Vernier Setting Jig 51.92 GBP InStock /Accessories/Machinery Accessories/Planing/Planer Accessories • Highly accurate planer blade vernier setting jigs • Magnetic feet to attach to the cutter block and hold the blade • Blades held securely to allow easy locking into place • Swivel feet accommodate block diameters from 65-125mm • Micrometer adjustable accuracy with lockable settings A pair of adjustable jigs for accurately setting up your planer blades within their block. With a lockable vernier setting and magnetic feet, all the blades in the cutting block can be set accurately to the same height. This is most important to give a clean finish to your work. The feet are magnetic and swivel to accommodate different diameters of cutter blocks, whilst the knife itself is held in place by another magnet. The beauty of these jigs is that the blade is held by the magnets allowing you to set the height and secure the blade in one operation. Then you can repeat the process for each blade, keeping the same setting each time. If you are using these jigs on a surface planer or planer/thicknesser, you can set the blades to the outfeed table and keep the jig settings for accurate repeat settings each time the blades are sharpened or replaced.

Keep the jigs safe in the supplied wooden box. Please note, these are made by the original design manufacturer and so are the best quality vernier setting jigs available. 51.92 Axminster add-to-cart GBP 6 4.1. A pair of adjustable jigs for accurately setting up your planer blades within their block. With a lockable vernier setting and magnetic feet, all the blades in the cutting block can be set accurately to the same height.

This is most important to give a clean finish to your work. The feet are magnetic and swivel to accommodate different diameters of cutter blocks, whilst the knife itself is held in place by another magnet. The beauty of these jigs is that the blade is held by the magnets allowing you to set the height and secure the blade in one operation. Then you can repeat the process for each blade, keeping the same setting each time. If you are using these jigs on a surface planer or planer/thicknesser, you can set the blades to the outfeed table and keep the jig settings for accurate repeat settings each time the blades are sharpened or replaced. Keep the jigs safe in the supplied wooden box. Please note, these are made by the original design manufacturer and so are the best quality vernier setting jigs available.

A great Jig I recently got a pair of these jigs. The first thing I did was to check the setting. I found both were giving the exact same readings.

Very good so far. I then checked the settings of my Planer thicknesser. I set up both jigs on the cutter knife and found the knife was set perfectly. I swaped the jigs from one side of the knife to the other side to double check. This was very satisfying as I had used the 'move a block and mark the distance moved' method.

This shows that either method is accurate. However the one thing which this jig does is to hole the knife in the correct position, thus making replacing the knives after sharpening a much easier task. I am most impressed and have no hesitation to reccomend the use of this jig. Yet another good item from Axminster. Why didn't I buy one before? I bought one of these under offer and can't believe I've struggled without one up to now.

Trained as a wood-machinist many years ago I was used to the traditional setting methods but hadn't realised how simple this would make deadly accurate setting-up. The two verniers were slightly out so it's worth checking them before use and I found that I had to remove the springs under the knives on my AWC4 as they were too strong for the magnets to compress. Only time will tell if this makes it awkward to remove the blades after use, otherwise, a great aid to accurate set-up. OK even when used out of spec. I bought these to use with an old Elektra Beckum HC260 planer only to find that they are specified for use with block diameters greater than 75mm and the box also states that they are for use with blades between 12' and 24'. However the HC260 block is only about 60mm in diameter and the blade only 10'.

BUT they still work OK, maybe a bit fiddlier to set up, but they certainly simplify the job. I bought them during the pre-Christmas sale so for me they were even better value!

An absolute 'Essential' if you own a planer machine I have tried the method of using a flat piece of hard wood and moving the blade by hand (electricity disconnected!) with a view to the blade moving the wood about 5mm.then repeating at the other end of the same blade, and then repeating for the other knives! It is a mess and takes a long time before accepting mediocre results (3mm one side 5mm the other!). I have used a gauge / micrometer that I bought especially for the job. I have used a purpose built gadget for my machine.absolute rubbish. I bought the knife setting tool and after about an hour and adjustment of the gauge height I had it spot on. I retested with the wood method and it was perfect.the wood shifted 4mm at each end of the blade.

I repeated this for the other knives and found that the results were fast to achieve and absolutely repeatable. I am delighted. I would recommend to use a new planer knife or one that has been PROFESSIONALLY reground on a high accuracy machine. I have a Tormek with the planer gauge on it but my knives needed to be more accurately ground for setting the tool accurately.

I found that I had slightly different readings on the gauges from the factory.but this I was able to adjust once I had fiddled to get the blade spot on and understood the size of the error. Once this is done it works for ever and a more it seems. My planer blades are at 30 degrees and with a fresh professionally reground blade it was easy to set the Tormek spot on for future usage. I recommend doing that.

I'm completely new ta all this (the forum that is not woodworking) I need your help I've just gotten an old elektra beckum hc260e I know very little about. It's the same as Kevin's with the side mounted motor. It seems in good shape considering its age it was sitting in an old shed with a few dogs (the smell not good ) it needs a good clean and some tlc. Any advice you can give me eg blade set up, cleaning, belts, etc would be greatly accepted as I said I know very little about any of this. Thanks for having a look Moderator Have a look at this As for blades try Ian at Tuffsaws great service and good blades Edited By Derek Lane on 12:27:24 Edited By Derek Lane on 12:28:47 Derek, it's a planer thicknesser. There easy enough to set up and maintain.

Click to go to a page of instruction manuals for the HC260, have a look and download the one you need as it will give you help in setting up and maintaing your machine. As for cleaning, usually a degreaser, spray oil, wire wool and a lot of elbow grease. Al Edited By Big Al on 13:04:05 Cheers lads. The elbow grease has started will put up a few pic's later. It came on a botched home made stand that I have dismantled. In my head is a great bench/base with adjustable height but the great ideas in my head don't always work in the real world.

I'll try to sort out a bit of an album as well showing some of my latest projects I managed to complete (I'm easily distracted and start something new without finishing the first thing. As the wife's only too happy to point out. Posted by Big Al on 13:02:58: Derek, it's a planer thicknesser.

There easy enough to set up and maintain. Click to go to a page of instruction manuals for the HC260, have a look and download the one you need as it will give you help in setting up and maintaing your machine. As for cleaning, usually a degreaser, spray oil, wire wool and a lot of elbow grease. Al Edited By Big Al on 13:04:05 I don't know what I was thinking Sorry for that must have had a mental block(Not yet a senior so can't blame that ). Posted by Big Al on 13:02:58: Derek, it's a planer thicknesser. Whs File Conflicts Resolver Vs Encoder there.

There easy enough to set up and maintain. Click to go to a page of instruction manuals for the HC260, have a look and download the one you need as it will give you help in setting up and maintaing your machine. As for cleaning, usually a degreaser, spray oil, wire wool and a lot of elbow grease. Al Edited By Big Al on 13:04:05 I don't know what I was thinking Sorry for that must have had a mental block(Not yet a senior so can't blame that ) I know exactly what you mean Derek, lol.

Hi I have tried to click on the link to see the manuals for the HC 260 but I can only get as far as a small window requiring a password. Could you tell me if this is part of this forum or something different Thanks Moderator 367 articles Hi David, The link is to a website which requires you to log in. The login window you are seeing is nothing to do with this forum or website. Sixtyforce Mac Key there.

Perhaps another member will be able to help further. Steven Hi Steven Thanks for your reply. I must admit I cannot see any point in a link being provided if it cannot be accessed by everyone, or at least an explanation as to who can / cannot click on it.

Thanks anyway. Moderator 367 articles Hi again David, Fair point, it may be that at the time of posting, 4 months ago, that particular site required no login. Forum posts are made with good intentions but sometimes links to other websites become out of date quite quickly. Hang in there I'm sure help will be offered soon enough. Steven Moderator Hopefully I will get the right machine this time. Is this any good Derek It looks very close. Mine is actually the Electra Beckum brand from around 1992/3 but this looks the closest I have seen.

Thanks very much. (Next task will be to try to get the dust collector connector and chip shoot to attach to my extractor) Moderator Glad it is of some help Hi All. New to the forum and have been very happy to find a link to a usable manual for my newly acquired (second hand) HC 260 (E) Realising the manual linked is for the HC 260 C it is however better than nothing at all. Am curious to find out if there are any links to spares and accessories for the Elektra as Metabo UK have responded with no records on their system. Having acquired the HC 260 E from a deceased estate it is apparent that there are a few attachments missing such as the chip chute and the surface plane guard. Would be glad to receive any information around the operation, spares, maintenance and attachments for this unit as I see it as a very useful weapon in my workshop arsenal.

Cheers Wayne Hello Wayne The Metabo 260 planer is almost identical to your old HC260 from Elektra Beckum. I have found Metabo UK to be extremely helpful and so ask them if they stock equivalent spares. I recently received a spare for my old Elektra Beckum chip extractor from them.

From the photographs of the HC260 on the Metabo UK web site I would say that both the parts that you seek will be almost identical to the ones on the Metabo machine.