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ridgid 13" planer -- play in the height wheel when locked?

 
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TheKeith
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PostPosted: Tue Nov 08, 2005 9:24 am    Post subject: ridgid 13" planer -- play in the height wheel when locked? Reply with quote
after debating whether to get the delta 22-580 or the dewalt dw735, I
finally decided on the ridgid Smile because of the lifetime warranty, the
included stand, dust collection attachment, and extra set of knives.
Anyway, I noticed when i tried it out earlier that even when the snipe
lock feature is engaged, there is play in the height adjustment wheel
(about half a rotation before it tightens up), which turns the gears and
I'm guessing brings the cutter head up [or down] ever so slightly. I
don't know if this happens when planing a piece of wood however (perhaps
just when you turn the wheel). I was just wondering if this play in the
wheel is normal? Thanks.
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tom
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PostPosted: Tue Nov 08, 2005 11:02 am    Post subject: Re: ridgid 13" planer -- play in the height wheel when locke Reply with quote
Probably gear lash. Does the cutterhead move at all? Tom
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Wood Butcher
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PostPosted: Tue Nov 08, 2005 11:41 am    Post subject: Re: ridgid 13" planer -- play in the height wheel when locke Reply with quote
Mine does that too. The head is truely locked and doesn't move
unless I force the adjusting crank. I chalked the crank movement
up to gear lash.

Art

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after debating whether to get the delta 22-580 or the dewalt dw735, I
finally decided on the ridgid Smile because of the lifetime warranty, the
included stand, dust collection attachment, and extra set of knives.
Anyway, I noticed when i tried it out earlier that even when the snipe
lock feature is engaged, there is play in the height adjustment wheel
(about half a rotation before it tightens up), which turns the gears and
I'm guessing brings the cutter head up [or down] ever so slightly. I
don't know if this happens when planing a piece of wood however (perhaps
just when you turn the wheel). I was just wondering if this play in the
wheel is normal? Thanks.
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the_tool_man
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PostPosted: Tue Nov 08, 2005 7:07 pm    Post subject: Re: ridgid 13" planer -- play in the height wheel when locke Reply with quote
Mine does the same thing. The head does not move, you're just seeing
gear backlash between the locked head and the adjusting wheel.

Regards,
John.
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TheKeith
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PostPosted: Wed Nov 09, 2005 7:08 am    Post subject: Re: ridgid 13" planer -- play in the height wheel when locke Reply with quote
the_tool_man wrote:
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Mine does the same thing. The head does not move, you're just seeing
gear backlash between the locked head and the adjusting wheel.

Regards,
John.




great--thanks everybody.
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