Delta Planer 560 loose cutter head nut

[LinuxRandal]

http://kansascity.craigslist.org/tls/396301646.html


Anyone know of a fix? I'd like to go see about this tommorrow.

[TB Roye]

I would try loctite. there are different strengths depending on if you want to take it off once in awhile. Check any good Auto Supply store. Or see if you can get a nyloc nut to fit.

Tom

[mpc]

Don't know the details of the problem nut but some potential ideas:
* loctite of course.

* a second nut jammed against the first. With loctite too.

* what is done on aircraft: a thin hole is drilled all the way through the nut & threaded shaft... then a fine wire is run through them and the ends of the wire are twisted together. This keeps the nut from vibrating free.

* A similar idea done on spindle (axle) nuts of cars: car axles use "castleated nuts" (spelling?) which are shaped like the upper edge of old castles. Imagine taking a hacksaw and cutting half way through the nut - top to bottom - dividing the nut into 6 pieces like cutting a pizza. When tightened, one of these grooves (hopefully) lines up with a hole drilled through the threaded shaft; you shove a cotter pin through the whole assembly.

mpc

[LCHIEN]

that's a reputable planer.
I've got one but I have no idea what nut he's talking about.
Sounds like it might be well worth a chance... can't imagine a nut being an insolvable problem, parts are still available. They (Delta) currently make a shopmaster model basically identical to this one

[LinuxRandal]

UPDATE, not mine

Thanks all. I found several different causes (depending on EXACTLY what nut), but the poster never responded. Later today he did post a sold (figure he had a LOT of responses).

OK, so I am not really that sad, I found a tool bargain elsewhere. (I really need to quit that)