craftsman planer

[charleenthomas1]

I'm new here and hope this is seen. I am looking for the fan on the 351217430 craftsman planer and of course they are discontinued. Does anyone know if there is a similar product that would be interchangeable perhaps?

[toolguy1000]

just completed replacing the power cord of the subject planer. kind of a PITA. no repair manuals available and no info from sears. contacted the manufacturer, colovos co., and they didn't have any consumer info. so i gently poked around and 3 hours later, the old cord was out and the new was in. as i suspected, the motor had to be rotated out of its' operating position, which required removing the cutter head locking mechanism and the auto lift feature. the hardest part was rotating the motor out of the operating position. there is no spare room provided, so the motor must be "persuaded" out of its operating position, with a considerable amount of force, into a servicing position so the grounding screw and line cord clamp can be accessed. on balance, i'm happy with the purchcase. planes well and sears paid for the $60 in parts and shipping needed to make the tool work properly.

[jussi]

Suckus Maximus.

[toolguy1000]

as a follow up, all the parts the manager ordered arrived yesterday. so , apart from teh dust collection bag, i have a fully functional 2 hp 13" planer for the price of $120. interestingly, grizzly sells the same unit, without the power lifter for the cutter head, as their G0689.

http://www.grizzly.com/products/13-2...llection/G0689

BTW, the model that's the subject of this thread is made by a company called Colovos Company. at least that's what sears CS and the sears model number (351.217430) indicate. note 351 at this site:

http://professional-power-tool-guide...-product-code/

[toolguy1000]

that model is a closout/clearance purchased yesterday. the one i got was a floor model, so it's missing the dust collection bag. since i use a DC and a shop vac, that's a non-issue. i got the low price by just asking a manager to keep lowering the price until he said no 3 time in a row. then i figured i'd hit bottom. however, today i realized all is not well.

upon closer inspection, the on/off switch is missing its safety insert, the height adjustment handle is missing from the top of the unit and the power cord's sheathing is ripped:

http://home-and-garden.webshots.com/...04952478mCfXCG

so i'm thinking "return time". while passing the store, i stop in to talk to the dept. manager who set the $120 price. he checks with his manager and says, "tell me what you need. we'll order it from sears parts direct, the store will pay for it and we'll have it shipped to your home, free". i stand there kind of stunned and say thanks.

moral of the story: maybe sears isn't dead yet. but in the last 6 months, the two dealings i've had with a store have been split..one ended poorly and this one ended well. my overriding impression is that the systems put into the stores from "on high" do an incredibly good job of preventing the store staffers from helping customers, even on routine things.

[headhunter636]

I would like to pass on a hardy "You Suck" as well and I too am curious how you got it at that price.

All sucking aside, I hope it works well for you.

[herb fellows]

picked up one of these at sears today for $120 (craftman 13" professional planer model 351.217430):

http://kansascity.craigslist.org/tls/1380583532.html

anyone have any first hand experience with it? i know, i know...2 cutters, not 3. pros, cons problem areas? i'm not heavy into furniture yet and see this as a relatively inexpensive way to get introduced to this type of tool. wish i could find one of those borg clearanced 735s, but no such luck. comments appreciated.

pLUS 1 ON THE you suck. Now that we've gotten that out of the way...was it a sale, a Sears boo boo, a closeout? In other words, is there any percentage for the rest of us going to Sears for a look?

[Knottscott]

IIRC, it's made by Palmgren, and have been fairly well received.

[bthorne]

I have one of those. First off, a big "You Suck" for getting one at that price. That's a great deal!

I haven't run into any problems with mine - it leaves a nice smooth surface if you don't take too much off with each pass. If you use the cutterhead lock, there isn't much snipe either. Also, the chip ejection fan is a really nice thing to have. I use the chip collection hood attached to a large trash bag, and it collects almost everything. Just make sure you a sturdy bag and cinch it down tightly around that metal ring it comes with. The fan moves a lot of air and can blow out the bag, resulting in chips all over the shop.

That's about all the tips I have off the top of my head. Let me know if you have any other questions, and congrats on the new tool.

[toolguy1000]

picked up one of these at sears today for $120 (craftman 13" professional planer model 351.217430):

http://kansascity.craigslist.org/tls/1380583532.html

anyone have any first hand experience with it? i know, i know...2 cutters, not 3. pros, cons problem areas? i'm not heavy into furniture yet and see this as a relatively inexpensive way to get introduced to this type of tool. wish i could find one of those borg clearanced 735s, but no such luck. comments appreciated.