Ezycut combination table saw/planer

[debwp]

hi, i have searched the archives and found only one reference to this tool - Ezycut. It was posted in 1999 and there are no threads.

A pair of us has just acquired this combo tool. It has a single phase motor and an adjustable pulley system that runs to either a saw blade(with a router/doweller?) or to the 3"planer. The motor is (physically) shifted to change the allignment for the pulleys.
We are having trouble identifying the various fences and where/how they go. Any help suggestions welcome.

[redwood]

cant help you their debwp:confused: have you done a google:confused:

[debwp]

hey redwood,
Google was my first stop, then i remembered this site. I suspect it is a rebranded model. Anyway, between the electrician the mechanic and the chippie, i think well have a tool up and running soon.

[drumgrrl]

hi, i have searched the archives and found only one reference to this tool - Ezycut. It was posted in 1999 and there are no threads.

A pair of us has just acquired this combo tool. It has a single phase motor and an adjustable pulley system that runs to either a saw blade(with a router/doweller?) or to the 3"planer. The motor is (physically) shifted to change the allignment for the pulleys.
We are having trouble identifying the various fences and where/how they go. Any help suggestions welcome.
hi debwp, i jsut bought an old ezycut combination bench with a table saw and planer, with a single phase. 7.5 hp, 2850 rpm motor and a grinding wheel can be attached to the other end of the motor shaft I think. it has various fences already set up on there and I am about to get the original manual for this so can send you a copy of it if it will help.:) Its such a cool looking piece of machinery evenit it didnt work.....
cheers

[Squirrel]

I think I have the machine you are talking about. Be interested in the price you paid as I have been thinking of selling it. I have attached some photo's that my help with your questions.

Regards,
Squirrel

[BobL]

I have an 8" saw / 4" jointer version of the Ezycut. I bought it second hand in 1979. I built quite a bit of furniture with it and renovated half a house including cutting a couple of hundred paving bricks with it. Every attachment eventually broke on it and last year, when I bought a new TS, I was just about to haul it out on the verge for a council pick up. Instead I put a 125mm x 1mm thin metal cutting blade in the saw section, fixed up all the attachments, fence, mitre slide, saw guard etc, added water cooling and now its one of my most used tools in my shed.

Unlike an angle grinder that uses 10,000+ rpm this saw runs at 3000 rpm so is MUCH quieter even when cutting metal, eg I can usually use it at night without annoying the neighbors. Yes it is slow but it also means I am not fussed working right up close to the blade with bare fingers and only use multigrips or pliers to hold very small bits like nuts and bolts. Its wonderful for cutting tool steel without overcooking the metal and it cuts sheet metal as precisely as a panel saw cuts ply or MDF. My days of waving angle grinders in the general direction of a piece of metal are pretty well gone.

Of all the jigs, rigs and bits I have put together in the last 15 months this is by far the best mod I have done. I also use this saw to cut Ally with a TC tipped blade liberally coated in candle wax - works great, with very smooth cuts and it keeps the ally shavings out of my main TS.

http://www.woodworkforums.ubeaut.com.au/attachment.php?attachmentid=41542

the only thing that annoys me about the water cooling is that after use I need to dry off the water and I usually apply a coating of camelia oil otherwise it rusts.

Cheers

[Patrick McN]

I got hold of one of these combination saw/planner's. It cost me nothing, but was in poor shape. I cleaned it up and replaced bearings and other bits. It is now in full working order.

[orraloon]

I picked up an old Ezycut a few years ago and still use it as it is my only jointer. I have another table saw so the Ezycut saw is used with a sled to do things like cutting tennons and other small crosscutting tasks. I posted a thread on it back then.
Old Ezycut Combination - Woodwork Forums (http://www.woodworkforums.com/f153/old-ezycut-combination-76778/)
It is a well made old thing and I like it a lot. All mine has needed is new bearings in the jointer and new belts.

Regards
John

[jackmcd]

I have in front of me a copy of Instructions for an Ezycut saw & Planer. The Men's Shed I belong to has just sold one of these and we found the instructions booklet which I am about to send on to the buyer. Please email me ([email protected]) if you would loike me to scan it and send you a copy. Cheers, Jack

[code4pay]

I picked up an old Ezycut a few years ago and still use it as it is my only jointer. I have another table saw so the Ezycut saw is used with a sled to do things like cutting tennons and other small crosscutting tasks. I posted a thread on it back then.
Old Ezycut Combination - Woodwork Forums (http://www.woodworkforums.com/f153/old-ezycut-combination-76778/)
It is a well made old thing and I like it a lot. All mine has needed is new bearings in the jointer and new belts.

Regards
John

If I had the choice between one of these in good condition and a triton workcenter what would be your choice?

[orraloon]

If the parts are all there and it all works then the ezycut would be my pick. Any missing bits will be hard to find as ezycut no longer exist. I remade a fence but had the rail and fittings. I also made a splitter. Bearings can still be got ar bearing supply outlets.
Regards
John

[AnnieS]

I have my lovely old dad's Ezycut Combination Table Saw / Jointer. In need of some TLC, but this was an excellent, sturdy and reliable tool for many years of woodworking for my father. It still has the original miter gauge and some parts. Some rust, but he was still using it up until he became disabled and had to move to a nursing home a couple of years ago.

Ideal for parts, for someone wanting a restoration project to obtain a piece of Australian crafting history, or perhaps for a men's shed.

It is the same colour and looks close to identical to this model:
https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20180216/50b87b3e4083140b469d3fc891a772e0.jpg

I can't see any way to provide photos here, but I have photos if you are interested.

Alternatively, I would appreciate any thoughts on how I can dispose of it.

[419]

I can't see any way to provide photos here, but I have photos if you are interested.

When posting, if you look above the text section where you're typing you'll see the second line of images starting with B I U. Four panels to the right and moving right you'll see a globe, a globe with a red X, and then a picture with four black dots at each corner to the left of a film strip symbol. Click on the picture symbol, then click on 'From Computer' in the pop up, then 'Browse' and select the picture from your computer files, then 'Upload'.

It would help anyone who's interested in the machine if you could post pictures of it from all four sides and of the labels on it to identify the particular model.

[orraloon]

I had an ezycut combo for about 15 years. A bit more basic than that one too. If you look back on this thread you will see some pics of it. You should have a look at the motor and see what it's rated at. Mine was 1hp and I found the saw slightly underpowered but ok for small stuff like cutting tenons and that. That one may be larger. The jointer worked a treat and thats why I got it. Very well built machine. Actually made on OZ back when we still made stuff. No reason it should not go for another lifetime.
Regards
John

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