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27th December 2018, 07:47 AM #1SENIOR MEMBER
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Hitachi F20A planer clean up and use as jointer
Looking for help with manual as I can't seem to find one of the Internet.
I bought this with a load of other electrical tools. For $20 the lot I thought it was a steal. Reality is they had been stored somewhere that a million ants could use them as their home. There has been a lot of air blasts and electrical cleaner user to clean them out. Now I won't to start the mechanical clean. Any suggestions or warning? Thank you for any advice offered.
My intention is to set it up as a small jointer. I already have Festool planer for hand use.
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27th December 2018, 07:37 PM #2
I'd photograph every step of the disassembly, to assist in the reverse. The file number and date can keep them in sequence, but easier to identify with a digital timer in the view. I'd leave the blades as the final step, if ever.
Best of luck . It sounds like a nice project.
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30th December 2018, 05:04 PM #3
I have had one of these for yrs dates back to the 1980's great to use very comfortable.
I have a manual for the Hitachi F20A Planer,if you want a copy PM me with your postal address ?Johnno
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30th December 2018, 10:06 PM #4SENIOR MEMBER
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It took a lot and the soles aren't the greatest as they have plenty of pitted holes. Glad I did strip and clean as it had eggs and some sort of ants nest inside. Gave the commutator a gentle clean as well. Haven't touched the blades yet but they need serious work or replacing. This one will definitely just be used in a jig as a jointer. Thanks fore the tip on photographing and I have included key photo's. There was a lot of cleaning and used 320 grit wet and dry paper. I will have to add a decent smooth surface when it is in the jig.
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30th December 2018, 10:08 PM #5SENIOR MEMBER
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Hi John,
Thanks for the offer but after dismantling I realised there is only one thing to adjust. The future maintenance will be beyond what a manual would provide. I have seen another for $10 so may buy it as I agree with you it has a nice feel when using
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31st December 2018, 11:27 AM #6Senior Member
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I had one of these. Sharpening and adjusting the blades to cut evenly was a PITA.
Junked it and bought a Makita planer with replaceable blades - made life much easier.New Zealand
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