Rockwell Uniplane

[Garrett Lowell]

I have the chance to pick up a complete Uniplane. I don't know much about these, can someone fill me in, and give me their recommendation on it's capabilities? Thanks.

[Garrett Lowell]

I have the chance to pick up a complete Uniplane. I don't know much about these, can someone fill me in, and give me their recommendation on it's capabilities? Thanks.

[Garrett Lowell]

I have the chance to pick up a complete Uniplane. I don't know much about these, can someone fill me in, and give me their recommendation on it's capabilities? Thanks.

[Kermit]

Do you need it, or just WANT it?

I haven't seen one of those things in ages?

[Kermit]

Do you need it, or just WANT it?

I haven't seen one of those things in ages?

[Kermit]

Do you need it, or just WANT it?

I haven't seen one of those things in ages?

[Paul Girouard]

If you can afford it , what's the difference :cool:

[ 11-20-2005, 08:57 PM: Message edited by: Paul Girouard ]

[Paul Girouard]

If you can afford it , what's the difference :cool:

[ 11-20-2005, 08:57 PM: Message edited by: Paul Girouard ]

[Paul Girouard]

If you can afford it , what's the difference :cool:

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[Garrett Lowell]

Well, I don't need it. But I've found that the tools I don't need sometimes work better than the tools I "must" have.

[Garrett Lowell]

Well, I don't need it. But I've found that the tools I don't need sometimes work better than the tools I "must" have.

[Garrett Lowell]

Well, I don't need it. But I've found that the tools I don't need sometimes work better than the tools I "must" have.

[Mrleft8]

Never heard of it... What is it?

[Mrleft8]

Never heard of it... What is it?

[Mrleft8]

Never heard of it... What is it?

[Bob Cleek]

If this is the hand held powered plane I've heard about, grab it! No longer made. One of the best electric planes around, or so the old timers say.

[Bob Cleek]

If this is the hand held powered plane I've heard about, grab it! No longer made. One of the best electric planes around, or so the old timers say.

[Bob Cleek]

If this is the hand held powered plane I've heard about, grab it! No longer made. One of the best electric planes around, or so the old timers say.

[Kim Whitmyre]

Sounds like the ancestor of the current Porter Cable "PortaPlane." I lust after a PortaPlane, because I hang more than a few doors a year. At the front of the tool, there is a wing knob that allows your thumb to raise or lower the depth of cut as you wish, all the better to follow your scribed line. Costs the better part of $400 though. I have actually learned to use the sloppy homeowners plane that PC sells: I handplane the ends of the doors. ;)

[Kim Whitmyre]

Sounds like the ancestor of the current Porter Cable "PortaPlane." I lust after a PortaPlane, because I hang more than a few doors a year. At the front of the tool, there is a wing knob that allows your thumb to raise or lower the depth of cut as you wish, all the better to follow your scribed line. Costs the better part of $400 though. I have actually learned to use the sloppy homeowners plane that PC sells: I handplane the ends of the doors. ;)

[Kim Whitmyre]

Sounds like the ancestor of the current Porter Cable "PortaPlane." I lust after a PortaPlane, because I hang more than a few doors a year. At the front of the tool, there is a wing knob that allows your thumb to raise or lower the depth of cut as you wish, all the better to follow your scribed line. Costs the better part of $400 though. I have actually learned to use the sloppy homeowners plane that PC sells: I handplane the ends of the doors. ;)

[kc8pql]

The Uniplane was a stationary machine, an odd sort of jointer. The cutterhead was a rotating disk mounted vertically in what, on a normal jointer would be the fence. An adjustable table was mounted perpendicullary to this fence. It was billed as a patternmakers precision jointer and surfacer. I almost bought one way back when but decided I was doing OK with what I had. I beleive it was discontuned in the early 80's. Here's a link to a .pdf of the owners manual. Uniplane Owners Guide (http://www.owwm.com/pubs/detail.asp?id=735)

[kc8pql]

The Uniplane was a stationary machine, an odd sort of jointer. The cutterhead was a rotating disk mounted vertically in what, on a normal jointer would be the fence. An adjustable table was mounted perpendicullary to this fence. It was billed as a patternmakers precision jointer and surfacer. I almost bought one way back when but decided I was doing OK with what I had. I beleive it was discontuned in the early 80's. Here's a link to a .pdf of the owners manual. Uniplane Owners Guide (http://www.owwm.com/pubs/detail.asp?id=735)

[kc8pql]

The Uniplane was a stationary machine, an odd sort of jointer. The cutterhead was a rotating disk mounted vertically in what, on a normal jointer would be the fence. An adjustable table was mounted perpendicullary to this fence. It was billed as a patternmakers precision jointer and surfacer. I almost bought one way back when but decided I was doing OK with what I had. I beleive it was discontuned in the early 80's. Here's a link to a .pdf of the owners manual. Uniplane Owners Guide (http://www.owwm.com/pubs/detail.asp?id=735)

[Bob Cleek]

Looks like a wicked "widow-maker" to me! :eek:

[Bob Cleek]

Looks like a wicked "widow-maker" to me! :eek:

[Bob Cleek]

Looks like a wicked "widow-maker" to me! :eek:

[Paulyboy]

Hopw about making a split fence arrangement for a table saw. Use a finish blade and the fence and you'd get really close to the idea expressed in the manual mentioned above.Fix the back half of the fence to be inline and even with the blade, then back the front half of the fence off about the thickness of a couple playing cards and you're there.

[Paulyboy]

Hopw about making a split fence arrangement for a table saw. Use a finish blade and the fence and you'd get really close to the idea expressed in the manual mentioned above.Fix the back half of the fence to be inline and even with the blade, then back the front half of the fence off about the thickness of a couple playing cards and you're there.

[Paulyboy]

Hopw about making a split fence arrangement for a table saw. Use a finish blade and the fence and you'd get really close to the idea expressed in the manual mentioned above.Fix the back half of the fence to be inline and even with the blade, then back the front half of the fence off about the thickness of a couple playing cards and you're there.

[kc8pql]

Well, not really. If you look at page 10 of the manual you'll see that the cutters are mounted on the side of the wheel rather than the edge like a saw blade. There are only 8 of them in two different shapes. This machine was able to do very precise work on quite small parts, leaving a smoothly planed surface. Very handy for pattern and modelmakers. The cutters were shaped like metal cutting tools and could even leave a smooth surface on end grain.

[kc8pql]

Well, not really. If you look at page 10 of the manual you'll see that the cutters are mounted on the side of the wheel rather than the edge like a saw blade. There are only 8 of them in two different shapes. This machine was able to do very precise work on quite small parts, leaving a smoothly planed surface. Very handy for pattern and modelmakers. The cutters were shaped like metal cutting tools and could even leave a smooth surface on end grain.

[kc8pql]

Well, not really. If you look at page 10 of the manual you'll see that the cutters are mounted on the side of the wheel rather than the edge like a saw blade. There are only 8 of them in two different shapes. This machine was able to do very precise work on quite small parts, leaving a smoothly planed surface. Very handy for pattern and modelmakers. The cutters were shaped like metal cutting tools and could even leave a smooth surface on end grain.

[Garrett Lowell]

I decided against the UniPlane. But thanks for all the replies and the link to the owner's manual!

[Garrett Lowell]

I decided against the UniPlane. But thanks for all the replies and the link to the owner's manual!

[Garrett Lowell]

I decided against the UniPlane. But thanks for all the replies and the link to the owner's manual!