Skil 100 Heads Up!

[Dave Fleming]

http://cgi.ebay.com/vintage-skil-three-inch-heavy-duty-power-plane-100_W0QQitemZ7608367500QQcategoryZ42283QQssPageNam eZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

[Paul Girouard]

Kind of spendy don't ya think Dave .

Nice photo BTW:)

Even usin old coots figured out this new fangled setup.

I really like it , althought it's abit slow to load the full topic area .

Have you noticed that or is it just some of us that are having that happen?

[Dave Fleming]

Paul, go find a Skil 100 or a PC 653 for less money, I dares ya!:D
Neither have been made in donkeys years yet to most old timers they are the best.

I have posted enough in the past about both to re-hash it here.
Use the Search thingy if yer so inclined.

[PeterSibley]

Definitely a lot of $.If I remember Ryobi Towa made a copy ,very similar,it was pretty good but parts are not available.

[Northernguy59]

I bought a nice one two years ago at a swap meet for $50.00. But the one on ebay is in mint condition and well worth the money. I bet it will alot higher. Dont ya think Dave?

[paladin]

I think I paid less than 50 bucks for mine....sure will make the chips fly....

[Paul Girouard]

Just a opinion Dave , I've got all the pwr planes I'll ever need sittin in the shop . And really over $200.00 sounds a bit high for a what 30 year old tool , even if they call it "vintage " instead of , well OLD.

And really I just want to say "Hey" to ya :) Without really saying it , so "Hey Dave !" :)
It will make a fine tool for someone lucky enought to afford it and to win the ebay prize /auction .

[Lew Barrett]

Northernguy's right. The last couple I watched went for over $1000 on Flea Bay. This one's destined to go higher. I think I've observed an eBay trend, where old or exotic tools get listed and go for big $$$ then a bunch come out of the "woodwork" and they eventually settle back down to more realistic prices.
Lew

[paladin]

a thousand bucks.....boy I got's lot's of VINTAGE tools in my little warehouse....

[Bob Adams]

Did you see the Walker Turner table saw this guy has? A beaut.

[JimConlin]

Isn't that Walker Turner saw the Sears house-brand saw of the era?

[Kim Whitmyre]

Geez, 5 days left and its already up to $440 or so. . .

[Lew Barrett]

Yeah...watch this puppy go north. Kind of crazy. I asked myself if I had any wood I would pay $1000 to power plane with a Skil in my universe. I think you know the answer.
Lew




a thousand bucks.....boy I got's lot's of VINTAGE tools in my little warehouse....

[Ellis Rowe]

Dave, I've got many hours using a Skil 100, and they are a work horse. However, setting the knives was a pain, and they were hard on belts. Twenty five years ago I bought a Makita 1100, and it's every bit the work horse the Skil is. Furthermore, it's a breeze to set the knives, and belts last forever. I just had new bearings put in the Makita as preventive maintenance. I think Makita may have discontinued this model, but there should be used ones around, unless mine was just a freak.

[Dave Fleming]

Ayup Ellis, those Skil's were hard on belts sometimes. Seems like it ran in batches. Some batches were fine lasted a goodly time whilst others would crap out in just a few hours of usage.

Knives also could be a problem but, as you probably found out there were tricks to making knife setting easier.


The PC 653, had a single piece cutter head but it was almost twice the weight of the Skil with corresponding bulk, so it was not as convenient to use in the field.

In the shop though it was ever bit as good...even better in some uses than the Skil.

[Paul Scheuer]

Sold at $455.00.