MachineJunkie

Went out to the garage today and ran some White Pine through the Oliver . . . it runs like a top. Chewed it up in no time. Where the cutterhead cylinder passes thru to the gear-box side of the planer, it gets a little on the warm-side. Is this ok, or is something happening. . . . thank-you, Karl

Pete--That is what I used in the gear box also. We got the rotary phase converter going today. It all seems to be running ok. Have to do some fine-tuning with the infeed and outfeed rollers. It is all new to me, so it might take awhile, loosened the old blades, and reset them again for practice. The...

What type of oil and grease to use on Oliver 399? What wt. oil to use in the speed selector gear case . . . thanx, Postman

Have just purchased the planer, it appears to be in good shape. According to the serial no., it is a 1950 model. Have never changed the blades, just received the knife setting block from Grand Rapids. Do not have a knife puller. Are there any other techniques you use outside of the instructions from...

Would like any help and information on changing the planer knives on the Oliver 399 . . . thanx, Postman