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Been thinking along the same lines. Best option I think is to tidy up machine and use for older wood. and look for a decenrt used machine thats more modern or older but parts etc are available, for new or clean wood. Had a look at Sheartak and The EPT1161 head is aprox £350-00 on their website...

Had a local company who used to be excellent saw service etc. Just found out they are now part of a large local industrial suppliers so will pop in and see if they can sharpen them. The guy who ran the company was brilliant at regrinding and sharpening steel plate circular saw blades etc...

Nice thing to have. The workmanship on old tools is incredible. Alasdair

I had one similar that was for steel plate circular saw blades. You can adjust it to put a certain amount of set on the teeth. They are very scarce. Havent seen one in years Alasdair

Hi there, Is there any play at all on the pulleys. It could be a worn bearing and with the extra tension on the new belt may be pulling the pulley off alignment. It doesn't take much. Take a straight edge and with the belt on lay it across the two pulleys to see if one is being pulled out of...

Hi there found another source for manual while looking at machinery. Rondean Ltd | Machinery & machine tooling suppliers since 1984 They may have what you want listed under dominion I think. Not sure how much they charge for it though. Alasdair

Thanks for all the help. Looks like I either get them sent from Germany for aprox £150-00 as getting them made would be so far too expensive or give up on a spare set and see if I can get the worn nicked set sharpened.. As for a replacement cutter head I agree would be a good idea but other...

Hi there. No drawing but I have the original blades and have measured them 210 x 16 x 3mm. Will try them to see if they can help

Hi Pete, Did think of that but so far any reference I have found re folks looking for knives is mainly Australia and the States and a very old swedish/german post on a forum. . I should probably just give up on the planer but its in good condition with no wear anyhwere and works very well when...

Thanks for the info. The ones on ebay are similar length but narrower width but have two holes and I cant see if there is a continuous groove. They are also much thinner. The ones fitted to my machine seem completely diffferent. design. Don't know why unless it was specified when bought new or...

The link I got was from lathes.co.uk Might be worth an email to see if they have anything that might help. [email protected] Alasdair

Thanks Pete The planer is old but I don't like throwing anything away. WIll see if there are any machinist shops near me. I have a radial arm saw but the groove on the originals is very accurate so think a machinist would be better. The shape of the knife seems to lock the carrier and knife in...

Hi Pete, found proformtooling online this afternoon. and have emailed them so waiting for them to reply. Got an email back from another company saying it would cost more than a new planer. Hope it doesnt come to that. When its working its excellent. Alasdair

Hi there thanks but I tried woodford and appleby as well as a good few others and they can't help. They said that they don't have anything in stock and the suppliers they contacted cant help either. I am sure any sharpening service could grind them down by 1mm per side but the groove is the...

Hi there still looking for a set of planer knives for an ELU DAH 176. Can't find them anywhere but have come up with a solution depending on cost. I have been searching online for ages and the blades I need are not available unless I spend a fortune. Evberybody who has returned my email say the...

Found this online. Dominion Universal Wood Machines Might be of some help

Ha Ha just forund the riving knife. It was taped to the underside of the base frame. It had never been fitted. Should it be fitted for cross cutting? If not I think I will leave it there and just use the saw for cross cut. Definitely looking for a small bench saw for smaller work once I get...

I use brad point for drilling smaller holes and auger type for larger. I find that HSS drills tend to rip the wood around the hole if the wood is soft. Been using a cheap set of Bosch ones recently and they arent too bad. Bosch 2607017034 Professional 7-Piece Robust Line Brad Point Drill Bit Set...

Thanks I can't find the rake on the saxton websit so have emailed them. If they don't get back in touch I will go for Trend 84 tooth and Trend 64 tooth. They are bothe -5 or -6 rake

Thanks I will get in touch with saxton. They do seem good value and for what I need them for should do. Alasdair