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Got them from a place in Woodford, Cheshire. Worked out about £5 per blade including delivery. I’ve bought planer blades for the 12” Whitehead from here in the past and they’re decent for the money.

1948- Aluminium bed 1954- Cast iron bed Anyhow I guess it’s not a deal breaker, they look straight and true after 70 years so they can’t be that bad. Just need my blades to turn up now to get it properly set up and tested.

Why was this Vann? I would’ve thought makers would try and improve their machinery as time goes on and this is a downgrade.

Interesting that the bed on your Planer isn’t aluminium. I wonder if it was an optional extra to get a cast bed, or maybe they switched to cast a year or so after mine was made. I guess I may never know..

Interesting. Makes you wonder what these guys are doing to the machine to cause such damage! My observation about the quality being comparable is just through my own use and nothing else. I use a mixture of Wadkin and Whitehead Junior gear and the quality seems comparable to me. None of the...

Thanks for your reply. I’m changing the blades as they’re blunt and are are pretty cheap to replace for a 6” jointer. I regularly use a 12” Whitehead Junior Planer / thicknesser which is class and equal to the quality of Wadkin in my opinion. Whilst I’m happy with my little machine so far, I...

Hi. I have just bought one of these machines. Could you have a look under the fence on your machine and tell me if it’s hinged the same as mine? Mine has a couple of brass hinges that look as though they don’t belong but maybe they were all like that? I don’t suppose you have a handbook or...