Blades for Ryobi thicknesser

[dickm]

Just bought a Ryobi 10" "surface planer" (i.e. benchtop thicknesser) to plane up a good many sqare metres of reclaimed maple flooring. Been looking for replacement blades, in case they blunt very quickly, but the only ones I can find so far are twice what I paid for the machine (so if it's k***kered after the job, it won't hurt too much for it to be thrown away).
Anyone know a good source?

 

[9fingers]

Drop a PM to Cutting Solutions.

Doug sells a wide range of knives and can cut to size if needed. I've had very good service from him. He has many more available than are listed on the website.

HTH

Bob

 

[cutting solutions]

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What size are the knives you need?
Do they have any slots or seatings for locating in the current machine?
Doug

 

[big soft moose]

**** - if its anything like the SIP variant (and theres a high probability that they are identical except for the badge) be aware that the heads of the bolts securing the blades are probably made from a kind of soft cheese (phillidephia, lovely :roll: )

The previous owner of "my" SIP planer (which ive now sold to XC MBR) said that the firs time he changed the bades a large number of the heads stripped under fairly mild torque and he had to replace them - so you might want to be prepared ahead of time.

 

[Peter T]

**** - if its anything like the SIP variant (and theres a high probability that they are identical except for the badge) be aware that the heads of the bolts securing the blades are probably made from a kind of soft cheese (phillidephia, lovely :roll: )

The previous owner of "my" SIP planer (which ive now sold to XC MBR) said that the firs time he changed the bades a large number of the heads stripped under fairly mild torque and he had to replace them - so you might want to be prepared ahead of time.

Absolutely right!

It appeared that the screws had started life as normal cap heads but had been machined down, rather crudely, to make button heads. So, the metal was as soft as **** and the socket wasn't deep enough!!.

Only way I could get them out was to take an oversize allen key and gradual grind it down until it could be hammered into what remained of the socket.

I replaced them with normal button head screws and everything was fine.

Good luck,

 

[dickm]

Thanks for the tips, guys. I'll look out for cheesy head screws when the time comes