dankaert spindle moulder restoration

[Peter Sefton]

Hi Mark the old spindle is looking great, sorry no advice on bearings but do be careful firing her up with an old style (Whitehill block). These have been illegal for a few years now, new style blocks require two balanced cutters and limiters of the same profile but 1.1mm smaller cutting circle and min/max speed on them. The cutters are held in on pins and wedge shaped clamp bars. Much safer than the old but very versatile “Whitehill blocks” who’s unbalanced friction fixed cutters had a tendency to fly out, I have seen it happen twice and its very quick. The old cutter blocks also grab or snatch the timber and if they come in contact with your hands they don’t cut so much as pull your fingers off, sorry not nice but possible.
I hope you get a buyer for the spindle I am sure it will go on for years after your engineering skills and TLC =D>
Cheers Peter

 

[wallace]

Thanks for the advice peter, I have very little experience with the use of spindle moulders. Can the risks be illiminated by the use of better guarding?
thanks Mark

 

[Peter Sefton]

The risks can be limited by better guarding but the two should work hand in hand, it’s a bit like driving knowing your brakes don’t work but assuming you will be Ok if you are wearing a seat belt.
Sorry I don’t mean to preach but do like to promote best practise and safe machining.

 

[James-1986]

Nice old machine! Out of interest what does "shaving" the bed involve?

What is the new motor rated at? If I knew how to convert it to a flat belt I'd probably buy it

On another note, do you have any spare cutters (blanks or ground) for that whitehill block that you would part with?

 

[wallace]

Hi James, 'shaveing' the bed is a means of cleaning the machined surface with a new stanley knife blade. Its probably the quickest and cleanest way of removeing rust from the surface. You have to angle the blade just right so you dont remove any metal and just the rust.
The motor is rated at 2.5hp which was the biggest I had at hand, I do have a 5hp but its 3phase and I thought single phase would appeal to more people.
To convert it to flat belt wouldn't be hard, it would be just a matter of finding a flat belt pulley to fit on the motor. I have tried the machine with the pulley belt and it worked fine. The only reason I didn't convert was because I have enough money in the project. If I were to sell it for what I have it advertised in the sale section I will be makeing quite a loss when I factor in materials and time. But I'm not in it for the money. Its a shame the bearings were goosed.
sorry I dont have any cutters going spare.
mark