Northfield No. 8 31" Planer Surfacer

• Northfield No. 8 31" Planer Surfacer
• General Specifications:
• Normal Size: 31" x 8" Straight Knife - 30" x 8" Helical Knife
• Actual Size: 31" x 8-3/4" Straight Knife - 30" x 8-5/8" Helical Knife
• Cylinder: 5" cutting circle, 4 knife, high carbon steel, micrometer-type knife raising screws
• Knife Size: 5/32" x 1-1/4" x 31" high speed steel
• Drive Direct Motor or Vee-belt
• Brake: Conveniently located hand brake
• Cutterhead: 7-1/2, 10, 15, 20, 25 or 30 HP totally enclosed, fan cooled
• Feed: 1-1/2 HP totally enclosed, fan cooled
• Lower Feed Rolls: 4" solid steel, power driven, sealed-for-life bearings
• Upper Feed Rolls:
• INFEED: 4" diameter, 2" milled ductile iron sections, 5/16" section yield, 3/4" roll yield, sealed-for-life ball bearings
• OUTFEED: 4" solid steel, power driven, sealed-for-life ball bearings
• Table Feed Roller Adjustment: Single hand lever .001" to .075"
• Feed Speed: 20 to 100 lineal feet per minute (higher or lower available in same ratio)
• Chipbreaker Ductile iron, 2" sections, concentric with head Pressure Bar
• Maximum Stock Width: 31" Straight Knife - 30" Helical Head
• Shortest Butted Piece: 4"
• Shortest Single Piece: 12"
• Maximum Stock Thickness: 8-3/4"
• Minimum Stock Thickness: 1/16"
• Maximum Depth of Cut: 3/8"
• Controls: Double magnetic switch, single pushbutton, reversing switch on feed mechanism
• Additional Options:
• Shavings hood for gravity exhaust system
• Shavings hood for connection to blower system
• Knife grinder and jointing attachment
• Idler rollers for edge of table
• Dial type knife and roll setting gauge
• Limit switch for hand brake
• NEMA 12 electrics with fused disconnect
• Powerlift table
• Hard chrome plated pressure bar
• Digital readout
• 3 HP feed motor
• Neoprene covered outfeed roll
• Higher or lower feed speeds
• Modifications to customer's orders