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Post by seeall on Dec 12, 2007 18:57:28 GMT
Hi,
Any info regarding a Startrite SDX 310 Planer/ Thicknesser. I cannot find any details about this machine on the internet. I particulary want to know its weight, dimensions and what width and depth it can cope with. Any points I should look for when viewing would be appreciated and any negative features I should be aware of.
Regards.
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Stree
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Post by Stree on Dec 12, 2007 23:11:43 GMT
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Post by Stree on Dec 12, 2007 23:12:26 GMT
and why not ask the seller on Ebay?
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Post by seeall on Dec 12, 2007 23:18:49 GMT
Hi Stree,
Thanks for the URL. I did ask the seller, still awaiting a reply.
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Post by Scrit on Dec 13, 2007 9:26:55 GMT
I particulary want to know its weight, dimensions and what width and depth it can cope with. Any points I should look for when viewing would be appreciated and any negative features I should be aware of. For starters the SDX310 was a machine made by Robland in Belgium and badged Startrite in the UK. It is a completely different machine to the "current" Startrite SD320:  which I suspect is a Chiwanese built machine. When Record took over Startrite in the 1990s they lost the Robland distributorship and instead turned initially to VBM in Italy to supply many of their machines. The SDX310 pre-dates that period and was distributed separately via a chain of dealers. With Robland's move upwards into the industrial/trade market many of the lighter machines such as the SDX310 have been dropped although the LX310 combination plane incorporates most of the essential details:    General dimensions are:- Motor : 3HP (1-phase) Planer table size : 1400 x 310mm Thicknesser capacity : 310 (wide) x 230 (thick) mm Weight : circa 210kg Cutters should be readily available from any saw sharpener/manufacturer. Incidentally check that the machine is an SDX310 (which has two lift-up tables) as there was an earlier machine called the SD310 which had a single lift-up table (the planer outfeed table was fixed) Scrit |
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Post by nickw on Dec 13, 2007 13:47:29 GMT
The Robland sliding table is a pig to adjust, so check that it runs parallel to the blade and is co-planar with the main top. If so do not, under any circumstances loosen the bolts that hold its mechanism to the body of the machine. Of course if it's already out of whack you've got a hard job on your hands, and the best of luck to you.
Nick
An EX Robland LX310 owner.
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Post by Scrit on Dec 14, 2007 11:00:09 GMT
Nick
Any comments about the planer/thicknesser part of the LX310? After all that incorporates the guts of the SDX310 stand-alone planer/thicknesser
Scrit
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Post by nickw on Dec 14, 2007 13:45:17 GMT
Apart from its capacity to eat fingers (well I was young and had a lot to learn), I can't remember too much about that part of it, save the usual palaver with shared fences on the combi, which is not really relevant to your question.
I will say however that it was a real pleasure to upgrade to a Hammer p/t with the magic dial for setting the thickness. Being able to reset the thicknesser to well within 0.1mm makes making replacement parts for those that have been cocked up at a late stage a snap (to use a horrible Americanism) - and don't try to tell me you've never done that.
I also do not miss having to re-sharpen planer blades, the Hammer throw away jobbies are cheap enough not to worry about, and you don't have to piss around setting the blade heights.
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