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