Newman/Whitney #S-480, Planer, 30 HP, 26" W Capacity, 480 V.

$8,060 USD

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Newman/Whitney "S-480" Single-Sided Industrial PlanerSpecifications: Planes up to 26" in width,Opens up to 8" in thickness.Has a 30 HP, 240/480 VT, 3 PH motor.It is direct-coupled to the cutter-head.5 HP variable feed speed (1,800 RPM), 40-120 FPMFeeds fast and planes accurately.Has high-yield chip-breakers, so is considered a "roughing" planer, but it planes very smoothly and is a good machine for rough breakdown as well as finishing work.Table raising is by a handwheel on the lower left side, below the start/stop buttons for the cutter head and feed.Has the Newman "Quiet-Cut" Helical Carbide cutter-head.The carbide bits have good life in them.The Newman Head is the best carbide cutter-head design for industrial planers - The helical design planes the wood at an angle - a "shear" cut, which ensures that there is minimal to no tear-out of the wood, unlike steel "straight-knife" heads, which tend to tear out in knotty and irregularly grained lumber.The Helical design is very quiet, unlike steel straight knife planers.This machine comes with a grinder to sharpen the bits in the head, on the planer. Because it has a carbide head, you do not need to sharpen very often, either.NOTE: Newman Machine Company, in Greensboro, NC supports this machine with parts, tooling, and service