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   JohnWW | Dec 19, 2008 05:00pm | #1

   What make and model planer?

   John White

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   Mrdunker | Dec 21, 2008 04:17pm | #2

   It's A Delta 13" RC 33 planer, but just to be clear it only is real loud when the dust hose is attached...it just magnifies the noise tremendously!

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   JohnWW | Dec 21, 2008 04:54pm | #3

   When you change the knives on one of these machines you remove a flat plastic baffle that is 2 to 3 inches across and the width of the cutter head. The baffle sits just in front of the cutter head, on the outfeed side and it is set very close to the head to direct chips into the dust connection. On the machines I've worked on the baffle has been orange colored.The problem is that there is a right way and a wrong way to reinstall the baffle. The long edge of the baffle that is close to the head is beveled. The bevel is supposed to be face down, so the the beveled edge matches the arc of the cutter head. If you install the baffle with the bevel up the machine becomes a siren. Check your machine, I'll bet that the baffle is upside down.John White

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   Mrdunker | Dec 22, 2008 03:23pm | #4

   Thanks, I will take a look at that.....but, The knives have never been changed, I bought it new 20 years (?) ago and have never needed to change nor sharpen them.