Photo Index - Yates-American Machine Co., Inc. - J-180

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Manufactured/Badged by:
Yates-American Machine Co., Inc.
Beloit, WI; Roscoe, IL; Liberty, NC

Machine Specifications
Machine Class:	Wood Working Machinery
Machine Type:	Planer, Wood
Machine Size:	18"
Submitted By:	Roger Van Maren

Machine Specifications
Description/Model:	J-180
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Last Updated	2/23/2005 4:47:39 PM

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I bought this machine for $150 from a shipyard in Antioch, California that was being sold off to make room for condos. I ended up replacing the bearings for the bed rollers, feed rollers and cutter head with OEM Fafnir parts (about $360 worth!). All parts were stripped to bare metal by either sandblasting or wire wheel. The in feed roller was really worn so I chucked it up in a lathe, cut what was left of the old knurling off and re-knurled it. The paint is Rustoleum hammered finish in dark grey and black. I also had a few of the controls bead blasted and nickle plated. I'm waiting for a new flat belt for the feed works hence the old one in the pictures.

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Comments: After unloading at home
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