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Manufactured/Badged by:
Crescent Machine Co.
Leetonia, OH

Machine Specifications
Machine Class:	Wood Working Machinery
Machine Type:	Planer, Wood
Machine Size:	18" X6" Planer
Submitted By:	Mike Wilson

Machine Specifications
Description/Model:	Thickness Planer Model P-18
Date of Manufacturer:	11/28/1951
Serial Number:	8335A (View SN Registry Entry)
Last Updated	9/2/2011 9:48:58 PM

Comments:

Found this nice piece of Old Iron on CL in Lynchburg, VA. Made the short 4 hr. drive to take a look. PO had purchased it from a local school auction. He thinks it may have come from E. C. Glass High School in Lynchburg, VA. Made the deal and brought it home. I have started to clean the machine up and have gotten everything to move freely. It shows little wear and has about 5 coats of paint on it. The only things broken that I have found so far: "U" joint on speed control is broken and the magnetic starter needs to be replaced. Even though the "U" joint is broken, the Reeves-Drive seems to still move smoothly. It has a 5 hp. 3 phase motor so I will need to get a rotary phase converter. Right now my plans are to clean it up and get it back into operation in my shop. Through research on this site, I was able to call Alloy Machining in Ohio and speak with ED about my machine. I gave him the serial # and he mailed me a copy of the original production card for the machine. I will someday remove all of the paint and repaint it to the original color. I have found what looks like an original green under several layers I have removed from the speed control casting. Does anyone have a clue as to what the original color was? I am also in search of any "Dirty Papers" on this machine. If anyone has any parts diagrams or other operational manuals, I would love to have copies. Do not have a good picture of the "Badge" because of all the layers of paint I had to remove just to get the serial #.
Will post more pictures later.

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Comments: front, this model does not have the P-18 plate
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Comments: back
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Comments: Crescent Badge
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Comments: speed control, missing the pointer hand
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Comments: front right showing the Woods 5 hp direct drive motor
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