Photo Index - Parks Woodworking Machine Co. - 12" thickness planer

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Manufactured/Badged by:
Parks Woodworking Machine Co.
Cincinnati, OH.

True Manufacturer:
Parks Woodworking Machine Co., Cincinnati, OH.

Machine Specifications
Machine Class:	Wood Working Machinery
Machine Type:	Planer, Wood
Machine Size:	12"
Submitted By:	Bill Nance

Machine Specifications
Description/Model:	12" thickness planer
Date of Manufacturer:	1940s
Serial Number:	5041
Last Updated	9/2/2013 3:41:46 PM

Comments:

This is your standard, classic, 12" Parks planer, early 40s vintage. I picked it up from a fellow OWWM member, along with a sweet 1.5hp Peerless repulsion-induction motor. There was no stand included, so I built one to last a lifetime. The restoration process was very lengthy and involved, so I documented it on the web in a photo essay with some commentary at:

http://www.estrategy.net/bill/website/tools/restorations/parksrestoration/parksplanerrestoration.html

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Comments: front view at machine level
Source: my camera in my garage

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Comments: left side view
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Comments: right side view
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