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PLANERS, DOUBLE HOUSING OR OPENSIDE

Details to look for during new and used machinery inspection:
Max. height under rail
Length of table
Width of table
Total width
Vertical feed-side head above table
Height, floor to table
Length of bed
Center distance between heads
T-slot information
Table feed range

ACCESSORIES
Number of heads & positions, tool lifters, elec. Rail clamping, pendant control, coolant system, power head swiveling, table gibs, offset rail heads, lubrication system

*This is one article in a series of How to Buy Metalworking Equipment. Each article showcases and explains a particular type of metalworking machine. They were originally published in the Metalworking Machinery Mailer published by the Tade Publishing Group.