What is this machine used for?

[NancyNGA]

This is not a quiz. I don't have a clue. Thought someone here would know. It is sitting rusting and gathering dust out in my father's garage.

There is a motor with a belt attached to a cylinder in the center that evidently spins. The thing that looks kinda like a bicycle seat swivels out toward the front.

The bar running the length of the thing apparently tilts, because there is an angle gauge at the top of this picture.

 

[deesierra]

Wish I could help, but I have never seen anything like this. I am fascinated! I hope someone can enlighten us all

 

[ronaldj]

I a planner for planning down wood......I use mine for making window extensions and door jams and on rough pieces of wood before sanding

 

[Ken N Tx]

I a planner for planning down wood......I use mine for making window extensions and door jams and on rough pieces of wood before sanding

Correct...A wood working tool...

 

[NancyNGA]

Ron and Ken: Thank you!

 

[BadeMillsap]

It's called a Jointer

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[NancyNGA]

It's called a Jointer

Thank you, BadeMillsap. Jointer seems to be a more common name. I can now find videos of it working. :thanks:

 

[Falcon]

It's a PLANER

 

[BadeMillsap]

http://www.wwgoa.com/article/the-difference-between-a-jointer-and-planer/

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[NancyNGA]

Yes, I was trying to be diplomatic.

 

[tnthomas]

It looks like a planer / jointer, but I work with steel not wood....:shrug:

 

[nitelite]

Looks like an old planer to me. My father was a hobby wood worker and made some very nice items as he was a perfectionist. As a child I would go down in the basement and watch him make things and learned quite a lot as he would take the time to explain what he was doing. He has now passed on but our family has a lot of exquisite furniture and other household items in our homes. :love_heart:

 

[Ruth n Jersey]

My son does cabinetry for a living and has his own business. He also said it was a jointer as many others have stated. He uses his on a daily basis.

 

[Don M.]

It IS a Jointer...used primarily to plane the narrow sides of a piece of wood. Its larger cousin, the Planer...is for smoothing to wider pieces of wood. I have both in my workshop. If in doubt, look up both tools on a home improvement store web site....Lowe's, Home Depot, etc.