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Ridgid TP13002 Planer Parts?

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dreno99

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Hi

Does anyone know much about this planer? I could get one for about $100 but it has a "rough feed" whatever that means. To me it means I'd have to put in new parts. I think the TP13002 reviews show it a solid machine, but no longer manufactured and I don't know the particulars to know which parts I'd need to rebuild the feed mechanism and if they are available.

Buy it or save up for a DW735?

Thanks. As you were, carry on
 
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It looks like the brother to my Dewalt 733, so if I was looking at parts, I'd make sure you could get both tables (2-47 & 2-17) and the infeed and outfeed rollers (2-11 & 2-7) and the gears which feed them. (All seem discontinued on the link from @tarbellb , so gauge your risk) It may be other things, but I would ask the seller what "rough feed" means before driving too far.
 
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dreno99

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Great information, just what I was looking for. Thank you. The discontinued parts are what make me leery.
 
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Could also be as simple as pitch buildup on the feed rollers causing it to intermittently slip... I have a first generation Ridgid R4330 that I still keep as a backup to my bigger planer. It used to be my primary planer in it's younger days and I had to clean the feed rollers fairly often to keep it feeding smooth when it saw alot of use...
 
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Thanks for all the input. With luck it'd be just cleaning the feed mechanism to spruce it up. But it's a three hour drive across Wisconsin and right now I'm sitting in a tire shop waiting for the replacement tire that blew out a sidewall, so my money's going there I guess.

This is a valuable forum, though. I'm setting up a shop so opinions and knowledge on old machines is really useful to me as I am on a budget and have to settle for less than a new DeWalt. The planer is the last major piece I'm looking for. But I can wait until just the right deal comes along.
 
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Do you need the portability of a lunchbox planer? If not, I'd recommend shopping for a Parks, a Powermatic, a Rockwell Delta, a Boice Crane, or an old Craftsman which is a rebranded Parks. Any of these will still be running when you're ready to pass them down to your grandchildren. While a lot of people ask significantly more for any of the stationary planers, the actual selling price tends to be $500 or less. The obvious downside is that you can't pick any of them up and store them under a workbench.
 
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And a good percentage of the inexpensive floor planers need major work, based on a small sampling here.

I’ve heard stories of a mythical Makita planer that works fantastic if you can find it.

I’ve also seen 20” 3 phase machines that would tip my house over if I put it in my garage.

But rarely do I see a ready to run floor planer come along at a low price. Currently a Delta wedge bed for $1800 (whatever that is) is the only real floor model listed.
 
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metlmunchr said:
Do you need the portability of a lunchbox planer? If not, I'd recommend shopping for a Parks, a Powermatic, a Rockwell Delta, a Boice Crane, or an old Craftsman which is a rebranded Parks. Any of these will still be running when you're ready to pass them down to your grandchildren. While a lot of people ask significantly more for any of the stationary planers, the actual selling price tends to be $500 or less. The obvious downside is that you can't pick any of them up and store them under a workbench.
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Interesting. I saw an old Craftsman at a garage sale for $200 but it was a beast. I doubt if I could have have got it home.

I'm quickly filling up available shop space so portability counts. A quick search reveals a few of these old machines around in Wisconsin. We have the trees and sawmills which may explain it

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Its true

a older machine is typically a better machine, why... WEIGHT, all these machines rely on being rigid to perform their job, the more weight and mass the more rigid.

The major drawbacks of a big old machine like a planer- parts availability, shear size and weight, power constraints.

Planers are always going to fetch high prices if in decent shape because theres no real substitute (cnc router table...maybe)

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Until you find that unicorn or ready to buck up $$ and floor space, these plastic benchtop models arent bad.


PS the Ridgid is highly regarded because it features a LOCKING height control, reducing chatter FYI
 
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My experience with a TP1300 has been that it's a pretty reliable machine in general, the one we have was used a lot. Over time and use I replaced the feed rollers and had some issue with the chain drive sprockets breaking due to operator error mainly. Both were easy to fix but it was getting obsolete several years ago already as far as parts were concerned.
 
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