General Manufacturing 280 jointer Jointers

General 12" Buzz Planer and Jointer

The

GENERAL

for operations such
these

operations

for these purposes,

The

FRAME is of box

points of bt>aring

The

TABLES

supported

making
lowered
cutter-head.

The CYLINDER is

precision machined
large ball bearings

The

will

it

by

FENCE is

tilt

to

Buzz

all succPeding ones in a woodworking

waking

are

un

the

four corners

easy

to

align

hand-wheels

thus

very

any

angle

Planer and

as

simple planing, taking

this

machine will satisfy
pattern,

it

heav

r ,

strongly

the

tables

convenient

of

the

round

and

balanced.
giving

rigid

and

between

Jointer

cast

in one piec e.

impossible

ribbed,

by

inclined wedge blocks.

or

correct

to

safety

It

is furnished for 3 thin knives.

trouble

easy to

vertical

No.

is<~

hea

out

the

to

get

out

absulutl'ly

any

the

operator,

type

with high spt>

free

operation

set.

It

can

and

45 degrt>es.

280

vy

and

dependabll' machine.

of

wind,

most

It

of

true

minor df'rangemt>nt.

be

rabetting,

plant

depend

critical user.

is

deep.

~trongly

on

the

most

rigid,

and

are

These

blocks have independent

and

both

ed knives.

and

keeping

moved across

can

It

is used generally

edging, jointing,

for

thruth

braced

uneven floors.

ground

Both

be drawn away from

It

The

maintenance

the

tables

and

and

true.

tables

are

is

made

cylinder is

to

to

any

exactness,

rest

Each

of

the

etc. Upon

and

on

three

table

adjustments

raised

alloy steel,

mounted

lowest.

position

and

the

on

and

is

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MOTOR DRIVE: With this drive the machine is motor driven.

attached

compacr and

to

the

machine

positive drive.

and

connected to the cylinder pulley

This

drive will be furnished unless otherwise specified.

The

motor

by

2 Tex-rope V-

is placed

belts

on

slides

making a

..

COUNTERSHAFT DRIVE:

shaft which

shaft

is

900

can

be

R.P.M.

placed

The

either

above

Capacity

Rabbetting

Maximum width
Height
Floor space
Length

Width

Cylinder

Recommended speed nf cylinder .......... 4500

Recommended

...........................................................

of

No. 280-A 12" Ball Bearings Buzz

steel knives, safety guard,
motor

slides

and

guard

3"

dia. 2 grooves cylinder pulley, 7%" dia. 2 grooves

for pulleys

machine

can

or

underneath

also

be

driven

as

suitable. Recommended speed

with

a flat

belt

from a

of

Specifl catIons:

of

cut

..................................... 5/

-groove .............................. 5/

of

opening ac

........................................

....................................................

tables ............................... ................ 16"

cutting

Planer

and

diameter

Motor

V-belts. Shipping weight 950 lbs ................... ................ ..

.................... ....... ..... 2

and

Jointer

cylinder

..................................

arranged

8" x 12"

8"

x

..............

5'

6"

x 2'

R.P.M.

for

motor

2~"

8''

...

32"

6"

66"

4"

H.P.

drive.

Includes 3

motor

counter

coun

tt>

H.~.

pulley,

·

r·

No. 280-B 12" Ball

3 H.S. steel knives,

Shipping \veight 1050 lbs . ......... ..............................

Be

arings Buzz

safety

guard,

Planer and

4" x 4''

Jointer

flat

cylinder pulley

arranged for

and

................

countershaft

countershaft.

......

...

.......... ........ ......................

drive. Includes

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General

The

GENERAL Buzz Planer and Jointer is a

heavy

etc,

satisfy

and

dependable machine.
rally for operations such
taking

a woodworking
actness, and for these purposes, this machine

The

It
points
of

The

lutely rigid,
supported on

out

of wind,

Upon these operations all succeeding ones in

the most critical user.

FRAME

is deep, strongly braced and rest on three

of bearing making

true

on

the

TABLES are heavy, strongly ribbed, absu ·

and

rabetting,

plant

depend for

is of box

most uneven floors.

are ground true.

the

four corners

12"

as

pattern,

it

impossible to

by

Buzz Planer and Jointer

It

is used gene-

simple planing,

edging, jointing,

truth

and ex-

cast

in one piece.

get

Each

table is

inclined wedge

No.

will

out

280

blocks.
ments making
rect
raised

to the

from

The

with high speed knives.

precision machined

for 3 thin knives.

by wedge clamps and screws.
mounted
bearings

keeping maintenance

held over
the

These

blocks have independent

it

easy to aling the tables

any

minor derangement.

and

lowered

operator,

the

cutter-head.

CYLINDER

on

thus

parts

and

The

large double row self-alingning ball

giving trouble free operation

the

knives

of the knives

by

both can

is of

and

by

adjust-

or

cor-

Both

tables

hand-wheels convenient

be

drawn

the

round safety

It

is made of alloy steel,

balanced.

knives are held in place

at

its lowest. A safety
a spring, always covers

not

used.

It

The

away

type

is furnished

cylinder

and

guard

are

is

0

The

FENCE

be

moved across

will

tilt

to

degrees.

to

tilting

The

protect

the

is

very rigid

the

any

angle between vertical

fence

bracket

the hands from

fence.

and

table to

also serves

easy to set.

any

po&ition

as

the

knives when

It

can

and

and

45

a guard

MOTOR DR IVE:

the

machine is motor

ced

on

slides
nected to
V-belts

This
specified

This

nished on special request with countershaft
drive.
above

Recommended speed of countershaft is

the

making a

drive will be furnished unless otherwise

Buzz Planer

The
or

underneath the machine

With

this drive

driven. The

attached

cylinder pulley

countershaft can be placed either

to

compact

<Jnd

Jointer

the

as

illustrated

motor is pla-

machine

and positive drive.

can also be fur-

and

by 2 Tex

as

desired.

con-

-rope

900

R. P. l\1.

No. 280-A

joint
S. steel knives, safety guard,

ves cylinder pulley,

motor

and V-belts . Shipping weight950 lbs .......... .... .

12"

Ball Bearings Buzz

er arranged for

pulley, motor slides

motor

Planer

drive. Includes 3 H.

3"

diameter

7Y2"

diameter

and

guard for pulleys

and

2 groo-

2 grooves

Specifications:

Capacity of

Rabbetting groove .................. ........ 5/

Maximum width of opening

Height ................................... ...... ...... ........ 3

Floor space ..................... ......... ........ 5'G"

Length ....... ......... ............. ..... ............ ........ 66"

\Vidth
Cylinder

Recommended speed of cylinder ... .-!500 R.P.l\1.

Recommended 1\lotor .......

cut

.............

of tables ................ ......... ....... .. ...... 16"

cutting

diameter ...........

........

... ....... 5/

at

...............

8"

x

8"

x 2

cylinder ........

-..:

2'6

..........

.... 2

....

H.P.

12"

}4

8"

2"

4"

"

"

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DRUMMONDVILLE, QUEBEC,

CANADA.

CO.

LTD.