Parks 12″ Planer
January 12, 2009 – 9:01 pmThe Parks 12″ planers are literally famous in the woodworking community for being very well made and well performing yet sized small enough to fit in literally anyone’s shop. For a small planer this is the cream of the crop I think. I found this one locally and can’t wait to dig into it and get it refurb’d and running.
I am looking for a cheap replacement gear for this machine. Email me if you have one and we’ll talk.
3 Responses to “Parks 12″ Planer”
I have a 12″planer just like yours. My 1 1/2 hp 240 volt motor is housed in an enclosed cabinet. Mine appears to be in working condition. When I turn the drive pulley everything turns.
I have yet to clean it up and repaint. It looks like the only thing that I need is the two V-belts.
By Max L. Heflin on Jan 13, 2009
I bought a Parks planer like the one in the photo in 1978. I planed a bunch of lumber with it for 20 or so years. As I remember it, they had a combination ball bearing /babbit bearing system. I sent it back to Parks or a refit after 7 or 8 years of heavy use. I finally traded it outright for a Buss 208, 3 phase.The Parks planer is a realy nice machine!
By Tom Bennett on Mar 29, 2009
You can get parts for Parks in Covington KY, a machine shop has all the stuff when Parks went out.
By David on Oct 5, 2009