Moving a 1200lb Planer With No Forklift!

Last month I found an awesome deal on a used 20" Delta RC51 Planer on LetGo ( similar to craigslist). Louis and I took a little road trip to New Jersey, and pickup up this monster of a machine, loading and unloading it with nothing more than straps and pulleys.
A lot of people request some more footage of my day to day life in the shop, and pickup up used machinery is something I do almost weekly. I really enjoy finding deals on machinery, meeting new people, and figuring out how to move the stuff without any heavy equipment like forklifts or cranes.
This planer is a Delta RC51, 4 blade 20" planer, build in 1984.
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[@ManCrafting]

When you outgrow that shop, please don’t call me to help you move. 🤣

[@scroungasworkshop4663]

Awesome deal but you still took the gamble of buying a thousand pounds of scrap so I’m glad to see your gamble paid off handsomely. You said you took some risks.....I think the biggest risk was sticking your face in front of the feed shute the first time you started it. I’m no safety nanny but Jesus you have bigger balls than me, I would have a least been on the other side of the room for the first start up. Well done on getting it moved. Looks easy using ramps but I have moved things myself that way and it’s not as easy as it looks. There is always the risks of it getting away on you or falling over or one of the ramps or straps snapping or a hundred other things going wrong. Great video, thanks for posting. Cheers Stuart 🇦🇺

[@karlaharrington1]

New here and binged watched all your videos 2 weeks ago. Love this type of video. Very interesting.on many levels. The machines themselves are incredible, where you get them from, and loading and unloading them is actually helpful. Also love seeing the drive through the city, and wish there was more of that. Other interests in your videos: the work/projects you do for clients, fixing/maintaining your machinery and correcting errors in the make process. I'm a grandma maker in KC MO, just fyi. Thank you for sharing.

[@robertrinkenbaugh3668]

I'm from K.C.Mo. myself, its nice to see the city name on you tube.

[@karthiknatarajan2276]

Come along is a great idea! Thanks for sharing the process.

[@plsmithed]

Dude this is awesome!! Love seeing this stuff

[@Godi8975]

Really enjoyed the video! Great to see the behind the scenes.

[@DavidPlass]

I enjoy just about everything you make, including this vid.

[@kerryheimer1874]

Love the behind the scenes action! ⚔️

[@Trashcan_Repairman]

Great video! I really enjoyed it. Thanks man!!

[@moosey62]

Well done boys. Congratulations on that planer.

[@ezeric7605]

Make everything and moving everything like a beast. Great channel !

[@StuffUCanMake]

This is some awesome stuff!

[@jmoeller4]

Just picked up one of these this weekend. Can’t wait to fix her up and get her running!

[@MakeEverything]

It’s a really nice machine!! I was looking into a helix cutter head for it but damn they are expensive!! Straight blades so a fantastic job tho!

[@CTmoog]

Man you scored on that! Nice one!

[@kiwdwks]

congrats on your new acquisition.

[@scrapnewyork]

Wow what a score

[@sharpstuffaudwayne5086]

Very cool man 👍👍

[@FredMcIntyre]

Awesome! 😃👍🏻👊🏻

[@Badgerworkshop]

Looks a great machine

[@FOMI1970]

I wouldn't even dream of firing up a machine like this and stand next to it before checking each and every bolt and nut ... especially that high speed rotating blade .

[@MakeEverything]

Yeah... in hindsight... not my brightest move.

[@derekbenavides]

Loved the video.

[@TrevorDennis100]

I was so sure it was going to end in tears when you lowered it down the ramp at your shop. 900lb sounded like more than that timber ramp could support, and while we could see that you had that RSJ under the ramp, I was worried it would slip off the back of the truck and drop the thicknesser onto the ground. I found your video because I have an 180kg (400lb) thicknesser/planer coming. The freight company truck has a lift on the back, but I need to get the machine off the pallet, and lift it again when I've made a mobile base for it. I have seen a trick where a couple of 4x2s are placed through the thicknesser and the table raised enough to clamp then, and the 4x2s are used as lifting aids. That's putting a lot of load on the cutting head though. The problem with that is once you get a bunch of mates round you lose control of the situation. I live in New Zealand where we have a 'She'll be right' attitude, and I don't want to break a brand new machine. I take it that the table on your thicknesser is polished and waxed now?

[@garyramsdale9340]

Scaffold on two sides. Add beam above and lift with pulley or use car hoist and lift. Done with General 24" planer that is heavier than Delta.

[@henrikhv5084]

Great video :-) I liked it ;-)

[@brewsnoop]

Awesome! I learned a lot about the machine and what it will take for me to eventually secure one too.

[@MDFRESCUER]

Nice tool.

[@GibClark]

Nice 👍👍👍👍👍

[@toysrfun2]

thank you

[@MakeBrooklyn]

Wooooo! Score!

[@justinrobertson1590]

New subscriber here. Loving your content. What boots are you wearing? I need some good ones. Keep up the good work.

[@wabisabimaker1794]

Nice video, thank you. Please show the planer alignment process.

[@LoganSumrell]

Cool video. Not something everyone does all of the time.

[@BradsWorkbench]

Glad it worked. I bet u were nervous the whole drive home lol

[@MakeEverything]

I definitely had my concerns! Especially knowing that I had to load and unload this thing before even knowing if it would power up! Now that its running I am SO glad i took the risk! Ive seen the same machine selling for 6X what I paid for it online since this!

[@BradsWorkbench]

I know exactly what you mean. I’ve taken the same risk quite a few times. Even with tools I’ve bought knowing they were broken and luckily I’ve been able to fix and use or resale them 90% of the time. I got my old 1970s craftsman table saw for $15 because it “didn’t run.” Come to find out the motor was packed full of mud wasp nests. Has been running like a champ ever since I cleaned her up

[@iteerrex8166]

No fixing no sharpening no aligning.. just plug and play? Thats nice! Well had to move the dang thing by hand lol

[@HandToolRescue]

You should have got the extra 4th phase for more power...

[@MakeEverything]

Hand Tool Rescue damn! Maybe next time...

[@noobFab]

Hey Chris, this was great to watch, you scored an unbelievable bargain! As a local woodworker, do you have any suggestions for anywhere that supplies live edge slabs local to NYC? Thx!

[@MakeEverything]

James Walsh Thanks! There are a few good places, Check out Recon Lumber, and NY city slab. Also out in deer park you have Roberts plywood. I see a lot advertised on Craigslist too! Happy hunting!

[@danielcedar2699]

Make sure to do a video on how to sharpen the blades when the time comes.

[@powder749]

Get some air in those tires! And fix that license plate lamp too! 😂🤣😂

[@MakeEverything]

Hahaha! My stupid tire pressure sensors are all dead! And man if i told you how many times I've replaced that stupid license plate light 🤯

[@powder749]

Lmao! Sounds like time for a LED. And I feel ya on those sensors. They're a pain in the butt.

[@powder749]

Although the LED is low resistance so the computer would probably still think it was dead

[@jarlove]

i realy recoment that you wax that bottom table on the planer. makes the wood slide realy easy and nice.

[@MakeEverything]

TrollVideo yes! That’s the plan, cleaning up that table and making sure it’s all aligned perfectly

[@sinooch3604]

definitely more stuff like this. Where did you go to in jersey to pick this up?

[@MakeEverything]

Thanks!! Jersey City, about 20 minutes outside of the tunnel.

[@sinooch3604]

Seemed pretty close. You bidding on anything at the auction in south brunswick? Ends tomorrow.

[@sinooch3604]

I saw it on bidspotter. Thanks for making that video. Never would've known about the site without it

[@QuentinKarmark]

Hello, we own this exact model, purchased used. It came with a user manual. We decided to sharpen the blades, but the user manual indicates there is a Knife gauge (Part 105) and a gauge block (Part 110) that was supposed to be included brand new, which we don't have since the unit was purchased used. It is really hard to find replacement gauges that originally shipped with these planers, so is it possible you could share what you are doing for knife gauge depth?

[@billcodey1430]

Diresta ice pick at 4:04

[@darrynruzicka2883]

I thought it was great. I'm a mover so I can appreciate it!

[@jamessonger3]

Do you have true 3 phase power? Or u on converter or vfd?

[@MakeEverything]

songer121 I have true 3 phase in my shop! Got lucky with this building!

[@jamessonger3]

@@MakeEverything YEP!! You sir are lucky lol

[@TheOmegaman888]

you should keep a winch in the back for stuff like this

[@michaelglaser1669]

yeah, but, it was on a mobility stand... So, how did it get onto that mobility stand?

[@tomsdreamshopworx]

Good stuff! Are you going to clean up the bed? I bet the knives need sharpening.

[@MakeEverything]

Tom's Dreamshop Worx yeah definitely, I haven’t gotten a quote back to sharpen the blades but to replace them wasn’t that bad, or maybe I’ll try to sharpen them myself....

[@92aussiedude]

What was the box on the roof in the guys factory i couldnt understand what you said??

[@MakeEverything]

He had a single cab manned gantry crane. Basically a person would sit in that little box and drive the crane back and forth along the rails all day lifting items and moving them. A really beautiful piece of antique machinery!

[@92aussiedude]

@@MakeEverything oh wow thats awesome

[@92aussiedude]

@@MakeEverything woudve come in handy with that planner haha

[@GWoldstuff]

how did you get the planner off the cart

[@MakeEverything]

I didn’t… it’s helpful to be able to roll it out of the way in my shop

[@reynaldovalle1773]

Great video just out of curiosity what was the price ???

[@MakeEverything]

Reynaldo Valle being that I couldn’t see it run, and it had been for sale for a while I paid $550 for it. An insane deal I still can’t believe I got!

[@reynaldovalle1773]

@@MakeEverything that was a blessing for that price. 👍👍👍👍

[@MakeEverything]

@@reynaldovalle1773 sometimes you just get lucky! haha

[@reynaldovalle1773]

@@MakeEverything so true 👍

[@DieselRamcharger]

Use a pallet jack. Done.

[@akivazohar2502]

Craig’s List?

[@bradymcreynolds9634]

Vise restoration

[@richhubert1260]

Your going to run out of room In your shop soon. Lol

[@Roscoe3721]

👍🏻👍🏻

[@mickdog2]

why do you ask a question and immediately try to provide an answer? great find on that planer and other stuff.

[@xylemmelyx]

And they say only ants can move something 5 times their body weight.

[@saritsotangkur2438]

Probably shouldn’t squat with your face in front of a 5hp planer that you never started before and then turn it on. You never know if everything on the cutterhead is secure or not.

[@MakeEverything]

Sarit Sotangkur I’ll agree with you there, not my wisest move

[@dollydehart4813]

Whammo

[@SuperKwame1]

Those are made in old USA 🇺🇸, not the cheap made Asia

[@stankolodin5586]

The video intro is misleading, he does not pick up the planer. Not once.

[@MakeEverything]

After the video ended I deadlifted it

[@paulwellard4206]

why are you not wearing ear protecters?? Been woodworking for fifty years , using protecters for most of those and still suffer with terrible tinitus. Wood machinery the worst.you are young , wear them.

[@MakeEverything]

paul wellard I actually wear noose canceling headphones that provide sufficient hearing protection all the time. They are hard to notice in this video but I have hearing loss and tinitus so I’m vigilant with wearing them.