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  1. R

    Delta jointer with Shelix

    Not mine, not endorsing. May not be the final jointer you ever own, but the Shelix head they installed probably cost around $300 alone. If you’re in the market for a jointer this looks to be a pretty good deal. God knows I wish I didn’t have to mess with knife set up on mine...
  2. jrfuda

    Installed a Byrd Shelix Cutterhead in my Ridgid 4330 13" Planer

    After installing a Spiral cutterhead in my Grizzly G0452 6" jointer about 6 weeks ago I decided I wanted to do the same for my Ridgid 4330 13" Planer. Now, I know, even with a 10% coupon at Holbren, the cutterhead cost as much as the planer did, but it was still the cheapest route to get a...
  3. Byrd Shelix Cutterhead for Ridgid 4330 13" Planer

    Byrd Shelix Cutterhead for Ridgid 4330 13" Planer

    Byrd Shelix Cutterhead for Ridgid 4330 13" Planer
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  4. Ridgid 4330 13" Planer with Shelix cuttehead and Wixey WR510 Digital R

    Ridgid 4330 13" Planer with Shelix cuttehead and Wixey WR510 Digital R

    Ridgid 4330 13" Planer with Shelix cuttehead and Wixey WR510 Digital Readout Installed
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  5. Ridgid 4330 13" Planer with Shelix Cutterhead Installed

    Ridgid 4330 13" Planer with Shelix Cutterhead Installed

    Ridgid 4330 13" Planer with Shelix Cutterhead Installed
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  6. Byrd Head

    Byrd Head

    New Byrd Shelix Cutter head on Delta Dj20 8" jointer
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  7. J

    Byrd Tool Shelix head follow up

    Thought I would follow up on my post of 11/15. With three jobs finished last month using tiger and quilted maple and three coming up in January I bit the bullet and ordered a Shelix head for my Northstate 20" planer (same Taiwanese machine as Powermatic and Shop Fox and Jet and Grizzly generic...
  8. J

    Byrd Tool Shelix Cutter Head

    After reading FWW#223 "Tools & Shops Annual Issue" I have become very interested in upgrading my 20" North State "4-post" planer. Fine Woodworking likes the Byrd cutter head but I have read mixed commentary at Woodweb so I thought I would inquire here. Anyone using Byrd Tool Shelix? I'd love...
  9. merrill77

    Woodtek planer and Byrd Shelix?

    Anyone have the Woodtek 15" planer with a Byrd Shelix cutterhead in it? I'm trying to find someone who has actually made this change. Nobody at either Byrd or Woodtek can tell me if they have a model that can fit. TIA! Chris
  10. TN Woodie

    Aligning Shelix Head on Planer

    After looking carefully at the alignment on the Ridgid jointer I just got, (See Gloat) I wasn't satisfied with the adjustment of the cutters to the table. It seemed to need to be aligned. On the original cutter head, with knives, I understand that the jack screws under the knives would change...
  11. S

    Byrd Shelix heads

    During an extended period when I was trying to avoid having a conversation with my wife about my mother-in-law, I stumbled on to a site, http://www.holbren.com/spiral-cutterhead/, that had Byrd Shelix heads for Rigid, Delta and Dewalt 12 and 13 inch planers. Does anyone have any experience with...
  12. J

    Byrd Shelix

    I am in the planning stages of purchasing a Jet 6" jointer with helix head. I read somewhere that the helix head left striations in the wood. Is this so? "Say it ain't so Sam!!" James
  13. M

    Byrd Shelix Cutterhead

    Grizzly has a sale on the Shelix cutterheads. I know they retrofit well for their jointers, but I have an 8" Bridgewood and they do have a "generic" Shelix cutterhead for it. But I have read stories where getting the bearings onto the new cutterhead has been a bear for some folks. I would...
  14. gdoebs

    New jointer - spiral or straight?

    I've been joking with my wife that I want to buy a Grizzly G0609 12" Parallelogram jointer for Christmas. She always kinda laughed at me...until this last weekend. I mentioned getting something else instead and she said "I thought you were getting that new jointer."! :tool: So I guess it's as...
  15. Travis Porter

    Putting a shelix in a jointer

    FredP came by Saturday and after sanding a board I think he wanted to destroy my jointer. All in all he did a good job. It took us about 45 minutes to figure out how to get the fence off the thing. Not a lot of fun there. It has 4 bolts holding it and it took a LONG time to figure out...
  16. A

    Shelix Cutter Head?

    This thread is for those with a good understanding of 3-D geometry and spatial relations. Fact 1. The inserts on the Byrd Shelix head are mounted so the cutting edges are skewed- mounted at an angle to the direction of rotation and the axis of the journal- actually closer to the axis of the...
  17. dancam

    UPDATE Griz GO490 8" Jointer Shelix head conversion

    The Shelix head has now been installed and working great. A friend came over and helped with the removal of the bearings and re-seating the bearings on the Shelix. Overall the process was fairly straight forward and the process took about 2 hours total (this included going back to my friends...
  18. A

    Shelix for lunchbox planers . . . .

    http://www.popularwoodworking.com/techniquearticle?id=17751
  19. H

    Not mine - Powermatic Planer with Shelix Raleigh CL Garner

    another WW item on Raleigh CL - not mine Powermatic 15" Planer w/ Insert Head - $1200 (Garner) Powermatic 15" Planer w/ Insert Head - $1200 Reply to: sale-302992041@craigslist.org Date: 2007-03-30, 7:09AM EDT Powermatis Model 15 Planer with Byrd "Shelix" Insert Head. Taken out of use for...
  20. A

    Shelix installation done!!! WOW!!!!! *pics*

    I finished installing the Byrd Shelix head in my Delta 15" planer tonight. Here is the new journal waiting to be installed: Here is the old journal waiting to be shipped (to whoever buys it ) : I would have taken pics of my planer during the process, but the pics and step by step...

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