Makita 2030 planer rollers deterioration

[Terry]

I have a Makita 2030n planer/jointer. The gum rollers are starting to
deterorate- meaning that when i run a board thu the thickness planer residue
from the rollers is coming off onto the board- then I have to belt sand the
boards to get the gum off. This is not gum from the lumber but a breakdown
of the roller material in my opinion, as it happens with any type of lumber.
The planer is not used mutch and the rollers have very little ware. It just
started doing this a year ago and has got to the point I will have to buy
new rollers if I cannot stabalize/ stop this deteration or fix it. The
rollers act like the resin wants to come out of the body, and they are a bit
tacky to the touch, like they are trying to disolve.
The rollers look clean, even and true.
The rollers are made of something that looks like gum rubber- like the
erasers used to clean sanding belts.
Is there a way to stablize the roller material?
Freezing/ baking? Soaking in a substance? Talcum powder?
Any sugestions, insights would be appreciated.
Thanks
Terry

[jerem...@my-deja.com]

> deterorate- meaning that when i run a board thu the thickness planer
> residue from the rollers is coming off onto the board

The rollers are supposed to be sticky, but they are very hard and
smooth. I would think that if enough rubber was coming off that you
needed to belt sand the wood afterward then you'd be able to see and
feel significant deterioration of the rollers. Are you certain that
you are not getting shavings around the cutterhead due to inadequate
dust collection? The shavings can be imbedded into the wood by the
knives and the resulting appearance is very surprising - looks kinda
like lacewood not just wood chips as you might expect.

Jeremy.

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[Paul Deneen]

That is a common problem with Makita 2030 and 2040 planers. Whatever the
composition is of the plastic coating, it decomposes. They either get
gummy, to the point where you can actually pinch off wads of the stuff, or
they get dry and cracked, and fall apart in chunks.

If the ends of the shafts are not worn out the rollers can be re-coated with
polyurethane. The new plastic is cast around the rollers to the original
dimensions, and works great. If I recall, the cost of recovering 2040
rollers is about $75 ea., vs. around $200 for new ones. It doesn't really
make sense for you to send us the rollers, since we send them out for
re-covering, so try contacting Axiom Industries, of Tualatin, OR yourself.
If they want to refer you back to a dealer, please contact me, and we can
handle the job for you.

--
Paul Deneen
www.carbide.com
e-tooling.

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[Terry]

The resdue left on the boards will resemble pine pitch- but it is not pitch-
at least not from the boards ( happens with non-sap lumber). It will belt
sand off ok, but the cutters do a great job and no neet to belt sand except
to remove this ocassional residue. I have had this planer for 10 years-
bought it used, and always planed clean and smooth. Something is changing
now. Acts like dried formica glue residue coming off the rollers onto the
lumber. I have not run enough lumber thu it to damage the rollers yet, but
want to avoid any futher derteration.
Thanks
Terry

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[Herb Robinson]

Just picked up your 1/21 message on the Makita 2030. This is a common problem
but you can replace the rollers yourself with a few tricks given to me by the
Makita folks. If you want more input, please drop me a note at
herb...@inficad.com. and will give you the whole nine yards.

[John Corwin]

I'm having a roller problem with my old Delta 22-540 planer, but it is not
the same problem as mentioned in the messages about the Makita planer.

The problem is the planer does not feed the stock very well; I have to feed
it by hand, and naturally, that does not give very good results. I called
Delta, and they said I probably need new rollers, and they indicated that
replacing the rollers might not be very easy. Has anyone replaced the
rollers by yourself, or is this a job best left to a service center?

The machine is 7 years old, and it gets occasional use. So, the rollers
have a right to wear out after that amount of time and usage. The rollers
look and feel okay. On the phone, the Delta person recommended cleaning the
rollers with mineral spirits and replacing the blade. I did both, but the
planer still does not feed very well.

Also, is there a web site that has maintenance info about Delta tools? I
couldn't find any such information on the deltawoodworking.com web site.

Sorry if this might be a frequently covered topic in this newsgroup, but
I've just started reading it on a regular basis.

John Corwin

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[Al Rolle]

Likewise,

Al

"Phisherman" <nob...@noone.com> wrote in message
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> I'd like to hear about the few tricks too, please.

[G Mulcaster]

>> >Just picked up your 1/21 message on the Makita 2030. This is a common
>problem
>> >but you can replace the rollers yourself with a few tricks given to me by
>the
>> >Makita folks. If you want more input, please drop me a note at
>> >herb...@inficad.com. and will give you the whole nine yards.

Me too!
Gary
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[ebake...@gmail.com]

Herb,

I am replacing rollers on my Makita 2040 planar. You stated you could provide some 'tricks' on how to do this.

Please forward to ebake...@gmail.com

Thanks!!!

Ernie