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Realignment and adjustment of the machine, as far as the Jet was concerned, was straight forward, but the procedure and the time required, will obviously be different that that required on your Electra Beckum. It's probably a good idea to replace the bearings on older machines anyway. With the benefit of hindsight, I could have simply bought new bearings and fitted new bearings to the new cutter head, and done the job myself without needing any specialist bearing removal tools. I paid extra ($250) to have the installation on the Jet JPT-260 done by a machinery fitter in Brisbane, mainly because the job required a few specialist tools to remove bearings. RegardsEarly this year I bought a CT branded Shelix style Spiral Cutter Head for my Jet 10 inch Planner/Thicknesser Combo unit. Did it just fit straight in or were there some complications. Has anyone retro fitted one of the 'Shelix' heads to an Electra Beckum HC 260-M and if so what are the pros and cons. I am giving some thought to installing a spiral head for my for my Electra Beckum HC 260-M combination planer/thicknesser.
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