re: Planer blades welded onto spindle

Good news! I got the blades out without breaking anything. As it turns out the nuts that were stuck were already loosened all the way. They are actually square head bolts that go into a bar. The bar and blade fit into a slot in the spindle. I thought they were left hand screws because of the direction you turn them to loosen the bar to get the blades out. They are actually normal right hand thread. Turning them counterclockwise “loosens” them from the bar, but it also wedges the bar between the blade and the slot, holding the blade in place. I’ll take a picture to explain.