re: Planer blades welded onto spindle

They weren’t loose but they were tightened in the wrong direction. Anyway, I gave it a good cleaning today, put in new blades and gave it a try on a 2×3 and all seems to be good. Even the rotating elevation wheel issue seems to be better, if not completely gone. Thanks everyone. This case is closed. Next I’ll share what I’m using it for (in a few weeks).