Planing device for removing weld beads on car sheet metal

A planing device for removing weld beads on car sheet metal comprising:

• a) a power device including a power source, a handle, and a support frame extending therefrom, the support frame having a distal end;
• b) a first gear driven by the power source and extending from a first side of the support frame;
• c) a transmission shaft rotatably mounted in the distal end of the support frame by a bearing so as to extend outwardly from the first side of the support frame and an opposite, second side of the support frame;
• d) a second gear mounted on the transmission shaft extending from the first side of the support frame;
• e) an endless drive belt engaging the first and second gears such that rotation of the first gear by the power source causes rotation of the second gear and the transmission shaft;
• f) a cutting tool mounted on the transmission shaft extending from the second side of the support frame so as to rotate with the transmission shaft;
• and,
• g) a cutting depth adjusting mechanism including:
• i) a clamp plate and a guide plate extending from the second side of the support plate;
• ii) a height adjusting knob threadingly engaging the clamp plate;
• and,
• iii) a frame body connected to the height adjusting knob and slidably attached to the guide plate, the frame body including two claws, one on each opposite side of the cutting tool, each configured to contact the sheet metal, whereby rotation of the height adjusting knob adjusts the height of the frame body relative to the support frame to thereby adjust a cutting depth of the cutting tool.