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The jointer rebuild happened in a matter of days. The main reason for that is I didn't strip the paint off. There wasn't any rust that I could see in the casting and frankly I felt taking it down to bare metal just exposed more surface to potential rusting. So taping off the table and fence surfaces ...

Polishing up the speed control handle, speed control dial, and sawdust port cover represent something of a challenge. One of the big kicks I got out of the rebuilding process was when I was able to think of a solution that wasn't brute force; it made me feel all grown up.

In this case it was how to ...

It wasn't quite an extra six months, but it was close. Main unit has been done for some time but the jointer was held up for a bit; I think it was worth the wait. Short summary of improvements:

- Faster
- Smoother
- Quieter
- More secure (no parts missing or falling off)

Notes on some of the ...

It wasn't quite an extra six months, but it was close. Main unit has been done for some time but the jointer was held up for a bit; I think it was worth the wait. Short summary of improvements:

- Faster
- Smoother
- Quieter
- More secure (no parts missing or falling off)

Notes on some of the ...

I took a spare feed stop knob and sanded it down through the grits. 120, 150, 180, 220, 320, 400, and 600.

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150, 180 (forgot to get a picture of 120)

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220, 320. Not unlike sanding furniture you could stop at 220 if you wanted to. Establishing a uniform ...

Finished the overall painting with cleanup of badges and dials to be a future project.

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Jonathan putting on the green. Seeing this really gave me a sense of pride.

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Most of the base and headstock assemblies.

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The rest of the base ...

Not a lot of pictures the last two days. The weather didn't cooperate so I didn't get to dedicate the whole day to painting as I'd hoped. But I think I now have all of the parts to be painted (save the jointer) primed. I got the tailstock and tool rest posts derusted and sealed up to prevent future ...

Next up was the access hole, the moment I've both been fearing and looking forward to. I've got the bit , I've practice (on plywood) and now I just need to pull the trigger.

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Clamped to my electrolysis box/painting table and THEN clamped that to my main working table. I wanted ...

JPG, thanks for the tips. I was planning to sand off the scales using some 400 grit and a glass backer once the paint was so yes, I'll be removing from the contact points. Just got a little carried away with the sunshine and the calm breeze.

Today was the opposite, raining and windy, so no painting ...

More items to be primed today and maybe even painted. First a public service announcement:

I ordered my green paint from Home Depot and it was sent via UPS. I couldn't find a check box but UPS required my signature to deliver the paint and I missed it yesterday. So be aware if you are ordering and ...