Jointer teardown and cleanup
Posted: Sat Mar 23, 2013 10:52 pm
Hi all, starting to clean up some of my aquired loot. This is the start of cleaning up the jointer. I've already cleaned up the belt sander fence and bandsaw table to stop anymore rust to those items. Thought I would take pics and maybe have some questions along the way.
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Not horrible rust, but rust non-the-less.
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Not very difficult so far. I wonder what the extra 2 holes next to the 2 where the jointer knife drum is attached?
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Going to be using EvapoRust to clean the rust. The longest piece is 22 inches long, so had to find a flat bottom square tub big enough.
Only able to use 1 gallon of solution (EvapoRust is not cheap), so the level is rather shallow. The large pieces can't be totally submerged, so will need to be turned for another soaking.
Did the same process with the Bandsaw table:
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Hoping the Jointer surfaces come out as well.
What is you're best way of waxing tables and surfaces? I found on tables, that I can apply a heavy coat of JPW and then let it completely dry before buffing out. It seems to work good, and I think it will provide a thicker coat of rust protection and lubrication for the different working surfaces.
Watching the Sawdust Sessions, anytime Nick used JPW, he would immediately wipe and buff. That may be OK for crome or zinc surfaces, but the tables seem to hold alot of wax with the grind pattern.
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Not horrible rust, but rust non-the-less.
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Not very difficult so far. I wonder what the extra 2 holes next to the 2 where the jointer knife drum is attached?
[ATTACH]20686[/ATTACH]
Going to be using EvapoRust to clean the rust. The longest piece is 22 inches long, so had to find a flat bottom square tub big enough.
Only able to use 1 gallon of solution (EvapoRust is not cheap), so the level is rather shallow. The large pieces can't be totally submerged, so will need to be turned for another soaking.
Did the same process with the Bandsaw table:
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Hoping the Jointer surfaces come out as well.
What is you're best way of waxing tables and surfaces? I found on tables, that I can apply a heavy coat of JPW and then let it completely dry before buffing out. It seems to work good, and I think it will provide a thicker coat of rust protection and lubrication for the different working surfaces.
Watching the Sawdust Sessions, anytime Nick used JPW, he would immediately wipe and buff. That may be OK for crome or zinc surfaces, but the tables seem to hold alot of wax with the grind pattern.