Jointer Quadrant Assembly
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judaspre1982
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Jointer Quadrant Assembly
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Hi Dave,
Hang in there on back-orders. I suspect you are right that a certain 'critical mass' of demand has to be built up before they make/ship the things. I just got in some parts this week that I had ordered about 3 months ago.
Regarding the Jointer's Quadrant, all I can report is that about 1 yr ago I restored a late 1950s Magna jointer (for a friend) at the same 3-week period when my brand-new Shopsmith Jointer came in. I think functionally the quadrant area of each was identical. I would not expect problems using new parts on old machines. By the way my new-machine's quadrant "miter stop screws" had to be turned pretty close to their ends-of-travel to deliver the exact angles of 90, 45, etc. Perhaps this indicates the metal casting has some production variations in dimensions.
Hang in there on back-orders. I suspect you are right that a certain 'critical mass' of demand has to be built up before they make/ship the things. I just got in some parts this week that I had ordered about 3 months ago.
Regarding the Jointer's Quadrant, all I can report is that about 1 yr ago I restored a late 1950s Magna jointer (for a friend) at the same 3-week period when my brand-new Shopsmith Jointer came in. I think functionally the quadrant area of each was identical. I would not expect problems using new parts on old machines. By the way my new-machine's quadrant "miter stop screws" had to be turned pretty close to their ends-of-travel to deliver the exact angles of 90, 45, etc. Perhaps this indicates the metal casting has some production variations in dimensions.
Chris
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I have a quadrant on BO but I only ordered it around a month ago.
I didn't end up needing it but I'll take it as a spare, since it can be one of the most ordered parts and I can be one of the biggest bumblers that might just end up needing the part.
I didn't end up needing it but I'll take it as a spare, since it can be one of the most ordered parts and I can be one of the biggest bumblers that might just end up needing the part.
John, aka. Pinkie. 1-520, 1-510 & a Shorty, OPR. 520 upgrade, Band Saw, Jig Saw, scroll saw, Jointer, Jointech Saw Train.
Delta Benchtop planer, Makita LS1016L 10" sliding compound miter saw, Trojan manf. (US Made)Miter saw work center, MiniMax MM16 bandsaw.
Squire of the Shopsmith. ...hmmmm, maybe knave, pawn, or wretch would be more appropriate for me.
Squire of the Shopsmith. ...hmmmm, maybe knave, pawn, or wretch would be more appropriate for me.