Old iron

[Michael Church]

Saw this on Craigslist. Not mine.

https://boone.craigslist.org/tls/d/boone-berlin-machine-works-jointer/6806989320.html

 

[ptt49er]

So tempting!

Probably should finish this shop first though.

 

[gmakra]

Leaving in a few minutes to pick it up today.
That makes me the first kid on my block to have a 12 inch jointer.

 

[Michael Church]

Leaving in a few minutes to pick it up today.
That makes me the first kid on my block to have a 12 inch jointer.

Congratulations. That should make a fine machine. Good luck with the process.

 

[Bas]

Es ist ein Berliner!
Big one too.

 

[zdorsch]

Congrats George!

Anxious us to see it out to use!

 

[sawman101]

Way to go George, giving a new home to poor old neglected beast! I know that old jointer will love you for it!

 

[gmakra]

Well I have gotten a new motor,belts, fabricated a mobile base and a few other odds and ends.
I have started it up and it runs quite smoothly but you know you are not working with a six inch machine anymore.
I am taking off the tables to get ground since they are a bit cupped.
While I am at it I am investigating putting on a Shelix head on it.
The white is a piece 1/2 UHMW for a new blade guard.

The old motor was so heavy I had to take it apart to load it on the truck to dispose of it.
While I was pulling it apart I noticed it was packed with old saw dust and who knows how old that stuff was.

 

[Michael Church]

Looking really good! That will make a fine machine.

 

[TENdriver]

Wait, no comment on the pooch???

 

[gmakra]

That is one of four criminal/shop foremen at our house.
His name is Boomer who adopted us on last 4th of July we also have a brindle boxer named Bonnie a golden named Clyde and a german shepherd named Dillinger.

 

[Raymond]

That is one of four criminal/shop foremen at our house.
His name is Boomer who adopted us on last 4th of July we also have a brindle boxer named Bonnie a golden named Clyde and a german shepherd named Dillinger.

So gangsters all of them, huh!

 

[gmakra]

Yes they are true hooligans.

 

[gmakra]

Well I finally got the Byrd Shelix head on Friday.
I cant say enough good things about Byrd Tool.
If everything goes well I could run it today.

 

[LeftyTom]

Score!

 

[Hmerkle]

Well I finally got the Byrd Shelix head on Friday.
I cant say enough good things about Byrd Tool.
If everything goes well I could run it today.

The head looks narrower than the jointer bed (or is that a trick of the camera angle?)

 

[gmakra]

The Berlin jointer originally had babbit bearings, so the out board sides are 7 and 12 inch long.
So it is a optical illusion look at the cutter box and you will see what I am talking about.
Believe me that cutter head is the correct size 12 inch long and close to 5.5 inches inches in diameter and just shy of 75 pounds.
I did run it yesterday and the whole machine is very quite all you hear is the standard motor whine and belt noise.
One can easily talk over the machine and no vibration what so ever.
All that is left now is fabricating up a dust collection point cause it makes a whole lot of chips in a hurry.

 

[Hmerkle]

Believe me that cutter head is the correct size 12 inch long and close to 5.5 inches inches in diameter and just shy of 75 pounds.

one word - WOW!