Thanks for making this. I just picked up this jointer. Been sitting in a barn for 20 years. Really rusty but still works. I'm restoring it now. Just got the top steel brushed off and disassembled
Good video but one mistake. You lowered your indeed table to give yourself working clearance but what you used as a straightedge referenced both tables. You align your blades to the out feed table only, preferably with a longer straightedge. Keep making sawdust.
I have this model and if my blades are dull - not damaged - I sharpen them myself. There are inexpensive diamond sharpening jigs on Amazon to help. Often , the blades just need to be burnished with a screwdriver shaft or other hard steel right there in place. I have spare blades, but I rarely need them. This is a sturdy, dependable jointer. I’ve fiddled with every part on it to learn how it works so I can fine tune it and fix it, if need be.
Thank you for your video. Have the same jointer and I’ve been struggling with snipe. Some great tips. Any chance you’d make a video on bearing replacement? I could use some tips
Glad it helped. One thing I do now is take off as little as I can and do multiple passes. Downward pressure on the outfeed helps too. The jointer is working great still, just used it today. No need to replace the bearings yet, but if I need to I will do a video.
This craftsman style jointer with a fixed outfeed table is one of the worst jointers you can find in the wild today. The knives are held by 2 1/4 20 screws they are known to let the knives fly out. This happened to me when I owned before the internet was available. The fixed outfeed is also a handicap. Just because it’s old and us made doesn’t make it great.
When the blade came out of the wedge, did you measure the length from the back out to the cutting edge? The book says no shorter than 5/8 of an inch minimal. If you grind down the blade any farther you now have less of a clamp by the wedge holding blade in place. Today I found mine at the ½ length and I just now ordered a new pair. I have had my Craftsman jointer just like this one since 1988 and never had a problem with blades coning loose. This jointer is built like a tank.
I recently bought this same model off Offerup. The thing runs good but it's time to change the blades and I'm guessing they haven't been changed in many years. I got the set screws out but the part by the blades does not pry up easily like yours did. I've sprayed it with WD40, penetrating blaster, etc. but I can't get the thing to pry up to change the blades. Any ideas, pointers?
You are talking about the wedges right? There was one that was a little more rusted than the others making it a little harder. I would spray the heck out of it again, let it sit overnight and try again. Good luck, it has been a great jointer for me.
Yes I’m talking about the wedges. I can’t get them out. I will try to spray it again and let it sit and see what happens. Your flat head screwdriver just popped right in there and got them out, at least on the one. I wish mine did that!
