Long time lurker here. It's been almost 30 years since I've used a jointer but I've had the itch for a while now to build some things. I realized that waiting until you build a shop and collect all the tools means that you're not building anything in the meanwhile.
Bought a used Grizzly jointer that appears to be lightly used though it has sat for a while. There are no model numbers anywhere that I can find. I thought it was a G1182 but the blade guard on this has a top mounted tension knob. All the G1182's that I see online have a bottom mounted knobs.
I used a razor blade in vice-grips to remove the majority of the surface rust from the tables and fence. Gave it a misting of WD40 and then a light wire brush scrubbing. Wiped clean with mineral spirits after that. Then did a wipe on and back off Ospho application after that. That really removed the rust stains. Cleaned everything back up with mineral spirits, rubbed it down with some steel wool and then a misting of T-9 Boeshield to finish.
Rank amateur here so I wasn't 100% sure on the correct route to clean this thing up. Most of the above steps seemed to be prevalent around the net, including here. It's gonna need a belt and blade sharpening I'm sure. Not even close to being prepared to set it up and square the tables, fence, blades, etc. Thought I should get familiar with it by a clean and inspect first.
I took a lot of pics so might as well post a bunch here. All feedback welcome, good, bad and ugly!
R/ '74JB
Bought a used Grizzly jointer that appears to be lightly used though it has sat for a while. There are no model numbers anywhere that I can find. I thought it was a G1182 but the blade guard on this has a top mounted tension knob. All the G1182's that I see online have a bottom mounted knobs.
I used a razor blade in vice-grips to remove the majority of the surface rust from the tables and fence. Gave it a misting of WD40 and then a light wire brush scrubbing. Wiped clean with mineral spirits after that. Then did a wipe on and back off Ospho application after that. That really removed the rust stains. Cleaned everything back up with mineral spirits, rubbed it down with some steel wool and then a misting of T-9 Boeshield to finish.
Rank amateur here so I wasn't 100% sure on the correct route to clean this thing up. Most of the above steps seemed to be prevalent around the net, including here. It's gonna need a belt and blade sharpening I'm sure. Not even close to being prepared to set it up and square the tables, fence, blades, etc. Thought I should get familiar with it by a clean and inspect first.
I took a lot of pics so might as well post a bunch here. All feedback welcome, good, bad and ugly!
R/ '74JB
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