How *not* to change your jointer head

[Cliff Holmes]

Bare hands are not recommended ...

[Derek Gilmer]

Rub a lil saw dust on there and you'll be fine :)

[Bill Arnold]

Yep. Sawdust and a dousing with DNA is all it needs!:rolleyes:

[Cliff Holmes]

I never felt a thing until I noticed what I thought was red grease on the head. When I realized what it was, *then* it started hurting.

Ah, well, the new shelix head will be worth all the pain.

[Mike Cruz]

Thinner'll clean that up real nice. Just make sure the doors and windows are closed to your shop. I don't wanna hear ya screamin' from here. :eek:

[Tom Slupek]

At least you know your knives are sharp.

[Steve Clardy]

Yep. Glue and some sawdust

[Myk Rian]

I did the same thing changing out my planer blades for the shelix. Darned things are sharp.

[Jeff Willard]

CA glue works pretty well as a makeshift suture :eek:. Don't laff-I know of physicians that do this.

[Cliff Holmes]

Yes, they've been using it for well over a decade.

[Ken Garlock]

Well Cliff, join the club. It is a daily challenge for me to leave the shop without some type of cut.:rolleyes: Thankfully, they are usually just nicks.

When I installed the Shelex type heads on my jointer, I quickly found that the bearings on the ends of the head made great handles. It was a lesson not wasted when I put the same type head on my planer. :cool:

[Gary Herrmann]

Yep, I nicked myself swapping my head out too. And you're right, it will be worth it when you're done.

[Cliff Holmes]

quickly found that the bearings on the ends of the head made great handles

I was in the process of pressing the bearing out of the end block. It dropped out a second before I thought it would and involuntarily clamped down on the head. When I drop the shelix in, I'm definitely wearing gloves.

[Kevin Groenke]

And I thought I was the only one too lazy to take out the knifes. It wasn't like I was going to need them in the old head when I was done. I did get through THAT operation unscathed though.

[Rick Dennington]

Yep-- just slap a little turpitine on and rinse with some alcohol mixed with salt!!!

Kinda like slapping Tabasco sause on a cats butt!!!!!

It'll feel better when it quits burning!!

Kinda like eating Mexican food, then wanting ice cream-- come on ice cream!!!!

I could go on and on, but I know you feel much better now!!!!

[Stephen Edwards]

Let your dawg lick it good to clean it up before you put the saw dust in.