Brian Parker
01-16-2013, 12:08 PM
Thanks for the ideas, I got it resolved this evening!
I've had this jointer for about 6 years or so and until about a year or so ago loved it. I went to use it one day and found that the big black know used to move the fence in and out wouldn't turn. I found a picture of what the fence gear mechanism looks like and attached it below, circling the frozen black knob.
I reached out to Delta's CS and they told me that since it was so old to contact the fine folks at Black & Decker. I wasn't able to get anything from them.
The fence is almost all the way back so I can still run a 5 3/4" board across it. I'd really like to have the fence back up and traveling as it should, and not leaving it as is. I looked online and I can get some parts for it but since I would need to buy the long silver cylinder and the bracket which it slides through it's not going to be cheap. I've thought of getting a can of WD-40 and just spraying it down every few hours as there is a horizontal slot (not seen in the picture as it's on the other side). I could pull out the two black set screws and spray something in there. Again I'm reaching at straws and would love to hear a few tips or methods from people here. I'm hoping that a few users know what I'm talking about or even better someone who restores jointers that could offer a bit of advise. I thought about a big hammer but quickly dismissed that idea as it would most likely throw something out of whack!
I'm not sure if it will help but the jointer is a Delta 37-275X X5.
Brian
I've had this jointer for about 6 years or so and until about a year or so ago loved it. I went to use it one day and found that the big black know used to move the fence in and out wouldn't turn. I found a picture of what the fence gear mechanism looks like and attached it below, circling the frozen black knob.
I reached out to Delta's CS and they told me that since it was so old to contact the fine folks at Black & Decker. I wasn't able to get anything from them.
The fence is almost all the way back so I can still run a 5 3/4" board across it. I'd really like to have the fence back up and traveling as it should, and not leaving it as is. I looked online and I can get some parts for it but since I would need to buy the long silver cylinder and the bracket which it slides through it's not going to be cheap. I've thought of getting a can of WD-40 and just spraying it down every few hours as there is a horizontal slot (not seen in the picture as it's on the other side). I could pull out the two black set screws and spray something in there. Again I'm reaching at straws and would love to hear a few tips or methods from people here. I'm hoping that a few users know what I'm talking about or even better someone who restores jointers that could offer a bit of advise. I thought about a big hammer but quickly dismissed that idea as it would most likely throw something out of whack!
I'm not sure if it will help but the jointer is a Delta 37-275X X5.
Brian