Marty Tippin
07-23-2014, 2:30 PM
I just bought a used G0453PX via Craigslist. Seller had a small home shop and said he only used the planer a few times since purchasing it new about 2 years ago. We ran a few pieces through it and all looked well save for a little bit of snipe, so I bought it (along with a G0490X jointer and G1028Z2 dust collector, all the same age - $2k for the lot so think I got a fair price...)
After getting the planer home, removing the top cover and taking a closer look, I can only assume that the original owner didn't clean *any* of the cosmoline off the machine except from the table. The feed rollers are completely gunked up with sawdust and oil, as is much of the cutter head and the legs that the table rides up and down on.
So I set about to clean as much as I could with a rag, wire brush and a lot of mineral spirits, but I'm not really sure whether there's still an oily film on the rollers or not.
Any suggestions on the best way to clean the rollers and cutter head thoroughly? And should I expect the feed roller to stay clean and shiny after I get done, or does it tend to collect a lot of sawdust?
After I get it cleaned up, I'll run some more test stock through and see about adjusting the snipe out of it. I've also ordered a Wixey digital readout and will be installing it according to Mike Goetzke's thread here http://www.sawmillcreek.org/showthread.php?162264-Wixey-Remote-Planer-DRO-on-a-Grizzly-G0453PX-15-quot-Planer&highlight=wixey
Any other tips for either setup or maintenance on the G0453PX would be appreciated!
After getting the planer home, removing the top cover and taking a closer look, I can only assume that the original owner didn't clean *any* of the cosmoline off the machine except from the table. The feed rollers are completely gunked up with sawdust and oil, as is much of the cutter head and the legs that the table rides up and down on.
So I set about to clean as much as I could with a rag, wire brush and a lot of mineral spirits, but I'm not really sure whether there's still an oily film on the rollers or not.
Any suggestions on the best way to clean the rollers and cutter head thoroughly? And should I expect the feed roller to stay clean and shiny after I get done, or does it tend to collect a lot of sawdust?
After I get it cleaned up, I'll run some more test stock through and see about adjusting the snipe out of it. I've also ordered a Wixey digital readout and will be installing it according to Mike Goetzke's thread here http://www.sawmillcreek.org/showthread.php?162264-Wixey-Remote-Planer-DRO-on-a-Grizzly-G0453PX-15-quot-Planer&highlight=wixey
Any other tips for either setup or maintenance on the G0453PX would be appreciated!