Old Beaver Joiner Rebuild

[steve morris6]

im rebuilding this 1940's beaver 3800 jointer and thought id share the pics
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its an unusual design, the cutterhead/pulley is one piece and there is no spindle. there are two tapered roller bearing on short arbors that slide into the base
the fence is a really odd design, linkages, bushings and a big drum that rotates in the main fence casting

[Jim Becker]

That looks like it's an interesting project and I'm looking forward to seeing what you do with it!

[steve morris6]

i have one already, same machine in daily use. here's a picture of it. the new one will be very similar

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my plan is to have two in operation, one for rough lumber, the other for finish cuts in figured wood, ie a light skim cut after thicknessing

i have a shop full of oldies, mostly 1940's and 50's and a couple of older ones including a 1915 bandsaw, its a crescent 20

[Jim Becker]

Nice tool.

Relative to your plan to use one for "a light skim cut after thicknessing", the nature of a jointer puts you at risk of losing even thickness when you push the board across the cutter. A "lunchbox" planer with sharp knives and rubber rollers may be a better way to do that finishing cut, although you'll still have scalloping, even if small, from any rotating cutter. Only a sharp hand plane can give a smooth, glassy surface.

[steve morris6]

yeah i realize that the thickness may not stay consistant, but i can use a much slower feed rate than a planer, so its a tradeoff

the project continues, a stand built using beaver cast iron legs and plywood, reassemble the fence and other little bits.

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[steve morris6]

a nd the stand started

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