glenn bradley
01-06-2007, 12:50 PM
As I continue to throw spare change into a bucket to swell my jointer upgrade piggy bank I've given my little Delta 6" some attention. The performance of this unit was never stellar but it is just a little guy. Well I decided to give it some TLC.
A thorough going over found some table misalignment. A little time and some shims brought things into line. I re-set the blades and went through the usual alignment checks adjusting as required. The whole operation took under an hour of my time.
I then grabbed a 'not square' piece of two-by material about 2 feet long (three feet is about the max size this little guy will deal with reasonably). I followed the steps to square a board; face joint, square on side, plane and rip. The board came out almost to my liking. I was able to finish it off with a little bit of scraping. I now have a useless but beautifully square piece of 2X4.
Moral of the story for me; don't dog your "lesser" tools. Just tune 'em up well and don't expect them to exceed their capacity. I'm a happy guy but, I'm still saving for that 8" jointer.
A thorough going over found some table misalignment. A little time and some shims brought things into line. I re-set the blades and went through the usual alignment checks adjusting as required. The whole operation took under an hour of my time.
I then grabbed a 'not square' piece of two-by material about 2 feet long (three feet is about the max size this little guy will deal with reasonably). I followed the steps to square a board; face joint, square on side, plane and rip. The board came out almost to my liking. I was able to finish it off with a little bit of scraping. I now have a useless but beautifully square piece of 2X4.
Moral of the story for me; don't dog your "lesser" tools. Just tune 'em up well and don't expect them to exceed their capacity. I'm a happy guy but, I'm still saving for that 8" jointer.