Jim Shaver, Oakville Ont
05-17-2007, 8:27 PM
I spent some time tonight upgrading the cutter head on my General 480 jointer.
After taking a class a year ago at Marc Adams one of the lasting impressions for me was that the jointers there all had helical heads. They cut like a dream and I went looking for the feasibility of buying one for my own jointer.
I bought a special one made just for my jointer, from Byrd, it’s what they call a Shelix head, the carbide cutters at an angle as well as being set in a helical row.
I removed the jointer fence, then the jointer from the base
http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b55/jimshaver50/IMG_8711.jpg
Set it up on a saw horse to work, a neighbour helped me lift he beast.
http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b55/jimshaver50/IMG_8713.jpg
http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b55/jimshaver50/IMG_8712.jpg
I took the old cutter head out,
http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b55/jimshaver50/IMG_8715.jpg
http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b55/jimshaver50/IMG_8716.jpg
removed the head
Getting the bearings off the old head was a chore, a piece of wood used as a drift and a steady blow with a hammer made things go along
http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b55/jimshaver50/IMG_8719.jpg
I replaced the bearings with new ones and pressed them on the new cutter head.
http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b55/jimshaver50/IMG_8721.jpg
Here it is ready for final assembly
http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b55/jimshaver50/IMG_8722.jpg
I will set it up and run it this weekend, I am looking forward to the improved performance.
Total time today was about 3 hours.
After taking a class a year ago at Marc Adams one of the lasting impressions for me was that the jointers there all had helical heads. They cut like a dream and I went looking for the feasibility of buying one for my own jointer.
I bought a special one made just for my jointer, from Byrd, it’s what they call a Shelix head, the carbide cutters at an angle as well as being set in a helical row.
I removed the jointer fence, then the jointer from the base
http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b55/jimshaver50/IMG_8711.jpg
Set it up on a saw horse to work, a neighbour helped me lift he beast.
http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b55/jimshaver50/IMG_8713.jpg
http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b55/jimshaver50/IMG_8712.jpg
I took the old cutter head out,
http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b55/jimshaver50/IMG_8715.jpg
http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b55/jimshaver50/IMG_8716.jpg
removed the head
Getting the bearings off the old head was a chore, a piece of wood used as a drift and a steady blow with a hammer made things go along
http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b55/jimshaver50/IMG_8719.jpg
I replaced the bearings with new ones and pressed them on the new cutter head.
http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b55/jimshaver50/IMG_8721.jpg
Here it is ready for final assembly
http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b55/jimshaver50/IMG_8722.jpg
I will set it up and run it this weekend, I am looking forward to the improved performance.
Total time today was about 3 hours.