12" Crescent Jointer"ITS ALIVE"

[Carroll Courtney]

Today is the day.Fired up my new to me,freshly rebuilt jointer.Boy is it quiet,and solid.It has been about a 1yr process and worth every minute.Its a 1969 model that came from Astroworld when it close down.It was used on a daily bases doing all of their jointing for the whole park.When I first took the motor apart it was full of wood chips(I started to say saw dust LOL)Anyway the first couple of pics is what I started with and the last few is the finish product.Thanks Guys for all the advice on this.

[Ben Cadotte]

Really nice job. Only thing I am wondering. Where is the trailer hitch on your mobile base so you can tow that aircraft carrier around? :)

[Brian Weick]

very nice job ~ that looks spectacular and probably runs like a brand new machine~ fantastic job!
Brian

[Bruce Page]

Awesome restoration Carroll. That’s a gorgeous hunk of arn!

[Rob Russell]

Great job on the restoration. You definitely have a great jointer now!

[Frank Drew]

Wow! What a difference; excellent work, Carroll. I can't believe the amount of sawdust inside the motor; hadn't they heard of TEFC back in 1969 :rolleyes:?

A question about your mobile base -- don't the wheel assemblies tend to get in your way when you're jointing?

[Carroll Courtney]

Thanks guys,Frank your right they do get in the way.Wish I would have done that part different.At 1200lbs it rolls around pretty good.Heres acouple more pics of the dust.I don't know how so much got into the motor or how it got rid of the heat.

[Larry Crim]

Just AWESOME Carroll, that will be a project that you will be proud of every time you place a piece of wood on it.
Larry

[Doug Shepard]

Wow. You pulled a real Lazarus with that one. Nice job and nice score.

[Raymond Fries]

Excellent Restoration; it is a beautiful machine..
Definately worth the time!
Major Gloat there...:D

[Don Bullock]

Wow, what a fantastic piece of equipment. Excellent work!!!

[Jim Becker]

Wow! Nice job!!!! That cleaned up wonderfully...

[Ron Jones near Indy]

Great looking jointer. I'm sure you will get much use of it.

[Gary Herrmann]

Wow. Impressive job. I wish I had the patience, time and um, skill to do that.

[Norman Pyles]

Great job on the jointer, makes my 6" Delta look like a toy.

[Mike Heidrick]

Awesome awesome restor job. Looks fantastic.

[George Sanders]

That's a beautiful restoration on a fine old machine.

[Rob Will]

Fantastic Job!
How did you remove the layers of old paint?
This machine looks great!

Rob

[Jon Grider]

Wow!!I am so envious.Super job.

[Scot Ferraro]

All I can say is WOW!! What a beautiful peice of arn....very solid and ready for another several years of service!

Congrats!

Scot

[Steve Clardy]

Another Awesome......;)

[Robert LaPlaca]

Wow, really killer restoration.. Bet it runs as good as it looks.. Congratulations

[Simon Dupay]

Great job-that's a $10,000 jointer right there!:)

[Jeffrey Makiel]

Old stuff always had that artsy look to it. Nice sweeping curves. No expense spared in style. And the quantity of bulk material used that ensured its graceful presence for a long, long time!

What a neat machine!

-Jeff :)

[Hank Knight]

I'll add my "WOW!" to the well deserved kudos. That's really a nice restoration. I'm an "old arn" fan and I'd love to find one of those. Congrats on a nice job and a nice machine.

[ABBEY thomas]

Did you repair the old motor or fine a new one? I'm trying to get one running for a friend and it looks like yours use to. I'm contemplating putting a cover over the front housig to prevent the chips from getting in. If we get a temperature increase I was thing about putting a small air lin into the back cover. What do you think?
abbey thomas

[ABBEY thomas]

Did you repair the old motor or find a new one? I'm trying to get one running for a friend and it looks like yours use to. I'm contemplating putting a cover over the front housing to prevent the chips from getting in. If we get a temperature increase I was thing about putting a small air line into the back cover. What do you think?
abbey thomas

[Chip Lindley]

It's an OLD thread, but still a Great Crescent 12" jointer. With sufficient dust collection hooked up to the jointer, I venture to say that the Crescent motor will never become so packed full of chips again. Old-Tyme shops had shovels and wheel barrows instead of cyclones! Big Difference!

[Brian Weick]

speaking of which - I just acquired these 2 machines 3 weeks ago......

The 1925-28 (within that time frame) American woodworking Machinery 16" "Buzz" hand jointer 96" L table

The 1938 Oliver 117 -A 30" Band saw

They are both getting a complete strip * restoration just like my Oliver 20C and the Moak 32" "Special" Band saw....


My friend John is an addict like I am for the OWWM and has the same Crescent jointer and did a complete strip down on her- absolutely fantastic job he did on her...with re-poured Babbitt bearings- that is one fine jointer you have there...


B,

[Carroll Courtney]

Abbey,sorry for not seeing your earlier post.All I done to the motor was just clean it up such as all the shavens and using fine sandpaper cleaned up the stator,armature.There was no need in me replacing the bearings cause it was sooooo smooth.It being direct drive made me alittle nervous about trying to remove the cutter head.The motor lead wires were also crack so I use heatshrink insulation for it.Using the smallest size that will fit the wire then next size above it,and the next.Ended up with the orginal insulation then 3 layers of heatshrink.Thanks again for the nice comments and Abbey post some pics of yours and good luck-----Carroll
Brian,congrads on the additional machinery and lets see some pics of your other BS

[Bobby Knourek]

very classy.

Bobby.

[Brian Weick]

Here is the link to the new post on my Moak 32" special http://www.sawmillcreek.org/showthread.php?161911-MOAK-32-quot-quot-Special-quot-Band-saw

B.

[michael case]

Wow! .........

[Cyrus Brewster 7]

All of you guys really whet my appetite. This is some awesome display of machinery. I am very new to woodworking but have always been in love with old tools - power or not. I still use a handful of my grandfather's Snap-On sockets and have been on the lookout for vintage Stanley planes. I am really looking forward to what I can find in the future.

Thanks.

[Don Morris]

That's worthy of being a Gloat! You suck! Thanks for sharing such a fabulous restoration. No one seeing that isn't envious. Enjoy!!!

[george wilson]

A great machine that anyone would be proud ti own!!!

[Scott Vigder]

Excellent pictures and outstanding work!