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Kyle/Thomas,

I'm no expert, but I've used ~ 10 to 15 different jointers in my time as a hobbyist and when I was younger. I own two now. All of them had iron-on-iron contact with the fence...

They're outstanding for precision rips and for additional safety on narrow stock. I have 2-pairs of them. If you run two of them BEFORE the blade and one after, it's almost impossible to mess...

I have a similar issue when I rip thin stock with the fence very close to the blade, but my problem is the insert plate and not the table itself yet. Try as I might, I can never get the d*mn insert...

That looks awesome. Nice job with it. What kind of wood was that again?

If you're considering a benchtop type, I would recommend a 6" floor standing instead. And I would vote for a helical/segmented head if you buy new...WAY easier to change knives. Just unscrew the...

They're making their move...

That's what I was thinking on the table wallow...that the boards would come out crowned, but others are saying on their planers with wallowed beds that if the infeed side bed roller is flat and set...

Yea thought about that, but that square and some other woodpecker's squares are all I have that will fit within the 16" table between the raised ends. I have a 48" Starrett straightedge that I think...

Your response was what I was thinking a good portion of responses were going to be like, but you're in the minority..at least in this thread. Just a few of you responded this way. Most agree that...

Hello. I'm also relatively knew to the forum, and I recently purchased a 1950's era Powermatic 16" planer (E-16) and have just started to restore it. Search by my username and look for a...

Oh I see what you're saying...you mean the table alignment ways on the front and back that are machined into the casting. Yea I want those flat too...but I figured the table would be more important?...

Bugs me too, and I only sorta know what I'm doing off advice from others and assuming things. No restoration experience.

Yea that missing tooth on the sprocket would keep me up at night :)...well...

Erik thanks for the reply (and the earlier replies too). I was planning on taking it all apart anyway and replacing the head (with byrd or hermance) but thought it'd be 'fun' (and maybe even...

Mike thanks for the reply. Yea I thought about the wire-hardness as I was responding to Lowell's link; if you choose a softer metal that the table that should work. Sounds like you've done it...

Thanks for the reply. These wire wheels would be a more aggressive approach, but hey if it works for you, it works. And I guess you could use softer-metal wheels if need be as well..doesn't have to...

You are in agreement with a LOT of others, and there must be a reason for that..probably truth. I'm still looking to verify that the volume/thickness of surface rust is 100 times thicker than the...

No fear :)

I think I'm going to try this on *something*..maybe not this planer bed this time around if I choose not to resurface it...but if I do choose to resurface it, think I'm gonna...

I'll have to look that up...is that just similar to sand blasting...same basic process but with a different media? Thanks for the reply.

I read an article or two about this over on the vintage machinery site. They have a wiki section. Look for sections 2.8 Jointers & Planers (Grinding Jointer Tables) and 2.11 Restoration Tips (...

Nice, thank you. Do you just clean off the WD-40 with mineral spirits or similar when you're done? A few folks said they favor Naval Jelly, but I'll be on the lookout for residue if I go that route.

That's a 1st for Barkeepers friend...at least that I've heard as a newbie to this. Thanks.

:) "Don't overthink it" <--story of my life.


Cup wheel of an angle grinder---assuming there's a hook-and-loop or similar way of attaching the pad? I have a dewalt buffer with a hook and loop...

Thank you. Yea the razor blade technique seems to be the most universally agreed-upon. Your Scotchbrite buffing is with an RO sander or buffer though right?

Another good point, I guess I'm just trying to control what I can. If I go to the trouble of taking it all apart, might as well try and make the bed all it can be. At any rate, as someone else...

Thanks for the reply...I will google it. Don't think anyone else brought this method up. How or on what have you used it before?