Making A Hammer Jointer Table Slicker

[scott vroom]

Johnson paste wax and let it haze over before wiping off. And I agree with Eric....you don't need excessive downward pressure, just enough to allow the cutters to do the work. And remember to wax the fence as well, it can be just as grippy when edge jointing wide stock.

[Rod Sheridan]

I use the semi solid Gleit.

If you’re using the spray bottle just spray it on lightly, don’t wipe it off.

The spiral head requires more push than the straight knife head, you’ll get accustomed to it.....Rod.

[Warren Lake]

Hi Rod

I got accosted once.

I've found temp and humidity of your shop are a starting point. When my shop is at its worst then stuff slides the worst. When its warmer and dryer things slide better. If i compare three machines and how stuff slides the smoothest of them all is no worse than others. Say a SCM120 that is very smooth, a T130 that still has machine marks in it and an older SCM that has the scalloped table which is supposed to reduce friction. From machine to machine the steel is not the same. The stuff on the super smooth machine slides just as easily if not better than the other two that should slide better. Its like its a different and higher quality steel.

Never used more than just whatever wax is around. Last time some liquid auto wax a synthetic. Put it on with a burgandy scotchbrite leave it till it flashes off and wipe with a microfibre or even paper towel. Have done a few hundred feet of 8' wide white pine and it still slides nicely. Ill have to try at some point using the auto buffer on it just to see if there are any positives from that, just going over the wax with that rather than by hand.

[Rod Sheridan]

Hi Rod

I got accosted once.

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Haha, good catch, thanks Warren, I've corrected my post. Darn auto spell check..........Rod.

[Art Mann]

I experienced the same problem with my Jet JJP-12HH, but the top grind had a different pattern than your machine. Of course, my fix may not be appropriate for your machine. I fixed the problem by wet sanding with 220 grit and WD-40, cleaning carefully and waxing with Johnson's paste wax. It took a fair amount of sanding to get it right. Originally, the top felt like sandpaper. I think it is a bad design, even knowing why they did it that way. I wax again every now and then to keep the bed slick and rust free.

[andy bessette]

The right product is "Topcote", first produced by Sandaro, then Bostik, and now called "GlideCote". I first clean the top thoroughly with acetone, then apply Topcote and let dry for 10-15 minutes before burnishing with a soft rag.

https://www.jdindustrialsupply.com/topcote.html

[John Kee]

The right product is "Topcote", first produced by Sandaro, then Bostik, and now called "GlideCote". I first clean the top thoroughly with acetone, then apply Topcote and let dry for 10-15 minutes before burnishing with a soft rag.

https://www.jdindustrialsupply.com/topcote.html

Andy, Topcote works too but like applying paste takes way to long when you are trying to make money with no added benefit. By the time you find your acetone and rag my wood is being processed. These traditional methods are OK in the hobby world where time is of no consequence but those in a production environment the Supergleit puts money in your pocket.

[andy bessette]

Andy, Topcote works too but like applying paste takes way to long when you are trying to make money with no added benefit. By the time you find your acetone and rag my wood is being processed. These traditional methods are OK in the hobby world where time is of no consequence but those in a production environment the Supergleit puts money in your pocket.

This is the first I've even heard of Supergleit, so have no experience with that product. And, while certainly far from being organized, I at least know where my acetone and rag (and Topcote) are stored. Though I do no production work, I have been a professional woodworker and boat builder for over 40 years. Yet I still find time to more or less maintain my machines, even though that task doesn't literally put money in my pocket.

The way I discovered Topcote was when my thickness plane began to have trouble feeding material through. All it needed was cleaning and coating the platen.