A more experienced woodworking friend is pushing me in deeper and showed me how to go from rough to square lumber using a jointer and planer. So after some trolling on craigslist I found one in a town about an hour and a half away. 75 bucks for a 6in craftsman jointer. The manual that came with it has a copy-wright date of 1965, so it is roughly that old.
After some work and guidance with the friend that helped further my addiction i was able to clean the table and fence up into a pretty acceptable state. some small dark pitted areas still remain and probably always will, but they aren't too deep when you run your hand across them.
All it needs now is a new set of blades and I am in business!
Nice find. I too found a nice Craftsman older model 6" jointer in mint condition. Mine's all cast and came with the manufacturers stand. I also got a hands on tutorial from the previous owner. This thing is razor sharp and breezes right through the hardwoods I've run through it. I paid $125.00 for mine. Craigslist is my friend!
I see a lot of those jointers on CL for anywhere from $50.00 to $200.00 asking price. The $200.00 guys eventually go down to around $125.00 before the jointer disappears off the listings…
Looks like a good solid machine. Not sure I would call that big hunk of cast iron "bench top" though…
Hey Chase,
Great find on Craigslist. I picked up a used Ridgid jointer in the tampa bay area from craigslist for a real good price. Have fun dimensioning lumber.
Tim
Nice job cleaning it up. I found one at a garage sale for a $100. and got them down to 80. it must weigh in at 80-100 lbs. I've spent several hours adjusting the knives and in feed table and got it well pretty close to perfect. It has a non adjustable out feed table or bed (which is it I don't know) which I like. Mine needs either new knives or these ones sharpened. Only one place here that can sharpen them and I don't know how good a job I might get. I sure enjoy having a jointer in the shop makes it easy to square up stock. I still use my router table to clean up short pieces.
Nice job Chase! I just got the exact same jointer from a guy on craigslist. I cant figure out how to adjust the infeed table. it tilts down towards the outfeed table. Any advice would be great!!
I messed with mine for a bit woodsmith, and i am not sure what you would need to do. I havent taken it completely apart yet. the infeed on mine definitely moves up and down as a unit, no tilt. try unscrewing the infeed adjust to see if it comes out. maybe that will help you get it apart.
thanks, I think I got it. There are 2 bolt heads (3/4") just to the right of the blades (from the front). they seemed to do the trick some what. trial and error I guess.
I have a CraftsmanModel #113.20021 that looks very similar to this. Might you have gotten a manuel for this unit by now? I am trying to refurbish mine and need a little help on adjustments. My unit came with 3 set of blades! Still need a set? They have been used slightly but they can be re-sharpened.
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