My new old Jointer!

[TimmS]

I bought this today.

It is a 20" WW Carey Jointer.

[Peacefuljourney]

Nannn that's doesn't worth a dime, you've been screw...

Sorry to say that! I gonna be a good friend, and ready to sacrifice myself for you to relieve you from this burden.
I can pick it up at your place right now for a small 5$


Nice find!

[David G]

I bet you'll love it. 20" is enviable. The jointer in my first shop was an even older beast. Feligreed cast iron base. Square head with 2 knives. Babbet beartings. The tables on those old guys are often not very long, which is a mild drawback when it comes to jointing any kind of longer stock, but I'd trade my 8 incher in a heartbeat nonetheless. Is it all dialed in, or will you need to do some restoration? The other hiccup with these is that they were set up for easy dust collection. If you want to hook up to a sucker, you might have to get creative with some plywood and/or sheet metal. How many knives?

Congrats!

[TimmS]

The cutter head holds two knives. they are 3/8" think so the bevel is huge making honing easy. It came with two old and two brand new sets of knives. It was used daily until about 5 years ago when the old owner moved into a cooperative shop that already had a good jointer. It is basically set up, but will need some tweaking. The infeed table is 48", and the outfeed is 36" long.

[Bob Cleek]

Ooooo... jointer envy!

[Blowtorch]

That thing is HUGE! It looks like an aircraft carrier!

[Ron Williamson]

Nice.
Be careful moving it because it'll be pretty top heavy.
R

[PeterSibley]

The cutter head holds two knives. they are 3/8" think so the bevel is huge making honing easy. It came with two old and two brand new sets of knives. It was used daily until about 5 years ago when the old owner moved into a cooperative shop that already had a good jointer. It is basically set up, but will need some tweaking. The infeed table is 48", and the outfeed is 36" long.

Round head or square head ? I'm very happy with my ancient square head thicknesser but I wouldn't own a square head jointer .

If she's a round head , hearty congratulations !

[TimmS]

Round head or square head ? I'm very happy with my ancient square head thicknesser but I wouldn't own a square head jointer .

If she's a round head , hearty congratulations !

It is a round head!

[PeterSibley]

Well done indeed ! I'd be happy with a 12'' to match my ancient thicknesser .

[PeterSibley]

I've also just bought this ...a 10'' Wadkin Bursgreen saw bench to replace my horrible old Chinese one .

$170 plus freight ! A Rolls Royce of saws !

[Rob Hazard]

Timm, one thing before you start running that puppy, get a guard for it. A good spring return guard.

Forty years ago I watched an old time cabinetmaker take the end of his thumb off in a jointer. He'd spent his entire career working around machinery and "should have known better", but it happened. I still think of that every time I crank one up.

[Phil Y]

Nice one peter

[TimmS]

I am going to pick it up tomorrow, and I thought I would ask about protecting the cast iron from moisture in transit. I will have to leave it inside my van for a couple of weeks before I can take the time to drive it all the way home (West Virginia). How can I protect it from surface rust? My first thought was spray it down with WD40 or something similar, but I am worried about all the solvent in such products......... I will have to spend 12 hours in the van with it breathing whatever I coat it with on the way home. The van does not leak, but condensation is a concern. I will take more photos as we move it

[Jim Ledger]

Get some Butchers Wax and rub on a thick coat. Use it regularly to keep the table and fence slick and you'll work easier and get a better cut as well as keeping the iron rust free.

[PeterSibley]

Seconded , I use my home made beeswax based polish .

[Jay Greer]

Once it is in your shop, you might wish to change to treating the top with Camelia Oil. It never lets rust get started.
Jay

[Gerarddm]

Without a guard that thing makes me nervous. If you ever get a chance to see an old documentary from the 70s called Ben's Mill, see it. Old mill powered by water power. Would make OSHA blanch, LOL.

[TimmS]

I picked it up today!








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In my van

[TimmS]

I love the hand wheel design

[JimConlin]

I expect that your school chums are ready to kill you for it.

[john welsford]

Dont use standard WD40, its likely to be red with rust in a few days. Use CRC marine which leaves a faint corrosion resistant film, or INOX.

JohnW

I am going to pick it up tomorrow, and I thought I would ask about protecting the cast iron from moisture in transit. I will have to leave it inside my van for a couple of weeks before I can take the time to drive it all the way home (West Virginia). How can I protect it from surface rust? My first thought was spray it down with WD40 or something similar, but I am worried about all the solvent in such products......... I will have to spend 12 hours in the van with it breathing whatever I coat it with on the way home. The van does not leak, but condensation is a concern. I will take more photos as we move it

[PeterSibley]

JEALOUSY !

[Canoez]

Nice ahrn, there. What, no Cosmolene to coat it? ;-)

I'd imagine that it was heavy in pieces, too!