Rockwell 6" Jointer

[sgoncalves]

Hey guys just picked this up today, cross referencing the serial number with owwm.com it looks to be a 1950's model. I'm positive the wood frame is not original but was looking to get some insight/info on the machine, the motor is massive.

 

[zkling]

Very good common home shop machine. Parts are plentiful, lots of folks have them. It is a 6" delta short bed jointer on a partial factory stand that someone butchered. Congrats on having the blade guard (called a pork chop) present, that is a pretty rare item itself.

Check owwm.com for lots of detail on it.

What exactly were you looking for info wise?

 

[sgoncalves]

Thanks for the reply, I knew for sure the stand was altered/butchered since it was in wood. Are the stands easy to come across or should I try to make one from some angle iron? Another thing I noticed was on the outfeed table on the back side of the machine there is a hole probably the same size as the blade guard hole what was that used for?

 

[nine4gmc]

The legs are original, I would find a pic of one and replicate the motor mount. Good find, I see lots of them in poor condition or high priced, one day I will find the right deal...

 

[zkling]

Thanks for the reply, I knew for sure the stand was altered/butchered since it was in wood. Are the stands easy to come across or should I try to make one from some angle iron? Another thing I noticed was on the outfeed table on the back side of the machine there is a hole probably the same size as the blade guard hole what was that used for?

The hole you are referring to is for a secondary or moved "rear blade guard". Can be useful in certain operations. 98% will never use one.

Are the stands easy to come by? Easy yes, cheap no. That looks like a bolt together stand for something other than a jointer. The ultimate stand is a cast iron base. Very collectable these days. A true open jointer stand has a dust chute that directs the chips under the outfeed table.

http://www.old-woodworking-tools.net/delta-jointer-6-inch.html

 

[Outlawmws]

Those are nice units. I have the 4" version that was in the Homecraft setup with a table saw and small DP (I also have the TS, but "collected" that separately...) that was the Delta answer to the Shop smith all in one tools.

 

[sgoncalves]

I picked this up for $80 from a gentlemen that had shutdown his shop, was it a fair price? Also I have a Delta 4" as well that was made in the 80's I might try to get some ideas from that stand, the legs look identical.

 

[lilredex]

Those are likely scroll saw stand legs, like on a 40-440.

http://vintagemachinery.org/photoindex/detail.aspx?id=137

The original stand looks like this one.

http://vintagemachinery.org/photoindex/detail.aspx?id=6292

 

[sgoncalves]

Looks like this is what I should be aiming for on the restore, looks identical motor to.

http://vintagemachinery.org/photoindex/detail.aspx?id=13761

 

[zkling]

I picked this up for $80 from a gentlemen that had shutdown his shop, was it a fair price? Also I have a Delta 4" as well that was made in the 80's I might try to get some ideas from that stand, the legs look identical.

Yes was a really good deal. IMHO. Depending on how "correct" you want to be I am sure you could narrow that stand and it would function just fine.

Those are likely scroll saw stand legs, like on a 40-440.

http://vintagemachinery.org/photoindex/detail.aspx?id=137

Possibly, they way the PO butchered it, it could have been a multitude of things. Replacing the metal stringers with wood to me indicates that someone tried to lengthen a standard base.

The original stand looks like this one.

http://vintagemachinery.org/photoindex/detail.aspx?id=6292

Actually that is a bit too modern for the joiner the OP has, that is into the peace symbol era of rockwell. The proper stand for his jointer would be either the open flare foot stand or the inclosed cast iron base as I liked above.

 

[lilredex]

Yes...your stand pictured is probably closer to the truth.

 

[cgv69]

As others have said, that was one of their home\hobbyist models. Still well built (especially by today's standards) but it is really limited by it's bed length. The end mounted fence isn't ideal either.

Before you spend time and money fixing it up, get a straight edge and make sure the beds and fence are flat. If they are twisted or warped in anyway then I personally wouldn't bother trying to fix it up.