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Default Solution for Jointer Fence Repair/Replacement

Yeah, in return to a comment about how "talented" his son (John) was,
coach Elway angrly responded that it wasn't talent, it was the
insistance of always running one more lap when the rest of the team
hit the showers and more hard work that anyone else.

On Oct 20, 10:16*am, -MIKE- wrote:
Tiger Woods said, "The more I practice, the luckier I get."
With me, it's the more I google... :-)
Things have been slow, so I had time to look.
Plus, never underestimate the power of ebay's "Make an Offer." *:-)

SonomaProducts.com wrote:
You are one lucky bast$%. Congrats.


I picked up a Delta 37-285 Jointer on craigslist for $75....
hmmmm.... I think I forgot to *gloat* about that. * *:-)
It works great, as far as the motor, cutters, table, and all that go.
The problem is in the adjustable fence. The parts that make it
adjustable are made of that pot-metal that they used for the longest
time. You can see in the following lousy picture that they have cracked.
http://www.mikedrums.com/fencecrack.jpg
Found a new fence assembly on ebay for 20 bucks that is used on Delta's
newer jointers and disc sanders.


With a couple mods, it works very nicely.


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