With the turning of the calendar, I remind myself that once a year I
should clean and tune my tools (table saw, jointer, planer, bandsaw).
I usually turn my TS over and partially disassemble it to get out all
the accumulated grime and dirty grease on the worm gears, then re-lube
it, reassemble it, and take the time to get it tuned as well as I can.
Same for jointer/planer knives. All the enclosed cabinet bases get
opened and vacuumed.

In other words, it's time for all those "once in a while" tasks.

"DJ Delorie" wrote in message
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With the turning of the calendar, I remind myself that once a year I
should clean and tune my tools (table saw, jointer, planer, bandsaw).
I usually turn my TS over and partially disassemble it to get out all
the accumulated grime and dirty grease on the worm gears, then re-lube
it, reassemble it, and take the time to get it tuned as well as I can.
Same for jointer/planer knives. All the enclosed cabinet bases get
opened and vacuumed.

In other words, it's time for all those "once in a while" tasks.

Thank you for your post. Maybe it will prod me into doing the same.

"DJ Delorie" wrote in message
...

With the turning of the calendar, I remind myself that once a year I
should clean and tune my tools (table saw, jointer, planer, bandsaw).
I usually turn my TS over and partially disassemble it to get out all
the accumulated grime and dirty grease on the worm gears, then re-lube
it, reassemble it, and take the time to get it tuned as well as I can.
Same for jointer/planer knives. All the enclosed cabinet bases get
opened and vacuumed.

In other words, it's time for all those "once in a while" tasks.

Also. Remember to put 2006 on your checks. WW

Fresh batteries in the smoke/fire detectors too.....

Bob S.


"DJ Delorie" wrote in message
...

With the turning of the calendar, I remind myself that once a year I
should clean and tune my tools (table saw, jointer, planer, bandsaw).
I usually turn my TS over and partially disassemble it to get out all
the accumulated grime and dirty grease on the worm gears, then re-lube
it, reassemble it, and take the time to get it tuned as well as I can.
Same for jointer/planer knives. All the enclosed cabinet bases get
opened and vacuumed.

In other words, it's time for all those "once in a while" tasks.

On 01 Jan 2006 18:01:12 -0500, DJ Delorie wrote:


With the turning of the calendar, I remind myself that once a year I
should clean and tune my tools (table saw, jointer, planer, bandsaw).
I usually turn my TS over and partially disassemble it to get out all
the accumulated grime and dirty grease on the worm gears, then re-lube
it, reassemble it, and take the time to get it tuned as well as I can.
Same for jointer/planer knives. All the enclosed cabinet bases get
opened and vacuumed.

In other words, it's time for all those "once in a while" tasks.

Clean and maintain a power tool before it complains?? unheard of!! *g*


mac

Please remove splinters before emailing

"mac davis" wrote in message
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: On 01 Jan 2006 18:01:12 -0500, DJ Delorie
wrote:
:
:
: With the turning of the calendar, I remind myself that once a
year I
: should clean and tune my tools (table saw, jointer, planer,
bandsaw).
: I usually turn my TS over and partially disassemble it to get
out all
: the accumulated grime and dirty grease on the worm gears, then
re-lube
: it, reassemble it, and take the time to get it tuned as well
as I can.
: Same for jointer/planer knives. All the enclosed cabinet
bases get
: opened and vacuumed.
:
: In other words, it's time for all those "once in a while"
tasks.
:
: Clean and maintain a power tool before it complains?? unheard
of!! *g*
:
:
: mac
:
: Please remove splinters before emailing

Add to that smoke detector batteries and computer full system
backup and you have my list! A pain, but worth it!

Pop

On Mon, 02 Jan 2006 23:35:55 GMT, Ba r r y
wrote:

On Mon, 02 Jan 2006 08:42:35 -0800, mac davis
wrote:


Clean and maintain a power tool before it complains?? unheard of!! *g*


The only thing I do that with is my Beechcraft. The consequences are
more than wasted stock...

Yep, can't exactly pull over to the side and get out and walk. :-(



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