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Base for a grizzly 6" jointer
The base on my 6" grizzly jointer is too flimsy for my tastes. It
vibrates even though I've carefully adjusted the motor and cutterhead pulleys to be on the same plane, and I've even gone as far as putting a thin layer of hard rubber tape between joints the sheetmetal to reduce vibration and noise, but it's just not enough. What I would like to do is build a solid base out of 3/4" MDF. The heft and rigidity of the new case would be an order of magnitude better than the flimsy sheet metal case. Has anyone done this before? If so, how did you handle the motor mount? I intend to mount the motor with the mounting plate facing down instead of that bizarre angle Grizzly uses (because the motor is mounted to the exterior of the dust chute). I'm planning to secure the motor by bolting it to a solid 1 1/2" platform mounted perpendicular to the interior walls of the MDF case (a side view of this would look like an "H" with the motor sitting in on the crossmember between the verticals). This would give me a nice clearance for a 4" elbow for chip collection. If anyone had a drawing or photo of your version of this idea I'd be grateful. If not, I suppose I'll post my final result if anyone wants to see it. -- -linux_lad To verify that this post isn't forged, click he http://www.spoofproof.org/verify.php...4013f7075c4b8f |
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Base for a grizzly 6" jointer
Had the same up at school, though the base was the least of its problems.
Screw a fitted 2x2 in the four corners and it'll quiet a bunch. Won't flex as much, either. Other than that, mount the motor to a piece of 3/4 ply and hinge it for adjustment. Long bolt will keep tension where you want it. "-linux_lad" wrote in message ... The base on my 6" grizzly jointer is too flimsy for my tastes. It vibrates even though I've carefully adjusted the motor and cutterhead pulleys to be on the same plane, and I've even gone as far as putting a thin layer of hard rubber tape between joints the sheetmetal to reduce vibration and noise, but it's just not enough. |
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