Thread: Bueller's shed - a noobs journey through vintage machinery

Bearing blocks are done. Some deep pitting on them but nothing that interferes with the bearing registration or the point where they contact the machine. Will order some new ones in the next couple of weeks, not in a huge rush because I still need to order the spiral head. Starting a new job though this week so if all goes well I can start spending again soon [emoji1]

Just finished the bulk of the rust and paint removal on the cabinet. The bottom of the cabinet was never painted so the rust was pretty bad but nothing that the angle grinder couldn't take care of. Going to work on plans for the dust extraction before I paint, want to make some modifications first.

Good news, Bob was kind enough to test the motor and it runs beautifully! Just need to get a VFD and she'll be good to go.

https://vimeo.com/202600101

He also had a look at the cabinet and I know what needs to be done for dust extraction mods now. Shouldn't be too much trouble and will be a good first project to try out some welding. Will put it on the backburner while I work on the rest of the machine, still need to pick out a welder and some PPE.

Thanks again Bob!

Work has been wrecking me lately, very little time to work on the jointer! Been a little bit overwhelmed with the huge amount of work needed but this morning I said stuff it and just started putting grinder to metal.





Going to work on getting some more parts stripped of paint today and then I'll fit the motor to see how much space I'll have for the dust chute.

Sizing up the side of the cabinet opposite the chute opening and I have about 230mm of width to work with. Looking at the vents at Bunnings and they've got this one which fits well.

https://www.bunnings.com.au/builders...-vent_p0811045



Something like that will get fitted to an opening that I'll cut on the outfeed side, then a new chute will be fitted to connect the two sides. Thoughts? I'm wary of opening the cabinet up too much because I know that can have a negative effect on airflow.

i gotta say, i'm impressed that you gave given it a go at your age and are restoring the old machines instead of taking the easier option and buying the cheaper Chinese made machines out there at the moment.

Once you refurb these, and tune them up, you will have a better machine than the some of the newer cheaper options out there

Great work and keep it up.

Appreciate it mate! Only been doing this stuff since April last year but I really enjoy it. Allows me to get some exercise, learn some new skills and I end up with some decent machinery when I'm done.

It's a pain but in a way it's a good thing that I don't have a workshop right now. I've been able to be really patient waiting for decent project machines to come up and am able to save a lot of money that way. When I am able to move later this year I'll be looking for a place with a double garage or a nice sized shed and then the real fun can begin. Already started a stockpile of timber 😁

Got the base and fence almost paint free so I jumped back onto the cabinet to continue removing the bottom of the chute. Looks ugly as hell but I'm going to do the trimming and finish grinding another day, absolutely knackered. Bit more progress than I expected from today though so I'm happy.

For the easiest paint and surface rust removal I have come across for angle grinders, try a woven pad on the angle grinder. 3M make them, and there are a bunch of other brands in the tool stores as well. Very durable, fast, and leave a smooth clean finish. Far better than flap discs.

Yep I'm actually using those discs already, they're fantastic. Wouldn't recommend buying anywhere other than online though, the prices in stores are mental. I get them for like $8-9 a piece online, last time I saw them in Bunnings they were $24.

Originally Posted by bueller

Yep I'm actually using those discs already, they're fantastic. Wouldn't recommend buying anywhere other than online though, the prices in stores are mental. I get them for like $8-9 a piece online, last time I saw them in Bunnings they were $24.

Can you point to some on line.
The 3M ones seem to be the same price on line as at bunnings.
The cheaper unbranded ones look like they only fit on a drill.

I've had the jarrah architraves off our bathroom/hall door and down in the shed for ~3 months.
Its the last original doorway in the house that needs some TLC (~100 years old) with the other hall doorways being done up back in the 1990's

The other hall doorways have were a mix of curved and splayed profiles.
I gave up trying to remove the paint on the curved profiles and replaced them with a slightly wider simple splayed Jarrah profile to match the new Jarrah skirting boards we added as the original ones were all gone.

However I felt the bathroom doorway was not going to defeat me and I wanted at least one curved profile doorway
I can identify 5 layers of paint on these old architraves.
Based on the ease with which paint stripper removes the top two layers they are plastic but the ones under that are probably leaded,
I started stripping them with a coarse belt sander but it was very slow work because they have a curved profile,
Then I tried paint stripper - slllllloooooooowwwww.

Then reading this thread reminded me I had one of those paint stripper grinder wheels in my shed and I dug that out and WOW what a difference.
I never thought of using it on wood.
Because of the curves it still takes ~15 minutes to remove the paint from the longer pieces but it's not going to take too long to clean them up.
I'm doing this outside with a dust mask on.
There's already heaps of leaded paint all over our block so what I do won;t be adding too much.

Originally Posted by BobL

Can you point to some on line.
The 3M ones seem to be the same price on line as at bunnings.
The cheaper unbranded ones look like they only fit on a drill.

Sure mate. Pretty sure this is the same seller I bought off but the price has gone up. If you look for 'poly strip disc' on eBay there should be tons. Pilatus is a local eBay seller and have reasonable prices if you don't want to wait for shipping. They're not 3M but I didn't notice a difference in quality.

4x 125mm 5" POLY STRIP DISC MEDIUM WHEEL PAINT RUST REMOVAL CLEAN ANGLE GRINDER | eBay

You might like to consider Smith and Arrow for your strip discs. I have bought numerous products, including strip discs, from them and can recommend them. They also used to be a Forum sponsor, although I am not sure they still are.

Prices range from $24.95 (two discs) to $110 (ten discs). Normally shipping is free over a certain spend level. They also suppy sanding and flap discs

Clean & Strip Discs - 5", 125mm (Paint Removal using Angle Grinder)

Regards
Paul