The "pedestrian" garage

[BSAschields]

I found power washing wood left scars on the wood. Like you could see the path of the washing wand kinda scars.... How do you avoid this ?

[tinbender 66]

Originally Posted by BSAschields

I found power washing wood left scars on the wood. Like you could see the path of the washing wand kinda scars.... How do you avoid this ?

The one I was using had an adjustable nozzle (they probably all do?) so I set it about halfway and it worked pretty good. If I hovered over one place too long it would still leave a mark. Stubborn spots I shot at a low angle. I just tried to wash at an angle and keep moving. Not sure this answers your question but that's about all I can offer. Practice.

[Wingnut65]

Nice work, TB. Kinda makes my weekend of running errands seem meaningless. That work looks great! I'm sure you will find something to do with the excess.

[PassnThru]

Originally Posted by BSAschields

I found power washing wood left scars on the wood. Like you could see the path of the washing wand kinda scars.... How do you avoid this ?

Originally Posted by tinbender 66

The one I was using had an adjustable nozzle (they probably all do?) so I set it about halfway and it worked pretty good. If I hovered over one place too long it would still leave a mark. Stubborn spots I shot at a low angle. I just tried to wash at an angle and keep moving. Not sure this answers your question but that's about all I can offer. Practice.

Yes - using a wider nozzle on wood is best. I think the one thing most people forget when pressure washing wood is that any given piece of wood has different densities. Those densities determine how much water the wood absorbs. How much water the wood absorbs determines how dark or light the wood looks to you. So - you pressure wash a piece of wood and some of it looks lighter and some of it looks darker. The problem comes when you try to get it all to match the lightest part. That's not gonna happen without damaging the wood. You need to realize that once the wood dries that the difference is going to be much less pronounced.
Next time you have a wood cleaning project - just do a little and let it dry and see how it looks.

[tinbender 66]

Originally Posted by Wingnut65

Nice work, TB. Kinda makes my weekend of running errands seem meaningless. That work looks great! I'm sure you will find something to do with the excess.

Thanks man! It's a lot of work but enjoyable work. I liked it so much that I did the fence today. Nice weather in the 80's here so I might just get that fence painted too. Been sayin' that for a couple years.

I'll think of something for the extra wood (my wife already is brainstorming). I think I'm gonna go across the front around the 3 gd's. That'll force me to do something like you guys did with my butt ugly garage doors!

[tinbender 66]

This isn't about the garage itself but one of it's occupants. I already told how I got the bandsaw and table saw/jointer from my neighbor for free. The table saw is about done. I still need to do the stand, the blade guard and the motor. I found a pdf of the owners manual at vintagemachinery.org. It was a lot of help in getting the far end of the fence back together (you need several tools and at least 3 hands). There are also a lot of adjustments to make after it's running and the manual explains it all.

Tomorrow I start some more fence board work'


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[Red Leader]

Holy CRAP that was a fast restore! And looks great to boot!

Did you replace any bearings or just give it a good ol' spit n' polish?

-RL

[tinbender 66]

Originally Posted by Red Leader

Holy CRAP that was a fast restore! And looks great to boot!

Did you replace any bearings or just give it a good ol' spit n' polish?

-RL

Pretty much spit and polish. The only bearings are the ones on the pulley/blade shaft. They feel free and smooth but I won't really know until I get it running and put a load on it. Same with the motor. I've run it and it sounds sweet (quiet). If anything is amiss I'll take care of it then. I should have the stand and motor cleaned up by next week. Still need to get a pulley for the motor. It helps when you don't have to waste time going to work.

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[Red Leader]

Excellent.

Paint color used?

[Wingnut65]

Looks great, TB. It's amazing what types of old manuals can be found on the net. Having one for that machine is worth its weight in gold! Nice work!

[tinbender 66]

Originally Posted by Red Leader

Excellent.

Paint color used?

Thanks. The paint is Hammerite. It doesn't say the color on the can or the cap bit it's a light blue (duh). Next time I go down to the old hw store I'll get a name but it's a color that's available off the shelf most anywhere that sells it.

[tinbender 66]

Originally Posted by Wingnut65

Looks great, TB. It's amazing what types of old manuals can be found on the net. Having one for that machine is worth its weight in gold! Nice work!

Thanks Wingnut! That manual was a life saver. I take a lot of pictures when I take something apart. Then I can put my laptop on the bench when it's time to reassemble but the manual has drawings with sections so it really helps. Funny, the saw was built in '53 and the publish date on the manual is '43 but it is identical. Free too.

[flybefree]

TB...great job...that is some serious spit and polish job!

[rickairmedic]

TB you and RL are forceing me to go tomorrow night to look at an older Craftsman floor model drill press to fix up . The saw looks fantastic better than new even.


Rick

[Omphaloskeptic]

TB66, what an amazing transformation of the old table saw/joiner!

You must have used a 25 gallon drum of 'elbow grease' to get it looking that good. What steps and equipment did you employ? Have you shown your refurbish effort to the old gentleman that gave the tools to you? I'd bet he's a happy camper knowing they went to a good home. What would really be cool is if you could make him a little something he could enjoy with those tools, like maybe a rustic rocking chair made out of reclaimed fence wood for his front porch. You know what they say, "What goes around, comes around".

[tinbender 66]

Originally Posted by flybefree

TB...great job...that is some serious spit and polish job!

Thanks a bunch fbf, nothin' but fun.

Originally Posted by rickairmedic

TB you and RL are forceing me to go tomorrow night to look at an older Craftsman floor model drill press to fix up . The saw looks fantastic better than new even.


Rick

Thanks Rick!! You can blame RL for everything cuz he's the one that kicked me down this slippery slope. It's really satisfying to do too.

[tinbender 66]

Originally Posted by Omphaloskeptic

TB66, what an amazing transformation of the old table saw/joiner!

You must have used a 25 gallon drum of 'elbow grease' to get it looking that good. What steps and equipment did you employ? Have you shown your refurbish effort to the old gentleman that gave the tools to you? I'd bet he's a happy camper knowing they went to a good home. What would really be cool is if you could make him a little something he could enjoy with those tools, like maybe a rustic rocking chair made out of reclaimed fence wood for his front porch. You know what they say, "What goes around, comes around".

Thanks Omphaloskeptic!

For the cleanup of the castings I used a wire wheel and a cup brush on an angle grinder. On my other angle grinder I keep a hook and loop backing pad and use Scotchbrite pads. The Scotchbrite medium and fine were used to smooth the table surface.

Then, I sprayed the main pieces with engine degreaser and pressure washed them. I dried them immediately with an air nozzle.

The shafts, handles etc. I derusted with a fine wire wheel on my bench grinder, then followed up with the 3m EXL wheel. The handles, knobs, miter guage etc. were buffed with muslin pads on the bench grinder (gotta get a buffer). First with tripoli then jeweler's rouge.

Here's a trick: When I painted the main castings I took a small acid brush and coated the machined surfaces, Delta badges and anything else that couldn't be removed that I didn't want paint on. I just used some lithium that I had laying around. When the paint dries, you just wipe the grease off and presto! No paint.

I showed it to the old boy yesterday and he asked if I wanted to do his (he has the exact same Delta combo in his garage). I said sure! but I think he was j/k. He just turned 84 and he's getting pretty rickety. He still drives his lawn mower but that's about it. I mow the part of his property next to mine, do all the weed eating, branch cleanup etc. When I moved here 22 years ago he did a lot of stuff for me. Some for money, but a lot for free. Payback time.

Oh yeah, he just told me that he has a whole pile of 5/4 cedar boards that I can have! Him and his wife both are awesome people.

Sorry if this was long winded but hey, you asked

[flybefree]

Not at all long winded, I really wanted to know how you did it...thanks!

[shopnut]

Originally Posted by tinbender 66

Even the worm drive on the tilt seems to be in perfect condition. Very nice job TB66! Hopefully she runs as good as she looks.

[tinbender 66]

Originally Posted by shopnut

Even the worm drive on the tilt seems to be in perfect condition. Very nice job TB66! Hopefully she runs as good as she looks.

Thanks shopnut. I hope so too! The worm gear is nice but there are a couple teeth missing from the tilt thing (trunion?). The set screw in the crank handle is stripped too so I'm guessing that someone tried a little to hard to tilt it with it locked down. It's an aluminum casting. At least the broken ones are in the 0 deg. position. I can drill and tap for the next size bigger set screw.