Advice Wanted for Jointer Fence Repair/Replacement

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Does the anti-kickback porkchop still work?

I was waiting for that. :-)

And some better pics (I replaced the original, too)...

Yikes!

Check out:

Joel

Option IV:

Use broken parts as mold and lay up epoxy & knitted glass to make replacement parts.

Lew

I would ask over at owwm forum (Old Wood Working Machines).

Or, consider having something made. Doesn't need to be exactly the same parts, jsut dream up some simple clamp and angle and have it fab'd.

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Yeah, it looks as if they were cast. I bet an aluminum casting company could knock the sucker out in a few minutes.

As an alternative, see if your local high school or vocational school has a metal shop. They cast aluminum stuff (i.e., wall plaques, flagpole eagles, etc.) all the time. I'll bet they would enjoy something different.

An even better alternative is to do your own foundry work! Here's a step by step instruction set (there's probably dozens of similar techniques on the web). You'll need:

Looks like this set-up can handle a bit less than a pint of molten aluminum, but it's obvious the technique can be scaled up to handle any reasonable amount.

Frankly, this looks like fun. There's fire and smoke and noxious fumes and molten metal and screaming neighbors and all kinds of dangerous stuff.

When I said, they aren't available, I meant it. :-p

You never know, that might be something I'd get into.

If I had machining tools, I'd go for aluminum.

Now I've got to clean my monitor! Of course it won't work without the fence. Tom

Ever since I saw "World's Fasted Indian," I've been wanting to do just that.

Maybe this is my excuse. :-)

This may be usefully in finding used parts. If nothing else it is an interesting site.

Once you pee on a lemon tree you don't need an excuse ...

Try Cattail Foundry. Some info can be found on old wood working machines .org and .com. A Google search may work as well.

Mike in Ohio

-MIKE- wrote:

Be careful, glass and resin is a slippery slope.

Like sex, once you try it.................................

Lew

Your local Vo-Tech school should have a machine shop. Rather than cast one, I'm sure one could be machined.

Sonny

I pee everywhere else, might as well pee on a lemon tree.

Unless it is a private school, chances are they will not do the work. I know they won't around here.

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That's a cool idea! I'd be afraid to try it because of the addiction of yet another hobby. You might be able to use a crusher dust rather than the sand if it'll lock together better. I know a lot of sand out there is quite round in shape and doesn't lock together well.

Puckdropper

Yeah, the right kind of sand is important for detailed work, as is the moisture content (imagine pouring molten metal into mud!). It also needs to be sifted through a suitable mesh. If the object is 3-dimensional, you might need two interlocking sand-holders and pour/vent channels.

I bet you could hone your technique using lead, which melts at a much lower temperature. I used to cast lead bullets and fishing sinkers - pretty trivial but kinda fun.