Rockwell/Delta 37-315 Jointer Questions

Apr 19, 2004 4 Replies
M

I have an old style Rockwell/Delta 8" jointer model 37-315 (serial # ED4541) that I could use some assistance with.



  1. The tables are no longer co-planer. The infeed table is high on the leading edge (opposite the cutter head). I'm looking for a factory service manual and/or instructions on how to re-align the tables with one another. I'm hesitant to dive into the set screws and shims without any guidance
  2. Does anyone know if there is a service center in the U.S. that will regrind the tables with the base as indicated in the old parts list (got this from the Ace Tool Repair site). In case I wanted to do this, didn't know if it was even possible.

Any help on the above would be greatly appreciated.



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T

Get the book "Care and repair of shop machines" by John White. Tom Someday, it'll all be over....

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U

1968 is old? :-)

There are three service manuals at this link. You'll want the third (newest) as you have the longer tables on your jointer. Don't be put off that it's a couple years younger than your machine.

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tell you the truth I'm not sure the manual deals with table shimming.

Usually this is done by a local machinist. Find a good one and you've found a friend.

You might want to be consulting the text on this one. In this case it would be the words of David Eisan.

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M

You are right, the manual doesn't discuss shimming. Thanks for the links....and the David Eisan article was very usefull.

Thanks!

Unisaw A100 wrote:

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