I finally finished the restoration work on my model 60. My original stand was rusted away on one side from the previous owners dog peeing on it so I have been on a search to find a suitable replacement. I was able to find one in Virginia for a good price (free), but had to give Fed-Ex $90 bucks to ship it. A little strip and repaint later, it was looking good as new. I added a new white stripe I had a local sign guy make to match the original, and I was done!
I added a home built wheel-less mobile base. It floats on four 7″ diameter feet which are plumbed to a manifold and hooked through a regulator to my air compressor. Just 25 psi allows me move the jointer around the shop with ease.
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Looks great! I love those old Powermatic racing stripe machines. Cool Idea with the floating base.
Matt
http://www.oldgreenwoodworking.com
Seajai,
"It floats on four 7" diameter feet"
Are the bottom of the feet flat, or did you make them slightly concave?
curiously
-gw
slightly concave with a polyurethane foam gasket.
Thanx for the reply. One further question...I saw on the first set of pictures that you're on a concrete floor. Do you have any expansion joints that you have to move over, and if so, do they cause any issues?Thanx again...
-gw-If you didn't learn something new today, you're not looking hard enough!
I do not have any expansion joints, but I do have a crack in the floor and it does cause problems. Any joints/cracks need to be filled. Check out this website: http://www.smeyers-tu.be/en/aircush/what_is_aircushion_transport.htm , it's where I got the idea. One other note, the foam I used has compressed somewhat and had affected the performance. I am going to do a redesign and try to find a rubber gasket instead of the foam.
Thanx, and thanx again for the info!-If you didn't learn something new today, you're not looking hard enough!
I don't know if you have a planer, but the following craigslist link in Lawrence Kansas is for a matching planer. It already has the racing strip. I noticed it while looking for a planer for my shop.
Nice job restoring the jointer. It looks great.
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