I haven't been up to many (or any) garage projects lately. But I have set my number one garage priority project to be the two hope chests for the girls. I have the plans. I have the hardwoods. I have the softwoods. And I have the veneers. I just haven't had time.
So tonight, I decided to get started. But that means, fixing things.
I was so fortunate to receive an older Craftsman jointer from my Uncle Mike. I believe it was his fathers, which makes it my grandfathers. Pretty cool! However, during transport, the on/off switch broke (cast metal). So I went ahead and worked on wiring in a 20amp switch and a new chord. While going over the jointer, I realized that I didn't know how to use it. (turns out, everything is kind of siezed together). Thanks to the internet, I came across the users manual. Craftsman 4-3/8" Jointer instructions.
So I have decided to spend an evening or two completely going through it and making sure it's clean, functional, and silky smooth. I plan to refinish it too. Total expense should be less then $10.oo for a can of hammerite gray paint.
So here are the before pictures.
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