Got the shopfox home!! - Woodworking Talk

Joeslake · 03-19-2009, 06:50 PM

Thanks for your input with this guys.. so here's the skinny.

Ok I got the saw home. I'll send pics if you care later. I have a 350 lb friend and we had no problems loading and unloading it upright so that is solved.

I was very reluctant to pull the trigger on this because the saw wasn't as clean as described. According to him, it was new a few months and then his brother in law died and it sat down in Florida for the last 1.5 years.
So the salty air corroded the top and hand wheels. There was saw dust and cob webs all over it.

The blade height adjustment wheel squeeks alot from inside when you lower it. I'm not sure how bad that is, what do you think?

If you look through all that, it is in otherwise nice shape. It has paint splotches on it from a careless painter but they scrape off fairly easily.
I scrubbed the top in a couple areas and it cleaned up nicely though. So I felt better about that.

The rip fence has the first two screws pulled through
the plastic from some sort of bad forces. Very fixable though also.
It's missing the blade guard and dado insert.

He didn't know what he had as far as the fence. It is the 52" with side table model!! I thought it was the short 26". So that is exciting.

This is all superficial stuff that is easily fixed and with some TLC should be as good as new,,,, don't you think?

thanks

Nate1778 · 03-19-2009, 08:56 PM

LUBE, open the motor door and lube anything with a gear or bearing. LUBE, LUBE, LUBE...............Steel wool to clean the top and handles and then hit them with some T9 or WD-40. Glad you got it home and enjoy................

PS my Jet Squeaks every 3-4 months without lube...........

Kenbo · 03-19-2009, 10:35 PM

I agree with the lube, but you may want to consider paste wax for lubrication on the worm gears and other parts under the saw. Although paste wax will require more frequent applications, it will not attract sawdust as much as grease and oil.
Any hard friction on the gear assemblies could be caused by corrosion. Not a big deal and nothing that a little bit of elbow grease with a wire brush couldn't fix.
There are plenty of after market rip fences that would suit your needs just fine.
What the heck is a blade guard?

As far as the dado insert, I make my own out of mdf. One for each common size of dado that you will be cutting. Again, not a problem.
Restoring the saw could be a cool project.
Sounds like a blast.
Have fun and post some photos.
Ken