sorry if the photo is huge.I bought this s.a. woods 16" jointer from a guy who was going to scrap it for 125.00.I have the door and fence but no guard.Anyone have a year or any other info on this jointer?I saw some pics on owwm but not much info

Nice looking jointer. I think the nest bet would be to look through the catalogs on owwm to get a ball park date. I dont hink you are going to be able to get an actual born on date but a date range. Compare the features you have to those in the pics and drawings.

http://www.vintagemachinery.org/mfgIndex/detail.aspx?id=917&tab=3

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Dont have any info to offer but I gotta say, that is one badass jointer. I always liked that design. And ya stole it for a 125 bucks. Great job!

If ya want to fork out the money ya can get a guard from Northfield, but they are pricey.

Thanks shane,there is some pitting to the tables,do you feel that should be a problem?Btw i really like what you did with the universal woodworker,i have a complete unit with original motor(table saw,shaper,jointer,band saw and horizontal borer) and im hoping to do a restoration on it.

Shane Whitlock said:

Dont have any info to offer but I gotta say, that is one badass jointer. I always liked that design. And ya stole it for a 125 bucks. Great job!

If ya want to fork out the money ya can get a guard from Northfield, but they are pricey.

That battle ship is one cool cuss Matthew. What it the base of those made of. You'll have to forgive me, I am a newbie in this, but is the base cast iron or sheet metal?

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John Morris
The Patriot Woodworker

No problem john,we all are learning something,those not learning must know everything and thats not me.The base is cast as is the entire machine(except fpr the cutter head and other certain parts).I cant wait to tear into it and start restoring.

A little pitting wont be a problem. A lot of guys say it's a good thing, less friction so the wood slides easier.

Several of my machines have pitting, it just gives it character.

matthew six said:

Thanks shane,there is some pitting to the tables,do you feel that should be a problem?Btw i really like what you did with the universal woodworker,i have a complete unit with original motor(table saw,shaper,jointer,band saw and horizontal borer) and im hoping to do a restoration on it.

Shane Whitlock said:

Wow! That's heavy!!!! When these are overhauled and tune, I bet we get zero vibration.

matthew six said:

No problem john,we all are learning something,those not learning must know everything and thats not me.The base is cast as is the entire machine(except fpr the cutter head and other certain parts).I cant wait to tear into it and start restoring.

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John Morris
The Patriot Woodworker

That's weird, my reply is gone. Anyways, what I wrote was that the pitting shouldn't be a problem if it's not real heavy. A lot of guys say that some pitting will reduce the friction on the wood as ya push it over the tables which makes the wood slide easier.

A lot of my machines have some pitting, I think it just gives it character, a 100 year old machine should have some character .