Hello All! As I mentioned a little while back, I'm getting ready to move. I've decided to break down as many tools as I can to fit things in the truck. This leads me to my larger jointer. I bought it for $50 knowing it needed some serious restoration work, rust removal mainly. So here are my questions:

 

1. Should I remove the main body from the stand and leave that as is? The stand will get broken down no matter what.

2. Should I remove the tables from the main body as well?

3. Just how much disassembly is recommended considering the restoration it will need when I arrive at my destination?

 

I've attached the owners manual and parts diagram for reference. Thanks in advance!

Delta Jointer 37-190 Parts Diagram.pdf Delta Jointer 37-190.pdf

I would leave the machine itself assembled, less chance of anything getting lost during the move.

What Larry said, although separating the stand from the main jointer might make packing easier and keep almost all the parts in their original location. 

^^^^^IMO, What Lew and Larry said^^^^^

When I moved mine (twice) I took the jointer off the stand to make things a little easier to manage. Since the stand only had the motor and belts nothing got lost. Yo do have have to watch the movers with the jointer, grabbing the ends of the tables to move it is easy, but might also get things out of alignment, maybe even damage something. That doubled if you leave the stand bolted to the jointer.

I would just take it off the stand too.  Makes it easier to pack - less of a weird shape, less top heavy....

 

Taking the tables off isn't usually so bad, putting them back on and adjusting the gibs is a pain.  One thing, when you move a jointer and often pick it up by the tables, you sometimes get a convex cut out of adjustment problem.  All that causes it is the outfeed table being off relative to the cutterhead.  It's not a tipping bed condition.  I've seen this several times now, all that is required to fix is some outfeed table up/down adjustment.

 

So don't be surprised if you see it, and don't panic, it's easy to fix.

Thanks for the suggestions everyone! I'm going to take it off the stand and build a plywood crate to put it in. That way I can stack things on the crate. I'm doing that for my RAS and table saw as well.

 

Thanks for the tip @JWD. I'll keep that in mind when I'm done with the restoration and getting everything aligned.

 

I have two weeks to go before I start loading the truck. At this point, it looks like it's going to be just me and a winch loading the truck. Have I mentioned how much I have moving?

3/4" black pipe works really well rolling stuff up & down ramps.  About 8 to 10 pieces 3' or 4' long and some 2x6 for skids and you can move a ton or more with just an inexpensive come along winch.  Plus you then have plenty of pipe around for clamps!  Use a stout pry bar to get the first one under, then the next couple with some creative tipping.  Once you have a few under there it's just a question of moving them from back to front as you roll, the new ones in front will usually just go right under with only a little persuasion.

 

I don't like moving either.  It's a big distraction and lots of stress because you're always in a hurry to get it done.  But it always looks worse before you start and doesn't seem so bad once its in the rear view.

 

I probably have one more move ahead, in a few years.  House I'm in now is way too big for me, and realizing the value of it is a big part of the eventual retirement plan.  Too bad it has a really nice shop space!  Gonna miss that when I eventually move.

Edited December 14, 20241 yr by JWD

@JWD Um... I think you forgot that I'm by myself! I can't take a week to load!

 

Fortunately, everything I have is on wheels. The things that aren't on wheels get moved with my 1,000 lbs rated hand truck with 12" tires. That hand truck was one of the best investments I ever made for moving. It's 5+' tall, has a base that's close to 24" wide, and it can haul anything! I literally roll everything onto the truck. I use a ratchet strap around the top and I'm set.

 

Somebody on the forum here made the suggestion of an electric winch. I got one that is supposed to handle 2200 lbs. I never realized how heavy they are until I picked up the box to move it. I haven't figured out how I'm going to mount it just yet, but I'll make it work somehow. Trying to pull/push 500+ pounds up the ramp isn't happening by myself. I have a few things that I have a hard time moving around on level concrete, much less up a ramp. I'm kinda excited to see how well it works. It's just as important for unloading too. My wife helped me unload my big toolbox one time and got a concussion in the process. Never again! I'm looking forward to the winch.

 

Now that I have completely digressed from my original post, thank you again everyone for the suggestions. If I remember to take pictures of things, I'll post my truck packing skills and my custom crates. Some of you might get a good laugh out of it.

Well, I wouldn't say I forgot - just a different outlook on it.  I move everything by myself too, winches, rollers, skids, etc is how you do things solo without getting hurt.  Biggest thing you do to avoid getting hurt is accept that it takes as long as it takes. 

 

But with a rental truck eating your budget, I get that the last part of my equation may not work for everyone!  Still, a bit of extra expense or time is better than a bunch of expense and time if there's an accident.

 

To be honest I only learned that perspective myself when in my day job I started managing other people's efforts and saw people hurrying to get work done and stay on a schedule I wrote.  I have to keep telling them I would rather see my schedule slip than see any of them get hurt.  I never knew that viewpoint when I was only risking my own safety, but now I've learned to apply it when working alone too.

 

But I'm digressing too.  Hope your move goes well, I'm sure you can figure out how to get it done.  Post some pics if you can, but taking pictures and stuff can also slow you down so no one here is going to blame you for skipping it!