Oregon Cabinets

12/10/2024

This project was completed several months ago.

08/31/2024

My latest tool project. This came from a machinery dealer, I was thinking there would have been less effort to get it going, but.... It was made in 1966, there is that.
The bearings were dry, well... Took it apart. This machine was mostly pressed together, getting the shaft out was going to require a press. I didn't have new bearings so the next best thing was to wash out all the old grease. Drilled a hole in the top and bottom of the shields and then washed the old grease out with PB Blaster, final clean with brake parts cleaner. Everything turned nicely so, re-greased them and sealed the holes with RTV. The idler pulley was pressed onto the shaft, it needed to be pressed off and then back on after greasing.
Somewhere in it's life the motor had been replaced and the pulleys didn't align anymore. Needed to cut slots in the mounting plate so the motor could be slid back. The drive belt was cut almost thru, ordered a new one. Because of the miss alignment of the pulleys the sanding disk shaft stuck out thru the sanding paper, that's not going to work. Getting the motor in the correct position fixed the shaft issue. Also meant the belt wouldn't drag on the sides of the stand and cut itself.
The wiring was interesting as the ground wire was not hooked to anything. The chord cap was hanging on by just the wires and not the strain relief. Install a new cap and chord, also hooked up the ground wire. So much for the machinery dealer checking things out.
Bought a wheel cart so it could be moved around the shop easily, seems to be working to my satisfaction. Most would never go to the trouble or effort to restore these old machines, they will go the distance if given a little service. It's fifty eight years old, should go another.

02/06/2023

Spent the weekend making a few things for this years Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation banquet. Coming up soon...

02/03/2023

Finished up a project, looking good!...

06/09/2022

A few shots of my shop taken forty years ago. The last two are a band saw I built. Found one of the pulley wheels under my dad's house, I knew what I could do with it. Bought another wheel and built the saw. Also build the stroke sander, shaper and edge sander. Things have changed a lot over the years, now everything is computerized.

06/03/2022

It's that time of year where we build something and donate it to the Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation, Yaquina Bay Chapter Banquet. Due to COVID, hasn't happened since 2019 The request was for a checker table, we can do that...

03/14/2021

Last weekend's Craig's List find... Disassembled the entire machine, cleaned and polished the rusty spots. It came with a 1/2" spindle which I replaced with a 1" spindle plus new drive pulley and V belt.

Re-mounted the switch as the wires had been pulled out. Made new wood fences, machined their mount bolts and made a couple of plexiglass covers for the cutters. Drilled and tapped the table for a power feeder and an out board fence. The last item was a mobile cart.

Mounted cutters and set up the spindle and fence. Using a pneumatic sled I can change from cope joint to stick joint without having to re-set the fence or change the spindle height. This machine will be set up to make door frames for glass. I have no idea where it will go, it will have to live on wheels. Can't pass up a good find...

12/29/2020

Some months back Andy wanted a couple of tools I wasn't using. After he carted them home I realized maybe we could have used the band saw. I didn't want to take it back so...

This past weekend I found another one on Craig's List, bought it over the phone. Mat offered to pick it up, a bit over three hundred miles one way in Wenatchee. Weather turned out to be tough, he made the trip and got back safe.

The saw was made in 1973 however it appeared to be in good condition. There were a few things needing attention. The electric cord was the first, degraded insulation and a new cap.

When we took the table off it turned out the trunnion sliders were broken beyond repair. Now what? Parts for this forty seven year old saw would be hard to find. Not easily daunted we made new ones out of aluminum. Milling them to match the 2" radius of the trunnions, the originals were blobs of pot metal. Turned the bolt heads to fit and then milled the back side.

The blade back up bearings were an awful blue color from over heating and were frozen. Couldn't get new ones in town so I pried the grease seal off the back side, completely packed full of saw dust. Cleaned them out, press them off the shaft, turned the bearings around and pressed them back on. They will work until the new ones get here. Used the current blade to set up the tracking and get it all adjusted. Be hard presses to cut a zucchini with that blade, order a new one. I think this saw will be quite serviceable, happy with my purchase.

07/23/2020

The first two phases of cabinets delivered today. Made room for the next phase already cut to be assembled. There is only so much space, we can again move around in the shop...

07/10/2020

Parts processed for a school cabinet project.

07/02/2020

06/30/2020