Well I can tell already that not much “production” is going to be happening in the shop today. Today is “Shop Maintenance Day.”
I sanded a project last night and through dust EVERYWHERE! So when I got up this morning, I touched up a couple of places that needed a little extra TLC and started cleaning. This is always a bad thing, lol. I vacuumed up and picked up at the same time. I’ve been putziing around ever since.
So I started looking for my can of White Lithium Grease. Never a good sign. I’ve been spraying grease all over the shop today. I like the white lithium grease as it doesn’t collect the dust nearly as bad as “normal” grease and oil does.
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Router: I like to spray grease on the router that’s mounted in the table, it makes raising an lowering a lot easier. Adjusted the locking mechanism so that it holds a little better now. Might as well squirt a little grease on there too while I’m at it.
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Drill Press: I sprayed the post top to bottom paying close attention to the rack and pinion height adjustment. Wow! What a difference raising and lower the table is now. I can’t remember when the last time it was that I greased the post. Oh wait, I remember, NEVER!
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Planer: Next I moved over to the planer to shoot some lube in there. I may have overdone it a bit. I can now spin the handle to lower it and it will make about 3 1/2 unaided full turns. A little resistance here may not be a bad thing. Time will tell on this one.
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Table Saw: I haven’t gotten to her yet but her time is coming! I like to lube the raise and lower mechanisms, it makes a world of difference.
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Am I the only one who gets into these modes and goes crazy with the vacuum and can of grease?
I think this may have all gotten started last night. I completely disassembled my planes and gave them a thorough waxing. Not that I don’t clean them after use, but this was above and beyond what I normal would do before putting them away. I may just have to take the irons out and give them a thorough sharpening later. That may just take me through the rest of the day…
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