Rigid 6" Jointer

[LinuxRandal]

For those of you with the Ridgid jointer, what if any do you use for a mobile base. Shop space is getting tight!

[JTimmons]

quote:Originally posted by LinuxRandal

For those of you with the Ridgid jointer, what if any do you use for a mobile base. Shop space is getting tight!

I guess that would be the next question, it was tight in my garage before the DC I got last week, now with a jointer to boot, it won't have it's own space until the shop is built. Doesn't Rigid make a mobile base for it like their table saw? I thought someone said something like that earlier.

And Dustmight, your right I shouldn't have called the Delta junk, I should have said the floor model looked like junk. Evertime I see the Rigid it always looks really well made no matter which of the HDs I go to. It's always caught my eye on looks of all the Rigid tools.
I guess I am a sucker for that orange paint job.

[quesne]

Mobile base

quote:Originally posted by jxyoung

Craftsman micro torque wrench $26 off. Now $48. 9/16 to 9/18

I would consider something else.
These do not have lifetime warranty, Husky@HD,and HF ones do. I have both and the Husky is better in 1/2" drive size due to 250

[jdschulteis]

Editing my post that got eaten by the "torque wrench" bug:

I've had my Ridgid jointer for a few weeks--so far, I like it. I was seriously considering the Grizzly G0586 8", but the price on it went up, and my HD credit card statement came with a 10% off coupon, which I considered a sign . . .

Assembly tip--after you mount the motor, adjust the belt tension and tighten the motor mounting bolts down before you turn the machine upright. The manual says you can either do that or just let the weight of the motor tension the belt. I tried the latter, but even though I left the bolts loose they "hung up" in the slots after I righted the machine. I managed to get the belt tension adjusted decently and the motor mounting bolts tightened without flipping the jointer back over, but it wasn't easy.

About the color--mine is still orange. I'd paint it gray to match the bandsaw and drill press (picked them up on clearance during the great gray-to-orange changeover), but shop time is too precious.

About the mobile base--Harbor Freight used to sell one, item 41915. I grabbed 4 of them when they were on closeout a couple of years ago, I think at $10 each. I'm planning to put my jointer on one of them. IIRC, there was talk that they had to discontinue the item due to patent infringement. Rockler has a similar one http://www.rockler.com/product.cfm?p...92051#moreinfo on sale for $37.99 through Feb 26th at their retail stores.

About replacement knives--apparently the Freud C400 knives (currently $16.74 at Amazon) are the right size. I think the HD retail stores cleared out the AC8600 knives a while ago and no longer carry them. They can be ordered from Ridgid Parts http://www.ridgidparts.com/accessories/woodacc.phtml.

[JAWS4038]

motor mount bolts question

Just got mine last saturday, going to set it up this saturday. Whats the deal with the motor mount bolts. Is there a trick. I assume they go down through the top. right?

[zootroy]

I just bought one on Tuesday. Was able to use an HF 20%. The folks at my BORG are great.

The motor mount bolts are a MAJOR PAIN. I just attached them as stated in the directions, but you have to be a bit of a contortionist to get at one of the bolts. I still need to make adjustments, wax the top, and make a mobile base, but by Saturday she should be cutting some maple.

[JTimmons]

Just got mine last saturday, going to set it up this saturday. Whats the deal with the motor mount bolts. Is there a trick. I assume they go down through the top. right?

I got mine last week too. You're right they go down through the top.

After setting the tension on the belt and tilting the unit upright I then noticed a tip on the instructions. It said you can leave the motor mount bolts loose and tilt it upright and let the weight of the motor set the tension for you. Sure would've been nice to have read that before struggling to hold the motor and tightening the bolts upside down. Just a heads up.

[JTimmons]

I just bought one on Tuesday. Was able to use an HF 20%. The folks at my BORG are great.

20% HF coupon used at BORG??? I didn't know they sold Rigid jointers. That's the response I would have got at my BORG. Lucky bas&$%d, you!

[jdschulteis]

I got mine last week too. You're right they go down through the top.

After setting the tension on the belt and tilting the unit upright I then noticed a tip on the instructions. It said you can leave the motor mount bolts loose and tilt it upright and let the weight of the motor set the tension for you. Sure would've been nice to have read that before struggling to hold the motor and tightening the bolts upside down. Just a heads up.

I tried leaving the bolts loose and had one of them hang up in its slot, leaving insufficient tension on the belt, so don't feel bad about missing that tip. I got the belt tensioned and the motor tightened down without flipping the machine back over, but it wasn't easy. If I had to assemble another one and didn't have a helper, I might try using a clamps to hold the motor with tension on the belt and tighten the motor mounting bolts while the jointer was still upside down.

[JAWS4038]

herc u lift

does anybody know, will the rigid herc u lift fit the jointer? i can't see that it would. when i bought the jointer the rigid guy at HD told me they were on clearence for 30 bucks. so i picked one up. i thought if i couldnt use it on the jointer i would use it on the bt3000 but it won't work in there either.

[devinjc]

The herc+, to my knowledge, won't work on the ridgid jointer. I had an HTC2000 or 1000 on the bt3 and moved it to the jointer and put a herc on the the BT, worked perfectly.

Very happy with this jointer, was even happier until I ran some embedded screws through it. But hey, until I swap the new blades in I'm getting to "clean" all sorts paint and other no nos off some old boards.

[fredbo]

ridgid jointer mobile base

how about 4 swivel casters with brakes and 3/8
threaded rods. put these in the place of the rubber feet

[sacherjj]

If you just put casters on the legs, I would be worried about strength. The legs were made to sit in a place where they would get some assistance from the floor as to lateral forces. It might be possible to cause a leg to buckle with hitting one caster in a ridge or something. The mobile base eliminates this possibility.

[Shipwreck]

Mobile base

This is a very nice base for most any machine. It has a 600 lb. capacity and rolls very smooth. I have it supporting my bandsaw and table saw out in the shop. Cut a 3/4" piece of plywood and it assembles in about 15 minutes.


http://www.woodcraft.com/family.aspx?familyid=5114

[zootroy]

60.00 seems like a lot of money for hardware. I made a mobile base for my ridgid jointer a couple of weeks ago.

Get 4 casters, I don't bother with the locking casters as they don't really prohibit movement. Make a torsion box from 2x4s and 3/4" ply. Attach casters. For braking, attach a piece of dowel to a length of allthread. Put a rubber foot on the end of the dowel and run the allthread through a t-nut on the base. Finally, attach a star knob to the top of the allthread and you have a break. I've used this for my jointer, bandsaw, and drill press. cost is ~25.00.