Have the same machine. Spent a week trying to get those beds parallel and co planer. Still not perfect but got it has close as i could. Head is off by .002 across the width of the tables. may try shimming the cutterhead. Really complete video. Good job!
I have almost same jointer. G0490W. I just tore down the machine and am waiting on Shelix delivery. Getting the bearings out was a real chore. Nothing like your machine or the Grizzly UA-cam. I rally had to press hard with a puller. I plan to heat the blocks up a bit before pressing.
Not very similar, the G0490 is a direct clone of the DJ20. Every time I needed parts for mine the Grizzly parts were a direct fit, down to the bolt sizing
it blows my mind that from the factory the cutter head needed to be shimmed, I have 3 jointers they're 70-100 years old and not one if them has a shim on it, you would thing they would be able to machine things better these days than back then
Excellent video! I have the same jointer and shelix and I have a question for you... does the cutter head on your jointer sit flush with the outside of the jointer bed? Mine is inset about 1/16th of an inch and it prevents me from jointing boards wider than the bed. Just wondering if you have the same issue or if maybe mine is installed incorrectly. Thanks!
You made one mistake in your installation. The smaller front bearing should be pressed onto the cutter head first, as it slip fits into the block. Doing it the way you did it may not have it pressed all the way onto the shaft
Have the same machine. Spent a week trying to get those beds parallel and co planer. Still not perfect but got it has close as i could. Head is off by .002 across the width of the tables. may try shimming the cutterhead. Really complete video. Good job!
I have almost same jointer. G0490W. I just tore down the machine and am waiting on Shelix delivery. Getting the bearings out was a real chore. Nothing like your machine or the Grizzly UA-cam. I rally had to press hard with a puller. I plan to heat the blocks up a bit before pressing.
I heard that freezing the bearings before installation helps, too.
Doing this today with my (very similar) Delta DJ-20. I love the expression and exclamation when you realize "it fits!" :)
Not very similar, the G0490 is a direct clone of the DJ20. Every time I needed parts for mine the Grizzly parts were a direct fit, down to the bolt sizing
Great video. I just ordered a Byrd head and this video helps a lot to understand how to do the swap. Thanks
Excellent video. Parallelagram jointer should be easy to tune for perfect joints....thanks for posting this up.
Thank you only video I found with this nice of a breakdown. I am just replacing bearings but this was helpful.
I keep knicking my jointer blades but can’t see the price for a Byrd. Thanks for the UA-cam video.
The shim is centering the block, which centers the shaft
Great video! Buying one now!!
Excellent video. Thank you!
Good video. never drive a bearing from the inner race like that. use a pipe that only makes contact to the outer race.
Lots of conflicting advice about this. My method has worked fine for me.
it blows my mind that from the factory the cutter head needed to be shimmed, I have 3 jointers they're 70-100 years old and not one if them has a shim on it, you would thing they would be able to machine things better these days than back then
Dude Awesome! I'v been wanting to upgrade my dj20 for a couple years now. Does Andrew have any more cutterheads layin around??
Excellent video! I have the same jointer and shelix and I have a question for you... does the cutter head on your jointer sit flush with the outside of the jointer bed? Mine is inset about 1/16th of an inch and it prevents me from jointing boards wider than the bed. Just wondering if you have the same issue or if maybe mine is installed incorrectly.
Thanks!
TIP: put the new bearings in the freezer overnight before installing. They will shrink enough to allow an easy insertion into the bearing blocks.
Why not toaster the blocks instead?
You made one mistake in your installation. The smaller front bearing should be pressed onto the cutter head first, as it slip fits into the block. Doing it the way you did it may not have it pressed all the way onto the shaft
That is so quiet compared to my straight knife machine.