It's so great when you find a tool they don't make anymore, and it does such a great job for you. I found a Craftsman 6in belt and disk sander from 1955, I use it all the time and it works like a champ.
I bought several tools from the son of a deceased woodworker a few years ago, and a Delta 32-100 was one of them. He threw it in cheap. I think he was planning to use the shop for something else besides woodworking, and just wantedit cleared out.... Unfortunately I didn't tie stuff down in my pickup bed, because I was only going to poke along a handful of miles on back roads. So of course some idiot ran a stop sign, I slammed on my brakes, one of the other tools fell over, and it broke the Delta's foot pedal plate in half. Of course it's cheesy pot metal, and it didn't take much. So the Delta (on its dedicated three legged floor stand) sat in a corner gathering dust until today, when I was watching someone online use a Domino. I'm obviously not going to buy a Domino at today's prices. My shop is a playpen, not a production facility. But it jogged my memory: "hey, I DO have that old Delta biscuit joiner.... wonder if I could glue and screw a piece of plywood onto the broken pedal or something?" Then I got even smarter, and went on eBay. Found a New Old Stock pedal plate for $26.88 with free shipping....It should be here in about four days.
@@TodaysCraftsmen I just replaced the broken pedal plate on my joiner. And as I was doing so, I realized the gap between it and the pedal frame is adjustable. The cable sheath has a threaded section through the top of the frame, held with a pair of hex nuts. Loosen the lower nut, and screw it down until it almost touches the pedal plate. Screw the upper nut down and tighten, and presto - no room for a toe to get trapped. Of course, there's a chance that readjusting the pedal too far leaves unacceptable slack in the cable. I haven't tried it yet; I need to clean and lube everything first. And of course, by now you may be used to your wood block extension anyway....
@@TodaysCraftsmen OK, fired up the biscuit joiner today. Works fine, and even has a sharp blade in it. Unfortunately it's the earlier model, and the table doesn't tilt. Instead, it came with an auxiliary tilting table, that slipped over the main one and fastened to it. The fasteners are still there, but the auxiliary table itself is long gone. It was probably laying under a workbench when the guy sold me the joiner, and he had no idea it was part of it. Might be fun to fabricate my own.... I picked up a small MIG welder a while back, and it needs a trial run. The pedal works fine; adjusting it didn't affect its function at all. I suppose theoretically I could get my toes stuck if I slid my foot forward while the pedal was all the way down and I was wearing sneakers instead of work boots, but I'd have to work at it.
What an interesting machine, first time seeing one, did not know that they were also made like that, wonder why they don't do them like that any more, it seem like a very nice and easy way for making those joints, seems virtualy impoible to finde one down here, but i'll keep my eye aware. Like always, greeting from Puerto Vallarta, México
When I was googling for a user's manual, I stumbled over a thread where a guy had done just that. He had a two-stage setup: first the clamp would close, then the blade came out.
Yeaaaa I was the "100th" thumbs up. Great Video... It is neat to run across tools like this. I probably won't be using biscuits in my shop as of yet. I'm not knocking them, just that I am saving out for a dowel jig. The "Dear" keeps a sharp eye out on my spending.... Hahahaha
I love my Delta Biscuit joiner, purchased it new in 1985 still works like a charm...
Delta used to be great!
That was the tool brand to have back in the day. There is a reason why Norm's shop was full of them. This is a very cool tool. Thanks for showing!
Right on!
It's so great when you find a tool they don't make anymore, and it does such a great job for you. I found a Craftsman 6in belt and disk sander from 1955, I use it all the time and it works like a champ.
Fantastic, that is awesome!
Delta and Porter Cable were quality tools back in the day. Norm was really into biscuits for joining up boards.
Yes, they were! I had an old PC Tiger Saw and it was a beast.
I bought several tools from the son of a deceased woodworker a few years ago, and a Delta 32-100 was one of them. He threw it in cheap. I think he was planning to use the shop for something else besides woodworking, and just wantedit cleared out.... Unfortunately I didn't tie stuff down in my pickup bed, because I was only going to poke along a handful of miles on back roads. So of course some idiot ran a stop sign, I slammed on my brakes, one of the other tools fell over, and it broke the Delta's foot pedal plate in half. Of course it's cheesy pot metal, and it didn't take much.
So the Delta (on its dedicated three legged floor stand) sat in a corner gathering dust until today, when I was watching someone online use a Domino. I'm obviously not going to buy a Domino at today's prices. My shop is a playpen, not a production facility. But it jogged my memory: "hey, I DO have that old Delta biscuit joiner.... wonder if I could glue and screw a piece of plywood onto the broken pedal or something?"
Then I got even smarter, and went on eBay. Found a New Old Stock pedal plate for $26.88 with free shipping....It should be here in about four days.
Sweet! I’m still considering switching it over to a pneumatic actuation.
@@TodaysCraftsmen I just replaced the broken pedal plate on my joiner. And as I was doing so, I realized the gap between it and the pedal frame is adjustable.
The cable sheath has a threaded section through the top of the frame, held with a pair of hex nuts. Loosen the lower nut, and screw it down until it almost touches the pedal plate. Screw the upper nut down and tighten, and presto - no room for a toe to get trapped.
Of course, there's a chance that readjusting the pedal too far leaves unacceptable slack in the cable. I haven't tried it yet; I need to clean and lube everything first.
And of course, by now you may be used to your wood block extension anyway....
Keep me updated! Very interesting.
@@TodaysCraftsmen OK, fired up the biscuit joiner today. Works fine, and even has a sharp blade in it.
Unfortunately it's the earlier model, and the table doesn't tilt. Instead, it came with an auxiliary tilting table, that slipped over the main one and fastened to it.
The fasteners are still there, but the auxiliary table itself is long gone. It was probably laying under a workbench when the guy sold me the joiner, and he had no idea it was part of it.
Might be fun to fabricate my own.... I picked up a small MIG welder a while back, and it needs a trial run.
The pedal works fine; adjusting it didn't affect its function at all. I suppose theoretically I could get my toes stuck if I slid my foot forward while the pedal was all the way down and I was wearing sneakers instead of work boots, but I'd have to work at it.
Very cool!
Good stuff…enjoy your work
Much appreciated!
Really cool tool and doesn't take much room
Nope, not at all!
What a cool machine. Wish I could find one.
Keep your eyes peeled!
Amazing the tools we use to make, sad they are all gone.
You’re 100% right.
Nice find, very nice tool. Looks like you are missing the hold down clamp.
We are! Found one on eBay for $100. We’ll live without it 😜
I think I remember seeing Norm use one of those. I still have my PC 555 machine.
Bill
If Norm used it that’s all the endorsement it needs! Thanks, Bill!
What an interesting machine, first time seeing one, did not know that they were also made like that, wonder why they don't do them like that any more, it seem like a very nice and easy way for making those joints, seems virtualy impoible to finde one down here, but i'll keep my eye aware. Like always, greeting from Puerto Vallarta, México
Good luck! It’s a cool one! 👀
Very nice tool & it's to bad that they are not making one like that any longer.
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Looks like it would be easy to change it to a pneumatic actuator and pedal.
We’ve definitely talked about that a few times! Just need some sort of speed control so it’s not too fast
When I was googling for a user's manual, I stumbled over a thread where a guy had done just that. He had a two-stage setup: first the clamp would close, then the blade came out.
Smart!
I have one and unfortunately I don't use it enough, I may change that
We don’t use it every time but sometimes it’s a winner!
They are very hard to find and I paid $200 for mine a few years ago, but its been well worth it.
I got lucky and scored mine for $100. Although I just sold it to a buddy.
Yeaaaa I was the "100th" thumbs up. Great Video...
It is neat to run across tools like this. I probably won't be using biscuits in my shop as of yet.
I'm not knocking them, just that I am saving out for a dowel jig.
The "Dear" keeps a sharp eye out on my spending.... Hahahaha
Thanks for watching!