Pictures showing rebuilt way oilers on my circa 1910 Schneider & Goosmann 36" planer.

The original cast iron oiler disk assemblies were rusty and one was missing. I made
two new disk assemblies by pressing aluminum disks onto a steel shaft. I was able to
reuse the original springs.

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Planer nameplate

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Cavity in center of each side for oiler disks

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Original oiler disks and spring in cavity

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Original disks and springs

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View of ways and dovetail clamp that holds table to base. If table were moved back a
few inches, the cavities would be visible.

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Table underside showing Vee ways and gear rack

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Machining angles on disk a assembly

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New disk assembly parts

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New disk assembly and original spring installed

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Disks in contact with ways. They roll as they should!

Irby Jones
5/12/2006
irbyjones at cox dot net