Jet 1236 Question

Re: Jet 1236 Question

Jay Dunham

>Mine works great, but I did have to adjust it a bit to get it to lock properly. If I were you, I'd just take it right off and give it a onceover--lube it up with a dry spray or whatever you like--and make sure there aren't any rough spots where they shouldn't be. And don't be afraid to change the adjustment--that may be the only problem.

Jay

Re: Jet 1236 Question

Cort Boyd in Payson, AZ

>Steve...

I have the Jet 1236, and had the same problems with the banjo. In fact, I went through 3 of them before I was advised to order Oneway's 12" banjo assembly, and it was the best move I could have made! Unfortunately, I just haven't had time to do a lot on my 1236 lately, but what I have managed to turn has been a real joy. No more "loosy-goosy" banjo, and the tool rest stays right where I lock it down. It's pricey, but well worth it if you're not contemplating moving up to a new lathe in the near future.

Cort

Re: Jet 1236 Question

Howard Norman-Phoenix/Prescott

>I would agree with Jay D. I have the 1236 lathe. My banjo would not lock well recently. A slight adjustment is all it took to make it work fine. As Jay said I would take the banjo apart, clean and lube it before reinstalling it. Then adjust it after you have it back on the lathe. Hepefully, that will take care of your problem.

Howard

Re: Jet 1236 Question

Peter Teubel

>Hey Cort! I'm glad you like that banjo. I recently took my own advise and got a Oneway 1640 banjo & toolrest for my DVR. Unlike the Oneway 1236 banjo, which fit on my Jet perfectly, the 1640 banjo needs a bit of modification to fit the DVR. I'll post the details once its finished.

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Kenneth George

>I have the Grizzly model G5979 which is the twin of the 1236. Exact same tool rest base and I hated it. It would not lock tightly and I hated the locking handle. Mine also would not slide very well along the bed. Seemed to catch a lot while sliding. When I was referred to looking at a Oneway replacement I contacted them even though I would have liked to bought one I could not afford to pay more for the tool rest base than I had for the lathe. Then I decided to rebuild mine into what I wanted and while searching around I came by a Tool Rest Replacement Base for a Delta 12� on Amazon for $53.37. I bought it with the intention of rebuilding it but when I got it I found it fit perfectly and worked great strait out of the box. Has a nice large diameter handle and I now have a quarter lock tool rest base that slides across the bed very nicely. It is a bit taller than the original so it can either be ground down just a bit or in my case I used the Woodcraft tool rest and have no issue.

Anyhow, something else for you to look at while trying to figure out which way you want to go.




Delta Replacement Base

Re: Jet 1236 Question

Brad Vietje

>Steve,

It may be the bed, not the banjo. While the nut on the bottom of the toolrest banjo does need to be adjusted now and then, and the bottom of the banjo does need to be flat, the underlying problem may be the bottom surface of the lathe bed.

On my 1236, the rest is loose in some places, and won't budge in others. That's because the manufacturer did a great job of machining the top of the ways flat, but the bottom of the ways is a real hack job. There is more variation in the bed thickness than the entire travel of the toolrest banjo !

So, while Peter and Cort have had good results with the Oneway banjo, you might also get a shop to machine the bottom of the ways flat -- you may be able to measure the thickness in several places to see if you have this problem. I haven't fixed mine yet, but a friend has pledged to do it for me.

Safe spinning,

Brad Vietje

Thetford, VT