[Woodworkers] Delta/Rockwell Overarm Router

[Dave Heitstuman]

I’m going to go way out on a limb here with 2 out of the box thoughts which is very difficult for me ☺

Option 2?  Garage door lube.  Made for garage door tracks and is not supposed to attract dust.  I have pondered that as a tool lube ever since I found out about it a couple of years ago.
Option 1??  I just found out about a product called Houdini*, which is made specifically for locks.  If you know anything at all about locks it is bad juju to put any kind of liquid or spray lubricant in a lock.  It might work great at first but after the dust has time to find its way into the lock it will get really gummy and not work so well.  I have no idea what this stuff is but it works miracles in locks.  I would seriously consider using it on something like this.
*I actually found small 2oz cans at Lowes.

Oh and cool project.

From: Woodworkers [mailto:woodworkers-bounces at lists.sawdusters.org] On Behalf Of Gary C Williams via Woodworkers
Sent: Tuesday, July 26, 2022 10:41 AM
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Subject: [Woodworkers] Delta/Rockwell Overarm Router

I don't how many of you have seen one of these, but they come around every so often.

Rockwell made these I think in the early 70's for a few years. There are two models. A 115 volt and a 230 volt.

They were advertised then as a router/shaper. The router head can be removed from the overhead arm and mounted under the table
to be used as either a router or a shaper. One of the accessories that was available, was a 1/2" router shaft that would accept shaper bits.

One of the great features is that there is a foot pedal which moves the table up and down, so it can actually be used as a mortising machine.
Another great feature is the router head can rotate on the arm for either angle shaping or angle mortising.

I bought it a couple of years ago and it has been sitting in the corner waiting for me to rehab it.

I tore it completely apart, removed all the rust, primed everything with a red oxide primer, and painted
it with two coats of Sherwin Williams industrial oil based paint, colored matched to the inside of one of the small panels.

I am now in the process of putting it back together and have a question.

There are six internal pivot points and I am wondering what is the best way to lubricate them without attracting sawdust?
You can see in the second picture, four of the pivot points.

I cleaned all the pins and waxed them with a high quality carnauba car wax.

Any suggestions are welcome.


Thanks as always

Gary Williams


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