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Page Revision: 2009/01/03 12:46
From owwm.com forum thread http://owwm.org/viewtopic.php?t=48970 by Bob VaughanYou can use this
downloadable version to use as a template for your own shop. Print it out and check off the items as you do them.
Yearly Maintenance Check
| Kit (tool box top tray works well) |
___ | Oilcan |
___ | Grease |
___ | Cleaning rags |
___ | Allen wrenches |
___ | Cover removal tools (screwdrivers & wrenches) |
___ | Note pad and pencil (for noting big things & checking off items) |
___ | Small flashlight |
___ | Inspection mirror |
___ | Clipboard with this list attached |
| Table saw |
___ | Blow out |
___ | Oil trunnions & gears |
___ | Tighten setscrews on handwheels |
___ | Check for loose pulley setscrews & belt wear |
___ | Inspect plug, cord, & starter |
| Radial Arm Saw |
___ | Clean tracks & oil |
___ | Inspect plug, cord, & starter |
| Bandsaw |
___ | Check for loose pulley setscrews & belt wear |
___ | Blow out |
___ | Check guides for wear |
___ | Oil upper wheel carriage |
___ | Inspect plug, cord, & starter |
| Scroll saw |
___ | Check for loose pulley setscrews & belt wear |
___ | Blow out |
___ | Check oil level |
___ | Drop of oil in upper plunger |
___ | Inspect plug, cord, & starter |
| Bench grinders |
___ | Blow out |
___ | Check wheels |
___ | Inspect plug, cord, & starter |
| Lathe |
___ | Check for loose pulley setscrews & belt wear |
___ | Clean Morse taper sockets |
___ | Clean and oil tailstock clamp mechanism |
___ | Inspect plug, cord, & starter |
| Jointer |
___ | Check for loose pulley setscrews & belt wear |
___ | Clean and oil working parts on fence |
___ | Inspect knives |
___ | Inspect plug, cord, & starter |
| Planer |
___ | Check for loose pulley setscrews & belt wear |
___ | Check belts |
___ | Grease fittings, oil moving parts |
___ | Check knives |
___ | Inspect plug, cord, & starter |
| Shaper |
___ | Check for loose pulley setscrews & belt wear |
___ | Clean and oil working parts. |
___ | Inspect plug, cord, & starter |
| Drill press |
___ | Check for loose pulley setscrews & belt wear |
___ | Clean and oil working parts |
___ | Check chuck jaws |
___ | Inspect plug, cord, & starter |
| Mortiser |
___ | Inspect plug, cord, & starter |
___ | Oil working parts |
| Tenoner |
___ | Inspect plug, cord, & starter |
___ | Clean track |
___ | Oil working parts |
| Sander |
___ | Check for loose pulley setscrews & belt wear |
___ | Inspect plug, cord, & starter |
___ | Check oil level on OSS |
___ | Oil moving parts |
| Compressor |
___ | Check for loose pulley setscrews & belt wear |
___ | Check oil |
___ | Drain tank |
___ | Inspect plug, cord, & starter |
| Power Feeder |
___ | Check oil level |
___ | Inspect wheels, gears and chain |
___ | Inspect plug, cord, & starter |
___ | Oil working parts |
| Portable Power Tools |
___ | Gearbox oil (where needed) |
___ | Cords |
___ | Brushes |