Yearly Maintenance Checklist

Modified on 2018/09/16 21:42 by Jeff Joslin Categorized as Maintenance
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''From owwm.org forum thread [http://owwm.org/viewtopic.php?t=48970|] by Bob Vaughan''

You can use this [{UP}YearlyMaintenanceCheck%2fYearly%20Maint.doc|downloadable version] as a template for your own shop checklist. Print it out and check off the items as you do them.

Yearly Maintenance Check

{|
|   || '''Kit (tool box top tray works well)'''
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| (((<nowiki>___</nowiki>))) || Oilcan
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| (((<nowiki>___</nowiki>))) || Grease
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| (((<nowiki>___</nowiki>))) || Cleaning rags
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| (((<nowiki>___</nowiki>))) || Allen wrenches
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| (((<nowiki>___</nowiki>))) || Cover removal tools (screwdrivers & wrenches)
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| (((<nowiki>___</nowiki>))) || Note pad and pencil (for noting big things & checking off items)
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| (((<nowiki>___</nowiki>))) || Small flashlight
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| (((<nowiki>___</nowiki>))) || Inspection mirror
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| (((<nowiki>___</nowiki>))) || Clipboard with this list attached
|}

{|
|   || '''Table saw'''
|-
| (((<nowiki>___</nowiki>))) || Blow out
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| (((<nowiki>___</nowiki>))) || Oil trunnions & gears
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| (((<nowiki>___</nowiki>))) || Tighten setscrews on handwheels
|-
| (((<nowiki>___</nowiki>))) || Check for loose pulley setscrews & belt wear
|-
| (((<nowiki>___</nowiki>))) || Inspect plug, cord, & starter
|}

{|
|   || '''Radial Arm Saw'''
|-
| (((<nowiki>___</nowiki>))) || Clean tracks & oil
|-
| (((<nowiki>___</nowiki>))) || Inspect plug, cord, & starter
|}

{|
|   || '''Bandsaw'''
|-
| (((<nowiki>___</nowiki>))) || Check for loose pulley setscrews & belt wear
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| (((<nowiki>___</nowiki>))) || Blow out
|-
| (((<nowiki>___</nowiki>))) || Check guides for wear
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| (((<nowiki>___</nowiki>))) || Oil upper wheel carriage
|-
| (((<nowiki>___</nowiki>))) || Inspect plug, cord, & starter
|}

{|
|   || '''Scroll saw'''
|-
| (((<nowiki>___</nowiki>))) || Check for loose pulley setscrews & belt wear
|-
| (((<nowiki>___</nowiki>))) || Blow out
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| (((<nowiki>___</nowiki>))) || Check oil level
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| (((<nowiki>___</nowiki>))) || Drop of oil in upper plunger
|-
| (((<nowiki>___</nowiki>))) || Inspect plug, cord, & starter
|}

{|
|   || '''Bench grinders'''
|-
| (((<nowiki>___</nowiki>))) || Blow out
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| (((<nowiki>___</nowiki>))) || Check wheels
|-
| (((<nowiki>___</nowiki>))) || Inspect plug, cord, & starter
|}

{|
|   || '''Lathe'''
|-
| (((<nowiki>___</nowiki>))) || Check for loose pulley setscrews & belt wear
|-
| (((<nowiki>___</nowiki>))) || Clean Morse taper sockets
|-
| (((<nowiki>___</nowiki>))) || Clean and oil tailstock clamp mechanism
|-
| (((<nowiki>___</nowiki>))) || Inspect plug, cord, & starter
|}

{|
|   || '''Jointer'''
|-
| (((<nowiki>___</nowiki>))) || Check for loose pulley setscrews & belt wear
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| (((<nowiki>___</nowiki>))) || Clean and oil working parts on fence
|-
| (((<nowiki>___</nowiki>))) || Inspect knives
|-
| (((<nowiki>___</nowiki>))) || Inspect plug, cord, & starter
|}

{|
|   || '''Planer'''
|-
| (((<nowiki>___</nowiki>))) || Check for loose pulley setscrews & belt wear
|-
| (((<nowiki>___</nowiki>))) || Check belts
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| (((<nowiki>___</nowiki>))) || Grease fittings, oil moving parts
|-
| (((<nowiki>___</nowiki>))) || Check knives
|-
| (((<nowiki>___</nowiki>))) || Inspect plug, cord, & starter
|}

{|
|   || '''Shaper'''
|-
| (((<nowiki>___</nowiki>))) || Check for loose pulley setscrews & belt wear
|-
| (((<nowiki>___</nowiki>))) || Clean and oil working parts.
|-
| (((<nowiki>___</nowiki>))) || Inspect plug, cord, & starter
|}

{|
|   || '''Drill press'''
|-
| (((<nowiki>___</nowiki>))) || Check for loose pulley setscrews & belt wear
|-
| (((<nowiki>___</nowiki>))) || Clean and oil working parts
|-
| (((<nowiki>___</nowiki>))) || Check chuck jaws
|-
| (((<nowiki>___</nowiki>))) || Inspect plug, cord, & starter
|}

{|
|   || '''Mortiser'''
|-
| (((<nowiki>___</nowiki>))) || Inspect plug, cord, & starter
|-
| (((<nowiki>___</nowiki>))) || Oil working parts
|}

{|
|   || '''Tenoner'''
|-
| (((<nowiki>___</nowiki>))) || Inspect plug, cord, & starter
|-
| (((<nowiki>___</nowiki>))) || Clean track
|-
| (((<nowiki>___</nowiki>))) || Oil working parts
|}

{|
|   || '''Sander'''
|-
| (((<nowiki>___</nowiki>))) || Check for loose pulley setscrews & belt wear
|-
| (((<nowiki>___</nowiki>))) || Inspect plug, cord, & starter
|-
| (((<nowiki>___</nowiki>))) || Check oil level on OSS
|-
| (((<nowiki>___</nowiki>))) || Oil moving parts
|}

{|
|   || '''Compressor'''
|-
| (((<nowiki>___</nowiki>))) || Check for loose pulley setscrews & belt wear
|-
| (((<nowiki>___</nowiki>))) || Check oil
|-
| (((<nowiki>___</nowiki>))) || Drain tank
|-
| (((<nowiki>___</nowiki>))) || Inspect plug, cord, & starter
|}

{|
|   || '''Power Feeder'''
|-
| (((<nowiki>___</nowiki>))) || Check oil level
|-
| (((<nowiki>___</nowiki>))) || Inspect wheels, gears and chain
|-
| (((<nowiki>___</nowiki>))) || Inspect plug, cord, & starter
|-
| (((<nowiki>___</nowiki>))) || Oil working parts
|}

{|
|   || '''Portable Power Tools'''
|-
| (((<nowiki>___</nowiki>))) || Gearbox oil (where needed)
|-
| (((<nowiki>___</nowiki>))) || Cords
|-
| (((<nowiki>___</nowiki>))) || Brushes
|}
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