I need to Upgrade DJ-20 to Helical - Help please
#15
how much does it cost?  Not sure I use my joiner enough to make it worthwhile.
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#16
(02-06-2018, 04:20 PM)EricU Wrote: how much does it cost?  Not sure I use my joiner enough to make it worthwhile.

So, quick update.  I originally ordered the Head with bearings installed... but that would drop ship from Byrd.  They said it would be next month before it shipped... I don't want to wait that long, so I am having Brian send me just the Byrd head, and I purchased bearings separately from Amazon.

Does anyone know the correct size bearings?  I think I ordered the right thing, but wanted to confirm.

The cost of the Byrd head is around $450 or so from Brian. Well worth it in my situation... I went to change the blades, that haven't been changed in years from this machine I just picked up... and realized the gib bolts were not only frozen, but stripped out... and, not only that, but 3-4 of them were missing!
Smile Easy decision for me.
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(02-09-2018, 08:16 PM)Strokes77 Wrote: So, quick update.  I originally ordered the Head with bearings installed... but that would drop ship from Byrd.  They said it would be next month before it shipped... I don't want to wait that long, so I am having Brian send me just the Byrd head, and I purchased bearings separately from Amazon.

Does anyone know the correct size bearings?  I think I ordered the right thing, but wanted to confirm.

The cost of the Byrd head is around $450 or so from Brian.  Well worth it in my situation... I went to change the blades, that haven't been changed in years from this machine I just picked up... and realized the gib bolts were not only frozen, but stripped out... and, not only that, but 3-4 of them were missing!  
Smile  Easy decision for me.

I did this swap into my DJ20 about 10 years ago.
1. as someone else noted,  make note of the placement of the shims.  I recall there being brass shims under the pillow blocks and they were not even side to side.
2. i took the head and pillow block assembly to the local bearing place and asked for new bearings.  Timken ones were like $200, or chinese ones were like $25.  I chose the latter.
3.  I took the whole assembly to the local machine shop and asked them to swap the heads and bearings.  Rather than deal with pulling/pressing bearings myself on a shaft with a hundred tiny cutters, i paid $40 and had it back in 30 minutes.  I did this again when i swapped my planer head.  HIGHLY recommended.  

Good luck,
Wayne
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#18
It's best to have the bearings in hand and go buy them locally, at at least check the size yourself (when they are in hand) and order them on line.
I started with absolutely nothing. Now, thanks to years of hard work, careful planning, and perseverance, I find I still have most of it left.
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