Primitive Archer
Main Discussion Area => Around the Campfire => Topic started by: NTD on November 02, 2010, 02:16:08 am
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I bought a used Craftsman 4 1/8" jointer a few weeks back. It desperately needed new blades and just my luck neither of the 2 Sears in my town carried the knives. So I ordered a pair online. They got here today and I have now found out the "joy" of setting Jointer Knives. What a friggin headache. I've searched online and it seems everyone has a different theory on how to do it. Anyone here have any "easy" foolproof methods?
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Been many years but if I remember right I used a square clamped to the fence and then lined them up to the square. I think my other one the blades just bottomed out and tightened down. Never used it too much so never really became much of an expert with it. I do plan to get another one though. Be careful with this tool, more people loose fingers on it than any other tool I know. Steve
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I can atest to that..... :-[
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I have a magnetized jig to set my Griz jointer blades but it doesn't work any better than eyeballing them. I finally gave up and decided if they cut that was OK, chatter and all. I don't do precision cuts with my jointer, just stock removal and bamboo thinning, finish upon a belt sander.
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That's discouraging. I bought it hoping to use it to taper blanks for laminate bows. It cuts without chatter but I can't get a level cut. I may jvst sell it and put the money towards a thickness sander.