Woodstock W1755 owner manual Cutting

W1755 6" Parallelogram Jointer

Cutting

	PROBLEM			POSSIBLE CAUSE		CORRECTIVE ACTION
Excessive snipe (gouge in			1.	Outfeed table is set too low.	1.	Align outfeed table at top dead center of the
the end of the board that						cutterhead knives (Page 35).
is uneven with the rest of			2.	Operator pushing down on trailing	2.	Reduce/eliminate downward pressure on that end of
the cut).				end of the workpiece.		workpiece.
Workpiece stops in the			1.	Outfeed table is set too high.	1.	Align outfeed table with cutterhead knife at top
middle of the cut.						dead center (Page 35).
Chipping.			1.	Knots or conflicting grain direction	1.	Inspect workpiece for knots and grain (Page 21);
				in wood.		only use clean stock.
			2.	Nicked or chipped blades.	2.	Adjust one of the nicked knives sideways; replace
						knives (Page 30).
			3.	Feeding workpiece too fast.	3.	Slow down the feed rate.
			4.	Taking too deep of a cut.	4.	Take a smaller depth of cut. (Always reduce cutting
						depth when surface planing or working with hard
						woods.)
Fuzzy Grain.			1.	Wood may have high moisture con-	1.	Check moisture content and allow to dry if moisture
				tent or surface wetness.		is over 15%.
			2.	Dull knives.	2.	Replace knives (Page 30).
Long lines or ridges that			1.	Nicked or chipped knives.	1.	Shift one of the nicked knives sideways so the nicks
run along the length of the						don't line up; replace knives (Page 30).
board.
Uneven cutter marks, wavy			1.	Feeding workpiece too fast.	1.	Slow down the feed rate.
surface,	or	chatter marks	2.	Knives not adjusted at even heights	2.	Adjust the knives so they are set up evenly in the
across	the	face of the		in the cutterhead.		cutterhead (Page 30).
board.
Board edge is concave or			1.	Board not held with even pressure	1.	Hold board with even pressure as it moves over the
convex after jointing.				on infeed and outfeed table during		cutterhead.
				cut.
			2.	Board started too uneven.	2.	Take partial cuts to remove the extreme high spots
						before doing a full pass.
			3.	Board has excessive bow or twist	3.	Surface plane one face so there is a good surface to
				along its length.		position against the fence.
			4.	Insufficient number of passes.	4.	It may take 3 to 5 passes to achieve a perfect edge,
						depending on the starting condition of the board and
						the depth of cut.
Uneven cut or breakout			1.	Uneven feed rate.	1.	Feed the board evenly and smoothly during the
when rabbeting.						cut.
			2.	Depth of cut too deep.	2.	Raise the infeed table to take a smaller depth of
						cut. Never exceed 1⁄16" per pass when rabbeting.
			3.	Knives not adjusted evenly with	3.	Adjust the knives so they are set up evenly in the
				each other in the cutterhead.		cutterhead (Page 30).
			4.	Nicked or chipped knives.	4.	Shift one of the nicked knives sideways so the nicks
						don't line up; replace knives (Page 30).

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