Figure 27. Straightedge centered on outfeed table and even with knife at top dead center.
5.Place a good quality straightedge across the length of the outfeed table and just over the cutterhead as shown in Figure 27. (This adjustment works best if the straightedge is placed in the center of the outfeed table.)
6.Using the handwheel under the outfeed table, raise or lower the outfeed table until the straightedge barely touches the edge of the knife.
7.Move the cutterhead back and forth to ver- ify that it is still positioned at top dead cen- ter.
8.Tighten the table lock handle and double check your adjustment for accuracy.
After adjusting the outfeed table and ensuring its accuracy, it can be left alone until the next time you adjust the knives or if you notice that it might have moved. The infeed table, on the other hand, will regularly be adjusted to set the cutting depth.
ADJUSTMENTS
Figure 28. Infeed table even with outfeed.
Scale can now be set to “0”.
Figure 29. Pointer set to “0”.
To adjust the infeed table:
1.Loosen the infeed table lock handle.
2.Place a good quality straightedge in the center and along the length of the outfeed table.
3.Slide the straightedge over the infeed table.
4.Raise the infeed table so it barely touches the bottom of the straightedge as shown in
Figure 28.
5.Secure the infeed table with the lock handle and set the pointer on the depth scale to “0” as shown in Figure 29. You can now use the scale to adjust your depth of cut when it is time to operate the jointer.