Outfeed Table Adjustment
When you receive the jointer, the knives have been
Adjust the height of the outfeed table as follows:
1.Disconnect jointer from power source.
2.Carefully number each blade with a marker to make them easier to differentiate.
3.Place a straightedge upon the outfeed table and extend it over the cutterhead (Figures 25 and 26).
Planer knives are dangerously sharp. Do not grab the cutterhead itself to rotate it! Failure to comply
may cause serious injury.
4.Rotate the cutterhead, using the drive belt or pulley, until knife number one is at its highest point. The apex of the knife should just barely come in contact with the straightedge.
If the apex of the knife number one just makes contact with the straightedge, no adjustment is required for the outfeed table. Proceed to the Setting Cutterhead Knives section.
If the apex of the knife number one comes below the straightedge (a gap exists) or pushes the straightedge up, proceed with the following steps:
5.Loosen both gib lock screws (B, Fig. 18) and the lock knob (Figure 25).
6.Raise or lower the outfeed table until the straight edge contacts the knife tip, as shown in Figure 26. Using the drive belt or pulley, rock the cutterhead slightly to make sure the apex of the knife is just barely contacting the straight edge.
When adjustment is complete:
7.Lock the outfeed table at that setting by tightening the lock knob (Figure 25) and gib lock screws (B, Fig. 18). The outfeed table adjustment is complete.
The outfeed table adjustment is only made against one knife (blade number one was arbitrarily selected here). After the outfeed table has been set at the correct height, do not change it except for special operations or after replacing knives.
After this adjustment is completed, it is necessary to proceed to the Setting Cutterhead Knives section to verify that all three knives are at the correct height and parallel to the outfeed table.
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Figure 25
Figure 26