Checking Outfeed
Table Alignment
The outfeed table MUST be level with the knives when they are at top dead center (their highest point during rotation) or the workpiece cannot be fed across the jointer safely.
To check the outfeed table alignment:
1.DISCONNECT THE JOINTER FROM THE POWER SOURCE!
2.Place a straightedge on the outfeed table so it extends over the cutterhead. For best results, use a straightedge that will stand on edge without having to be held in place.
3.Rotate the cutterhead under the straightedge, as illustrated in Figure 16.
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Figure 16. Illustration of a typical cutterhead
alighnment setup.
—If your cutterhead knives brush the straigh edge and move it slightly (1/8") forward and back when you turn the cutterhead, then no adjustments are necessary.
—If the knives fall below the straightedge and do not move it, or if the knives lift the straightedge and move it more than 1/8", the knives must be adjusted.
To adjust the height of the cutterhead knives:
1.DISCONNECT THE JOINTER FROM THE POWER SOURCE!
2.Block the cutterhead guard back so the cutterhead is fully exposed.
3.Locate the knife clamp screws and knife adjustment jack screws (see Figures 17 & 18).
Note: You will perform the procedure in Steps
Cutterhead
Knife Clamp
Screws.
