G0612 6" Jointer
teners.
are misaligned.
3. Fence bracket parts are loose or parts 3. Check/tighten the fence bracket fas-
2. Recalibrate the fence stops.
2. Jointer stops are set incorrectly.
outfeed table.
cutterhead height is not even with the
alignment with cutterhead assembly.
Overall, cut quality is poor; 1. Knives are out of alignment or 1. Reset the knives to correct height and inconsistent snipe problems;
or consistent difficulty feeding workpiece.
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.
4. Insufficient number of passes.
good surface to position against the fence.
along its length.
extreme high spots before doing a full pass.
3. Board has excessive bow or twist 3. Surface plane one face so there is a
2. Board started too uneven.
2. Take partial cuts to remove the
infeed and outfeed table during cut.
moves over the cutterhead.
Board edge is concave or con- 1. Board not held with even pressure on 1. Hold board with even pressure as it vex after jointing.
other in the cutterhead.
evenly with the cutterhead.
Uneven cutter marks, wavy sur- 1. Feeding workpiece too fast.
face, or chatter marks across the 2. Knives not adjusted evenly with each 2. Adjust the knives so they are set up face of the board.
1. Slow down the feed rate.
ways; sharpen or replace blade.
Long lines or ridges that run 1. Nicked or chipped knives. along the length of the board.
exceed 1/8" per pass. Reduce cut- ting depth when working with hard woods.
1. Adjust one of the nicked knives side-
4. Taking too deep of a cut.
3. Slow down the feed rate.
4. Take a smaller depth of cut. Never
3. Feeding workpiece too fast.
2. Adjust one of the nicked knives side- ways; sharpen or replace blade.
2. Nicked or chipped knives.
only use clean stock.
wood.
1. Knots or conflicting grain direction in 1. Inspect workpiece for knots and grain;
Chipping.
outfeed table.
knife at top dead center.
Workpiece stops in the middle 1. Cutterhead is set lower than the 1. Align outfeed table with cutterhead of the cut.
1. Replace cutterhead belt.
edge of the workpiece
Cutterhead stops during opera- 1. Cutterhead belt is damaged/broken. tion.
on that end of the workpiece.
2. Operator is pushing down on trailing 2. Reduce/eliminate downward pressure
the cutterhead.
Excessive snipe (gouge in the 1. Outfeed table is out of alignment with 1. Align cutterhead with outfeed table. end of the board that is uneven
with the rest of the cut).
Possible Solution
Possible Cause
Cutting Operations
Symptom
