Troubleshooting Guide
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Lines or ridges in on board. | 1. | Nicked knife or carbide cutter. | 1. | Sharpen the knife or rotate the carbide cutter. | |
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Uneven knife | marks on | 1. | One or more knives out of alignment. | 1. | Reset the knives in the cutterhead, using the knife setting gauge. |
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Wavy surface | or chatter | 1. | Board being fed too fast. | 1. | Slow down the feed rate and feed consistently. DO NOT stop or |
marks on board. |
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| hesitate during feeding. |
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| 2. | Knives set incorrectly. | 2. | Inspect and sharpen the cutterhead knives. Reset knives in cut- |
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Board edge is concave or | 1. | Board not held with even pressure on | 1. | Hold board with even pressure as it moves through the cutter- | |
convex after jointing. |
| infeed and outfeed table. |
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| edge jointing. |
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| 2. | Board was too uneven start. | 2. | Take partial cuts to remove the extreme high spots before doing |
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| a full pass. |
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| 3. | Board has excessive bow or twist along | 3. | Surface plane one face so there is a good surface to position |
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| its length. |
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| 4. | Insufficient number of passes. | 4. | It may take 3 to 5 passes to achieve a perfect edge, depending |
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| on the starting condition of the board and the depth of cut. |
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| 5. | Board length exceeds jointer capacity. | 5. | Shorten the board to a length no more than 3X the combined |
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| length of the jointer tables. |
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Tables are difficult to adjust. | 1. | Table lock is partially engaged. | 1. | Completely loosen the table lock. | |
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Disconnect power to the machine when perform- ing any maintenance or repairs. Failure to do this may result in serious personal injury.
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