ADJUSTMENTS
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The blade guard protects the operator from the
cutterhead blades. It must be functioning cor-
rectly before performing any jointing operation.
To make sure the blade guard is functioning
correctly, do these steps:
1. UNPLUG THE JOINTER!
2. Adjust the infeed table even with the out-
feed table.
3. Slide a piece of wood across the jointer as if
performing an actual jointing operation.
• The blade guard should rotate enough to
allow the wood to pass over the cutter-
head (Figure 30).
• Once the wood has passed over the cut-
terhead, the blade guard should swing
completely back over the cutterhead.
4. Swing the blade guard completely open and
release it.
• The blade guard should swing complete-
ly back over the cutterhead.
Figure 30. Blade guard in use.
Blade Guard