· Only process natural wood fiber through your
jointer. Never joint MD F, particle board, ply-
wood, laminates, metal, stone, tile, glass, plas-
tic or other synthetically made materials.
· Scrape all glue off of boards before jointing.
· Remove foreign objects from the stock. Make
sure that any stock you process with the jointer
is clean and free of any dirt, nails, staples, tiny
rocks or any other foreign objects, which if
they hit the knives and are drawn into the dust
collector, may cause a fire hazard. The particles
may also damage the knives. Wood stacked on
a concrete floor can have small pieces of stone
or concrete pressed into the surface.
· Make sure all stock is sufficiently dried before
jointing. Wood with a moisture content over
20% will cause unnecessary wear on the knives
and poor cutting results. Excess moisture can
also hasten rust and corrosion.
· Make sure your workpiece exceeds the mini-
mum dimension requirements before edge
jointing or surface planing, or it may break or
kick back during the operation.
SQUARING STOCK
Squaring stock involves four steps performed
in the order below:
1. Surface Plane On The Jointer. The concave
face of the workpiece is surface planed flat
with the jointer.
2. Surface Plane On a Thickness Planer. The op-
posite face of the workpiece is surface planed
flat with a thickness planer.
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3. Edge Joint On The Jointer. The concave edge
of the workpiece is jointed flat with the jointer.
4. Rip Cut On A Table Saw. The jointed edge
of the workpiece is placed against a table saw
fence and the opposite edge cut off.
SURFACE PLANING
The purpose of surface planing on the jointer
is to make one flat face on a piece of stock.
This is a necessary step when preparing a work-
piece to be run through a planer when squar-
ing stock.
NOTICE: If you are not experienced with a
jointer, set the depth of cut to 0", and practice
feeding the workpiece across the tables as de-
scribed. This procedure will better prepare you
for the actual operation.
TO SURFACE PLANE ON THE JOINTER
1. Read and understand SECTION "SAFETY..."