Jointer Set-Up for Perfect Cuts!
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- čas přidán 10. 07. 2018
- Join author and woodworker Asa Christiana, as he demonstrates how to set up a jointer for perfect cuts every time. Brought to you by Woodpeckers.
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We are happy that this video has help so many setting up their jointer!!
Thank you for taking the time to make this video. I especially appreciated that you didn’t have to use expensive tools to find out where adjustments were needed. Great job.
As someone who is new to jointing, this is the best video about setup. Thanks
Great video. This is the only video I found that actually talks about how to make every level and straight.
Very nicely explained... it has helped me answer questions that I had in mind... considering I have never used a Jointer before, and have purchased one that is going to be delivered in about a week...Thanks once again...!!!
Thank you Sir!
I have my Father's General 180 from 1960.. Last time I used it was probably 30 years ago, when he was alive. I totally had forgotten how to set it up lol..It's nice to see people like yourself taking the time to Re-Teach myself and others. lol 👍
Simple, straightforward directions. Very helpful
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I have been wood working for a while now but never owned a jointer. Well i finally went ahead and got one and i must say this video was very useful for me so i would like to say thank you for making it.
I’m in exactly the same boat and this video was priceless!
It's good to see Asa back on camera again! Hope you're doing well.
We just finished setting up our new Grizzly jointer and with your video we are getting perfect cuts, thank you
Thank you! This was a perfect tutorial and your voice is nice to listen to.
I genuinely didn’t know how a jointer worked. Superb, clear and informative video. Thank you for sharing.
We are thrilled you watched and enjoyed learning more about power tools and using them. Thank you.
Just about the best video! Thanks a lot for sharing!
Great tutorial. That's the simplest set up explanation I've seen so far. Thanks
Thanks for the tips! I finally adjusted my jointer!
Excellent instructional. Thank you.
That's exactly how I do it. I'm actually surprised about your "drag" technique for setting the side-to-side parallelism of the outfeed to the knives because nobody showed me the technique. The reason I found your video was because I was wondering if there was anyone out there who approached it the same way as I do. BAM! The first video I found was yours.
I figured it out myself and it worked wonderfully. I use the same drag technique to install new blades at the same height as each other. No millwright tools required! Just a good eye and good standards.
I'm not a schooled woodworker and all my co-workers went through 3 year courses for fine woodworking. I watched them all make attempts to set up our shop jointer (using fancy height gauges and such) and it just got worse every time.
I had to take a whole bunch of shims (that my co-workers had unnecessarily added) out from beneath both tables and start from scratch. My test for seeing how good the cut is, is to joint a wide face on a thick board and try to pick up the board off of the outfeed table very quickly. If the cut is pristine, you will feel suction when trying to quickly lift the board off the outfeed. The "rocking" test only works so well because your eyes can't see microscopic movements as well as you can feel the suction that results from a perfectly flat face.
Nice video.
Thank you sir. Helped me adjust and get rid of the snipe. Cheers!
First time watching your videos , excellent tips , explained very well too!
Thank you, i am a union Ironworker from your area and I’m new to wood working . I bought an old jointer at Woodburn auction and went with the first CZcams video I came across on jointer set up. It was not quite right and your video made it a go to tool in my shop thank you.
hi....I made a safety guide after watching your video. Thank you for being an inspiration to me.
This is just what I was looking for, thanks. Subscribed :)
Great video!!! I like your style and presentation. 👍🏽
I noticed that your in Portland, Im in Boring and setting a new Woodshop now. your video was helpful, thank you.
Thanks for the help!
Very good . . . Thank you
Much appreciated thanks for the information and video
Not only did I figure out why my boards were hitting the outfeed table, I like the push stick you used (I will be stealing this idea). The push pads for smaller stock don't work. Thanks for taking the time and helping making my shop therapy that much better.
Great and informative video
Thank you. Very good and helpful info here.
Thanks for the tip with gap!
Video helped me, thank you
many many thank you for tricks :)
Great video, thx for the info.
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That tip at 3:50 is sweet!
Thanks, what hearing protection are you using?
I believe I have that exact machine - a G0634xp. I occasionally have issues where I get these small lines at random places along the face of a board after jointing. Almost appears like the cut is stepping up 4 or 5 times along the width of the board actually. As in left to right, the board is not straight, but like little tiny stair steps measuring maybe a thousandth or two each.
I believe my outfield table is not always locking into the proper position when switching back from planer mode, as the little knob to lock the table doesn't feel quite right.. it doesn't feel like it locks nearly as firm and solid as the right side knob for the infeed table.
Have you ever encountered that issue? I can't figure out why the outfeed knob doesn't tighten up as it should.
4:03 I assume the infeed table is at it's full 'zero' height position when you are making the reference cut on your board?
What do you do if the cutterhead isn't parallel with the outfeed table?
What kind of cutter head is installed in this machine?
thank you so much I now know that my jointer was not setup properly and I know how to fix it.
I have a wahuda 10" with an extruded aluminum fence. Are there any aftermarket universal cast iron fences that I could shop for? Or should I just sell it and get a grizzly or something?
Good video. Unfortunately, I’m dealing with one of those sagging infeed tables...
Do you have a video on how to use a planer?
Unfortunately I am not finding the "a lot of online tutorials" for infeed adjustments. I have a Craftex CX08HC, the owners manual is very lacking in this area as well. Help!
I am curious why some jointer beds close to the cutterhead have slits..some say for noise reduction, some say for dust collection and still some say that the slits act as "sipes" (much like the grooves of tyres) to allow air from beneath the workpiece to escape so that the material contacts the bed as it passes thru the cutterhead allowing for a consistent cut..id like to be enlightened. My 8" Powermatic doesnt have those slits.
Question: When you lower the outfeed table and run the first inch of your scrap board through the jointer and then raise the outfeed table up to just barely kiss the newly jointed board, what should the depth of cut be set to when you ran that first test cut through the jointer? Should the depth of cut be set to zero?
I just posted the same question, then saw your question. I would assume the infeed table needs to be at its full height or zero position when that 1" test cut was made. I also think that one should check that the tip of the cutting blade is also tangent to the infeed table before doing this. I say that because the outfeed table has to be tangent to the blade tip when it is all said and done. I am hoping someone will check my logic, lol.
The depth can be just about anything except zero, if it's at zero knives shouldn't make a cut because that's what you are basing your depth scale off of.
what is the jointer in the video
Do a video fixing a poorly set up jointer please
How do you know how far you want the cutters to drag the implement?
I know this question is 2 years old, but I came here with the same one and wanted to share what I (believe I) figured out from watching this video and thinking about it more.
He's using the stick trick ONLY to make sure the blade is at the same height across the cutter head. The amount the implement moves doesn't actually matter with HIS jointer. This is because his outfeed table can be raised (which he does in the next step). After doing so, the tips of the blade and the outfeed would be almost exactly the same. I would expect that if he did the stick trick again after raising the outfeed, the implement would move JUST a hair (if at all - it might only scrape it). Now, if you're like me and have an old benchtop jointer where you CAN'T raise/lower the outfeed table, you have to use the stick trick differently. You want the knives to scrape the implement and, if moves at all, move it just a tiny bit (e.g. 64th of an inch). Not touching the wood means the knives are too low... but moving it too much means the knives are way higher than the outfeed. Good luck!
@@slopes83 hey I ended up coming to pretty much the same conclusion. I think the better way to do it is with a dial test indicator anyway. I appreciate you taking the time to reply.
why am i getting snipe at the end of my board?
Outfeed table is lower than cutterhead.
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Great info on the planer set up by the way, thanks 😁👍
But if it is NOT level with the outfeed table... what do you do? I bought a used jointer with no manual and the outfeed is not parallel or level... any ideas? I am desperate not to throw more money away. It's just cutting the front of the board (even a very flat one) and doe not touch past about 3-5 inches after the leading edge. I am cutting tapers, not boards.
That sounds like your knives are too low. Start with getting the outfeed table parallel to the infeed table. There are hundreds of different designs, but in all of them, you can adjust one table or the other. If the outfeed table is fixed, the infeed table is adjustable. In many both are adjustable. Start there, get the tables parallel, then set the knives to the outfeed table.
@@WoodpeckersLLC Thanks muchly. When the storm here passes, I will try to get into the shop to poke around some.
Why do you have to adjust the height of the outfeed table? As you set the blade height, shouldn't it be okay already? Okay, I can imagine one situation, when the minimum (zero) level of infeed is higher than the level of the outfeed, then the plank will flip down. Did I miss something? Thanks.
If you set the blades perfectly, there's no need to adjust the outfeed table. However, it's not unusual for the knives to end up slightly too high or too low. It's far easier to dial in the outfeed table to the cutters than it is to go back and set the knives again.
@@WoodpeckersLLCThank you for the quick reply! The problem is that I have a crappy jointer where the outfeed side is fixed - I hope it's not loose at least :) - and you can only adjust the height of the knives with a special tool having a curve. This tool has to be pushed against the wall of the outfeed from the direction of the knives. The knives should barely touch the curved surface of the tool and move it only about 1cm (~half inch) towards the infeed side. If that happens at both knives and both close to the fence and the other end too, then in theory you are good to go.
Here’s what I don’t understand, so when you lower the indeed table it gets lower than the outfeed. So the more you lower it, the bigger the height gets from infeed to the outfeed. So let’s say I lower it 1/8” and joint the first inch , then make outfeed level but I then lower the infeed to 1/2” , then now the outfeed will be too high again. So am I not getting something here?
The goal is to get the outfeed table level with the cutterhead. If you make a cut (at any depth of cut) and the cut edge of the board is above the outfeed table, the outfeed table is below cutterhead. Once you adjust the outfeed table to the cutterhead, the depth of cut as set by the infeed table won't matter. It is moving parallel to the outfeed table. Doesn't matter whether you're cutting 1/64" or 1/2".
@@WoodpeckersLLC thanks . i did just as you said and it worked perfectly. fixed my issues and i can finally use my wen 8" spiral head jointer again and it works pretty well. wish i had a more professional one but now thats its dialed in its fun to work with
You showed us how to check things, but didn’t show us how to “fix” issues except the one issue to get the outfeed level with the top of the cutter head. However, I think it would have been really helpful to show us how to get the outfeed table aligned with the cutter head from front to back. You showed us a simple way of checking it with the scrap and pencil line, but if it’s off, this video didn’t show us how to fix it and I think that might be the more important info.
My jointer has 1 Allen bolt sitting under the blade on the front side, and on the back side, mine was set correctly but I would assume that these bolts would be used to make fine adjustments of blade height from front to Back. I would assume other jointers would be built with a similar design.
Paulie Shore doing the voice over.
I thought the infeed table is supposed to be just a hair lower than the outfeed table.
You lost me when you said they were parallel side to side, the near side moved at least a quarter inch further.
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Dude sounds like Pauly Shore
You are using a segmented cutter head, that completely removes the task of setting the knives. Not what I expected, or needed.
you would be far more likely to have issues with a grizzly jointer and needing to shim than a vintage jointer, things were made far better back then and the castings were far superior
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Nahhh "just about the same". We need to be 1-2 thousandths of an inch you can't "just about the same" that.
Why are you playing with that distractive Music in the background while you are talking and trying to teach?
Kind of lazy presentation if you ask me.
Unbelievable waste of time. So lacking in any relevant information and demonstration of actual set up or tuning of a jointer.
Can you recommend a better video?
I disagree completely and suspect that you are trolling us. That’s how wildly off your comment is.