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either way it sounds like my jointer needs new blades and a jointer pal first before I start any projects with it. I made a piece of trim for all the hardwood laminate i put in my house last week that was 1.5" wide, 3/16 on one side and 3/8 on the other, basically the floors were uneven with a ...

thanks. That link will come in handy. I checked my jointers blades last night. when i lowered the table like you said, i barely had the knife on the inside edges touching. but when i put it on the inside it would push up the straight edge quite a bit, so the blades arent level, adn with those chips ...

thanks. That link will come in handy. I checked my jointers blades last night. when i lowered the table like you said, i barely had the knife on the inside edges touching. but when i put it on the inside it would push up the straight edge quite a bit, so the blades arent level, adn with those chips ...

I miss stated what i said. I meant can you disengage the cutter head, adjust the height, engage the cutter head without shutting the power off, while its running. AFter i pass a board through, not while its cutting. Im just wondering if I have to plane it, turn it off, disengage the cutterhead, adju...

On the note of the planer. I am going to assume you can undo the cutter head lock, adjust the thickness of the cut with the top dial, then engage the cutterhead lock again, all without shutting it off right? As for the jointer adjustment, you mean that little key sticking out of the left side of the...

My jointer is a free standing unit that has a large motor inside the stand with two access panels on the side. The jointer its self fastens to the table from the under side with 4 large handled bolts. It has a big green on button, followed by a big red off button. It weighs. . . . . a lot. . . . The...

Ok I did what you said. I went home and I grabbed a crooked piece of oak and started working on it. I figured out how to set the jointer depth to 1/32nd of an inch so thats set. Then i squared up the stops, and set the 45^ setting on it as well. Both were a little off. AFter that I started running t...

Ahh, im guessing the shopsmiths have changed a lot throughout the years. Well the one I have was bought new in 89 I think is the year on the reciept. 87 or 89, i forget and i just looked at it last night. It is for sure the 510 model and i found the pro fence upgrade kit new in the box, unopened, a ...

The book you talk about from SS is probably in a collection either at home or at her mother's house back in Iowa. I'll look through his reciepts in the owners manual, as he kept reciepts on everything he bought and put them in this book for record keeping purposes. I know I have 7 shop smith video t...

that helps a LOT. Is it safe to use the jointer on the face if its only 1" thick? im just worried about jointing my fingers. I have some shopsmith push tools, is it safe to use them on the jointer? Thanks ofr your info, ill definately check my depths of everything when I get home tonight. Im pr...