Jointer fence angles up??

[dusty]

Quick question: new to me 520; I just put together the jointer, but in assembling the fence it appears to angle up as it approaches and then goes over the outfeed table. This creates a sizable gap by the time you get to the end of the fence, such that a board less than an inch or so will actually slide under the far edge of the fence. I'm thinking the clamp must be bent?

I'll try to attach a couple of photos once I can figure out how to do it.

The gap at the outfeed end of my jointer table is ABOUT 1/2" but I do not believe the gap should be the criteria used.

With the infeed and outfeed tables coplanar measure from the table top to the top edge of the jointer fence. I believe you will find it to better very, very close to 3" the entire length. If that is not the case, you might have an issue.

[Wes7373]

Thanks for the suggestions! After looking at it in more detail I think the clamp is bent. Photos below:

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BINGO!

Compare top of clamp to bottom, but more relevant is the back side(caused by the top deformation).

Der gorilla has struck again!

[BuckeyeDennis]

My eBay jointer had the exact same issue. I was able to mostly straighten the quadrant by applying judicious pressure with a bench vise. But I bought a replacement anyway, and it was better yet.

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As did my half century old one. Judicious use of a vise corrected it. The fence nubbin just barely contacts the table.

Der gorilla has been kicked out of the shop.

[Wes7373]

Yep, saw that the upper part of the clamp was angled upward. Dennis, did you try to heat it up or just squeeze it in the vise cold? Hate to break it...

[BuckeyeDennis]

I did mine cold, and went slow. IIRC, it springs back a bit when you release the clamp pressure. So I did it over several cycles, bending it a bit more each time. I don't know if heat would help with that alloy or not, but I have a hunch that it would take a whole lot of heat to make much difference.

If it does break on you, the mother ship will be happy to sell you a brand new one for $44 plus shipping. PN 502651.

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I used a drill press vice with a lever lock. The lock only 'squeezes' a small distance so that allowed for iterative squeezing also.

That lever lock can exert substantial pressure over a very small distance.