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Re: Riving knife alignment
Posted: Fri Jan 27, 2017 2:32 pm
by wa2crk
All special purpose tools are used on the auxiliary side of the headstock. Bandsaw, Jointer, belt sander and strip sander. As a general rule the blade side of the headstock is for sawing, drilling, disc sanding, and some auxiliary jobs such as using a polishing or buffing wheel. An exception would be use of a Power Pro headstock. The lower auxiliary shaft is specifically for the jointer.
Bill V
Re: Riving knife alignment
Posted: Fri Jan 27, 2017 4:11 pm
by JPG
wa2crk wrote:All special purpose tools are used on the auxiliary side of the headstock. Bandsaw, Jointer, belt sander and strip sander. As a general rule the blade side of the headstock is for sawing, drilling, disc sanding, and some auxiliary jobs such as using a polishing or buffing wheel. An exception would be use of a Power Pro headstock. The lower auxiliary shaft is specifically for the jointer.
Bill V
Three(4?) exceptions to 'ALL'.
Jig saw
Scroll saw
Belt sander
The belt sander has a shaft on both sides.
The Jig and Scroll saw are bi-directional(rotation direction of the input shaft does not matter).
For a special application(lathe tool sharpening using the appropriate attachment), the strip sander is mounted to the quill side.