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Well I recently acquired a Tormek sharpening system and tonight decided to try it out on the jointer blades. Put quite a nice edge on the blades, but what a pain in the @ss putting the blades back. I used a wixey digital thingamajig and that helped. Cuts like no ones business. I like this jointer better that my 6 inch ridgid.


That didn't sound right!:eek:

The joiner knives need to be just above the outfeed table. I had used a machinest ruler and adjusted until the knife edge would move the ruler about 1/8". Then adjust the other end of the knife for the same movement. At one time for a bet, I installed and adjust all three joiner knives in less than 2 1/2 minutes with successful testing results. I seem to remember sometime like .002" or .003" proud. I would recommend using shim stock the thickness needed under the glass on the out feed table and add magnets to hold the knife.

This would be the simplest idea for setting joiner knives that I have seen or heard. I will try using 1/4" plexiglass, shim stock and small round magnets that I have for the next joiner. I have these super strong magnets left over from some project. Breaking them loose from metal and themselves is hard to do. I can recess the round magnets in the plexiglass with some plexiglass still between the magnets and the table and knife so I break it loose when done. Just have to play with the depth of the magnet. Now to see if the same type jig can be made to work for the planer. Thanks for the idea.


Discard any knife that is less than 11/16” (.688”) wide.

Using a block of wood to hols the straight edge.

https://forum.shopsmith.com/viewtopic.php?t=12205

I use 2 torpedo levels with magnetic edges, which most have, one at each side of the table and lay a piece of steel shim stock between them and the table.