Jointer Knife Jig

slick and classy. I like your work!

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Also like your blog man.

-- I came, I was conquered, I was born again. ἵνα ὦσιν ἓν

Very nice.

Like the “hidden” neodym magnets under the brass

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Well done. Might have to use this idea! Thx for sharing.

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All three in .001”, can’t ask for more. Thanks for sharing.

-- Dan I.G.N.

So simple, but so effective! Thanks for the creative solution.

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Very nice. I usually use a magnetic base to hold the indicator but I like this better. I could see making one of these.

-- -Curt, Milwaukee, WI

Same as Curt. This looks waaay better. I will be making one real soon.

-- Mike - Northern Upper Michigan

Seems like bloody overkill….

Very nice.

There is accurate, then there is dead on.

...we like dead on. :-)

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I’m curious Stephen, what’s the point of adjusting the knives if you can adjust the outfeed table? I just went through this recently with my jointer. I came to the (possibly incorrect) conclusion that all I needed to do was level them with a magetic jig that I made and then adjust the outfeed from there.

Am I missing something?

My outfeed table is not adjustable. To cut properly, the knife must be the same height across the width of the cutter head. Each knife should be set at the same height as the others. Several sources (including my jointer manual) say the knives should be set slightly higher than the outfeed table.

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Oh. I didn’t realize not all outfeeds are adjustable. That makes sense now. Yeah, I set mine to be level with the outfeed and then lowered the outfeed a bit. I made the three magnet jig which holds the cutters parallel to the outfeed and then tightened them. Much simpler than I expected.

very nice!

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