How Tuned is your Jointer

I have a jet 6” 22” infeed an 22”out feed..if i,m doing a 24” or less it works fine, for longer stuff i made extentions for both ends 4ft on each side, takes a bit to set it up..but my jointed edge is better…i think i,m set up to shave off 1/32 on each pass….really the infeed an outfeed table need to b as as long as the stock you are jointing..to get a good edge..

go back an help friend 1 set up his jointer…lol

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Thanks kizerpea. And yes, I’ll help #1 reset up his machine. But, you did bring up a good point that I failed to add information on. The boards I was jointing were probably around 15” long.

freshly jointed boards should fit perfectly together. I use .002” as my margin for error when setting up my jointer for coplaner.
Be sure to wax the jointer bed and fence so the workpiece feeds freely. Blades sharp?
If you joint two boards, and they sit in the shop for a couple weeks – then I can see why they might not be perfect. Making straight / square edges is all your jointer does, so it has to do it right.

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It took me a few tries, but for the last few years, my 6” Jet has also been set up to take about 1/32” off, and to be honest, putting two boards edge to edge? No light. My longest I usually joint is about 24”

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I was unable to follow the link to the other blog… but here is what I know.

The most important step in the set up is checking that the tables are parallel. Without this all other parts of the setup is moot. A .004” error on a 2.5’ joiner table can result in over 1/16” off on a ten foot board. I strive for perfection and generally get .001. Once the tables are parallel the rest of the set up goes easy. A good magnetic jig to hold the blades perfectly flush to the back table is very helpful to me when setting up a jointer.

kizerpea while it is helpful to have longer tables, with proper technique and a well set up machine it is not needed.

of course check out “do you need a larger jointer?” in the forums if you want longer tables.
http://lumberjocks.com/topics/43217

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We very seldom joint an edge on a joiner. We made straight lining jigs to use on table saws. We’ve got several and even have some we use to straight line short to long face frames.

I bought a new jointer in 1994 and it still has the same knives in it..lack of use.

But, sometimes the jointer will do for us what a table saw won’t so we blow the dust off the jointer and use it.

We use to do a lot of sandblasted wood signs and had to glue up some wide and long sign blanks and the table saw worked best for straight lining the edges.

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