Jointer setup

Wow wow wow is that ever shiny! Nice job.

Setting up a jointer for the first time can make you want to quit woodworking. Do yourself a favor and buy a decent straightedge. I tried to set mine up with a level and failed miserably…not straight enough! I’m not sure what I’m looking at but there must be a way to ajust the coplanerness of the tables. That looks like a jacking screw which will tilt the table to match the other side.

On a side note, blade height is just as important as coplanar.

-- -Dan

Pezking7p-

Looks like Im in the market for a good long straight edge! I thought a level would be better so I wouldn’t have to hold it, but I get they’re not very accurate!!

And yes, it does make me want to quit woodworking, or at least continue buying S4S and sell this to a guy who loves vintaged tools! :-)

-- Keith

The pointer already given to you over at owwm will work just fine:
http://owwm.org/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=108507
MDF and some drywall screws is all you need.

If the jointer doesn’t have adjustment screws (unlikely it does), then you need to shim between the table ways to make them co-planer. Plenty of videos and how-to’s out there in the wild and easily found with a quick google search.

Cheers,
Brad

-- Brad in FL - In Dog I trust... everything else is questionable

Mrunix-

I read one article, but it looks like it was the wrong one and made my brain sizzle. Checking out the Wordsmith one now!

-- Keith

You might find some good info in this vid.
From the 22min mark he sets up the blades.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gO746cuRqV4