New Jointer

[tseavoy]

Well, I got my new jointer Monday and now it's set up and working. I'm glad I chose the Grizzly 6X24. It seems to be well built, all cast iron. The only exception is the plastic fence adjustment handles. It's made in China, not Taiwan, but stuff from China seems to be getting better. Test runs resulted in surface quality that needed no sanding. The only problem is that when I start moving the board to change grip, lines show in the wood. I guess I'll have to learn how to keep the board moving. I'll see if the photo I attached gets to this post. Haven't done that before.


Tom on Marrowstone

[pelligrini]

I still haven't got a good grasp on using my jointer yet. I did get a lot better after some practice on some roughsawn cedar I had laying around. Congrats on the new acquisition.

[dbhost]

On my Sunhill I do simple hand over hand smooth motions and get no variation in finish. DO NOT put pressure direcctly over the cutter head though...

I hope that grizz is half as enjoyable as my Sunhill has been. I really like my little machine.

I think I like the dust port location on your grizz better than the rear chute on the Sunhill...

[Uncle Cracker]

You need a couple of these...

You can also fabricate some to whatever size you want, using 1X wood scraps with some sandpaper or rubber glued to them.

[SARGE..g-47]

Nice piece of iron there Tom. I assume you set your out-feed level to the top of the blades and that's not's what's causing the lines. As mentioned keep direct pressure off the top of the cutter-head. Just grab some scrap and practice as it will come.

Good luck...

[jackellis]

I typically hand feed for edge jointing but I always use push blocks to face joint because I want my fingers away from the cutters.

In both cases, I apply pressure in the feed direction and allow the weight of the board to do the work. The only possible exception to this rule is with twisted boards where you may want to start the flattening process in a specific place.