hi,
i changed and aligned the blades in my ridgid jointer last night - took only 20 mins. as opposed to a frustrating morning(and cut and scratched fingers)the first time.
the difference? i ran across a jig at the "woodmangler" site that made it simple and fast to align the blades. the jig just uses a 5" x 10" piece of plate glass and 4 "rare earth" magnets. here's a pic:
just super-glue the 4 magnets as shown, and set the jig on the outfeed. The magnets hold the jig to the table and hold the knives in the correct position for you to tighten the knive holding screws.
it took a bit of fiddling to get it right, but after that it was really easy - way better than last time. the magnets really hold the blade to the glass well and do allow for tightening of the screws - after that it is just minor tweaking to get it perfect!
so, thanks to the "woodmangler" for the jig. he has a few other nice jigs at his site too:
http://www.fortunecity.com/business/busfour/64/id18.htm
if this jig has already been posted on the forum, my apologies, but i did a search and couldn't find it.
i changed and aligned the blades in my ridgid jointer last night - took only 20 mins. as opposed to a frustrating morning(and cut and scratched fingers)the first time.
the difference? i ran across a jig at the "woodmangler" site that made it simple and fast to align the blades. the jig just uses a 5" x 10" piece of plate glass and 4 "rare earth" magnets. here's a pic:
just super-glue the 4 magnets as shown, and set the jig on the outfeed. The magnets hold the jig to the table and hold the knives in the correct position for you to tighten the knive holding screws.
it took a bit of fiddling to get it right, but after that it was really easy - way better than last time. the magnets really hold the blade to the glass well and do allow for tightening of the screws - after that it is just minor tweaking to get it perfect!
so, thanks to the "woodmangler" for the jig. he has a few other nice jigs at his site too:
http://www.fortunecity.com/business/busfour/64/id18.htm
if this jig has already been posted on the forum, my apologies, but i did a search and couldn't find it.
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LCHIEN
Loring in Katy, TX USA
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