Setting jointer knives Aaargh!!

[poolhound]

I spent most of this weekend tidying up and re-arranging my shop. My jointer has been in need of new knives for some time so I finally got around to changing them.

2 hrs later (admitedly I did take some time to clean everything as well) I thought I had them all set and after a test cut it looks like one or more is set too high as I now have snipe - *&#*&^@%%%@@!!!!!!

I guess I can just raise the outfeed table a tad but my real question is does anybody have one of those "Jointer Pal" knife setting jigs?

Do they work? How quick? Are they worth the money and is one brand better than another?

[Tom Slick]

I've used the Delta branded Jointer Pal and it works fine. It is fairly easy to use once you get the hang of it. The main thing is to get the knives set even, you can always adjust the outfeed with a straight edge and fine tune it with trial and error by running boards though until there is no more snipe.

[LCHIEN]

make yourself a jointer height setting gauge


http://www.bt3central.com/showthread...+gauge+jointer

[jussi]

I've had good luck with a dial caliper and base.

http://video.google.com/videoplay?do...39096587014177

[poolhound]

make yourself a jointer height setting gauge


http://www.bt3central.com/showthread...+gauge+jointer

Loring

I know I have seen your post where you discuss making the flat contacts but I cant seem to find it. I did a couple of searches but it didnt seem to pop up. Do you recall what it was called?

[LCHIEN]

send me your e-mail address by PM

[Bruce Cohen]

I got sooo tired of futzing with setting the knives, I went and bought a Sunhill Spiral cutterhead head. It's not the one with the billion carbide cutters, but a set of thin flexible razor ribbons that leave a wonderful smooth finish to any of the woods I've run thru. BTW. its a heck of a lot cheaper than the carbide heads, and its a piece of cake to install.

And no more cutting myself on the knife blades as I try to set them.

Bruce

[tommyt654]

Hey Guys I know this will sound all to easy. Go to Walmart and buy 2 sets of their Magnetic tool bars. Their about 8 in long x 3/4 in wide and cost about $5. Lay them down across the infeed/outfeed tables tighten screws. So simple my grandaughter did it

[poolhound]

Hey Guys I know this will sound all to easy. Go to Walmart and buy 2 sets of their Magnetic tool bars. Their about 8 in long x 3/4 in wide and cost about $5. Lay them down across the infeed/outfeed tables tighten screws. So simple my grandaughter did it

Sounds like a great idea, I guess it depends on how true (straight) they are but for $5 its certainly worth a try and the bars are always usable elsewhere.

[AlanZ]

I recently built a simple blade setting jig.

Took about 5 minutes to construct with a piece of glass (6"x11"), 4 magnets from the hardware store and a couple of drops of instant glue.

The two magnets are glued near each end of one side of the glass.

The glass is placed glass side down on the outfeed table.

The magnets on one end of the upward facing side hold the glass down flush with the table, and on the other end "pull" the blade up to the glass surface.

I hope this helps.

[pelligrini]

When I did mine on my 6" jointer I used some steel utility scraper blades and some little magnets I had onhand. A couple magnets on each end of two 4" scraper blades made for an easy jig.

[Scoly2803]

My solution:
http://www.bt3central.com/showthread.php?t=44194
Made setting mine a very easy task. Magnets hold blades in place while tightening the screws.
hth