Jointer

1. Jointer

2. General Safety • Wear your safety glasses at all times • Take off all jewelry • Do not wear loose clothing • Make sure you are the only person in the safety zone when operating the jointer.

3. General Safety continued • Never set material on the tables of the jointer • Never stand directly behind the machine • Always joint material with the grain • Never joint the end grain of material • The operator should always do the jointing operation himself/herself • The operator should never pass his/her hands over the cutter head.

4. Components of the Jointer • Fence • Fence Tilt Control • Fence Width Control • Guard • In-feed Table • Out-feed Table

5. Components of the Jointer • In-feed Table Adjustment Wheel • Depth Scale • Push Platen

6. Operations of the Jointer • Face Plane • Edge Plane

7. Fence

8. Fence Tilt Control

9. Fence Width Control • The jointer size is determined by the maximum width that can be face planed

10. Guard

11. In-feed Table

12. Out-feed Table

13. In-feed Table Adjustment Wheel

14. Depth Scale

15. Push Platen

16. Face Plane • Face Plane is defined as cutting a thin layer off one face of the material

17. Edge Plane • Edge Plane is defined as cutting a thin layer off one edge of the material

18. Operation Procedure 1 • 1. When creating a face plane make sure the cupped side is down to ensure the material has two contact points on the table

19. Operation Procedure 2 • 2. Adjust the in-feed table to the preferred depth of cut. AND • The MAXIMUM safe cut on the jointer when jointing the face of the material is 1/16 of an inch.

20. Operation Procedure 3 • 3. Stock less than 11” must not be run through the jointer AND • Set the push platen on top of the material making sure the heel of the platen catches the end of the material. AND • Turn the machine on.

21. Operation Procedure 4 • 4. Manually move the guard, and let it rest on the edge of your material before you feed it into the cutterhead.

22. Operation Procedure 5 • 5. Keep both hands on the push platen as you slowly slide the material through the cutterhead. • Slide the material across the table until the guard retracts against the fence.

23. Cupped side down

24. Depth Adjustment 2. 3. 1.

25. Hand placement

26. Face Plane with the Push Platen

27. Moving the Guard

28. Face Plane Operation

29. Guard Retraction

30. Operation Procedure 1 • 1. Use a try-square to square up the fence before creating an edge plane

31. Operation Procedure 2 • 2. When jointing the edge of a piece of stock, the operator must have one face flat to slide evenly on the fence.

32. Operation Procedure 3 • 3. Adjust the in-feed table to the preferred depth of cut. AND • The MAXIMUM safe cut on the jointer when jointing the edge of the material is 1/8 of an inch.

33. Operation Procedure 4 • 4. Turn the machine on • Keep the material tight against the fence, feeding the material through with both hands on the material. • When your hands become close to the cutterhead, jump your hands over one by one.

34. Squaring up the Jointer Fence

35. One Face Flat

36. Depth Adjustment 2. 3. 1.

37. Edge Plane Operation