How long of a board can you joint?

How long of a board can you joint?

Use a pushstick and/or pushblock, and keep your hands a safe distance from the cutterhead. Don’t joint pieces shorter than about 12″. Don’t overreach when jointing long boards. Always wear eye and ear protection.

How do you use a table saw as a jointer?

Using Your Table Saw as a Jointer

1. The Fence.
2. Locate the Cut.
3. Make a Relief Cut. Just like a jointer, the table saw setup requires an infeed and an outfeed side. The outfeed side must be perfectly even with the saw blade.
4. Your Table Saw Becomes a Jointer. Move the rip fence back to the right side of the saw blade.

Is it OK to put outfeed table above jointer?

Badly bowed material that is longer than your jointer can also cause problems. RickL & Forestgirl are most likely correct. The outfeed table must be a few thou below the peak of the knife circle if you want straight & flat. By the way, Tage Frid said that edge-joined boards should be a smidgeon low in the center for the most reliable joint.

Why does a jointer table stop dead when it hits the wood?

The board tends to ride up on the outfeed table and by the time you get to the end of the board the cutter isn’t even touching the wood and you have the belly on the board. People get confused about this as they figure if the outfeed table was higher than the cutter then the board will stop dead when it hits the table.

How big of a jointer do I need for a board?

Something along the lines of, “A jointer of length X will easily joint a board that is 1.5X long.” Most manuals will say not more than 2x the bed length. Doing so tends to be hit and miss.

Can you explain how to set up a jointer table?

Can you explain exactly how you set up the jointer and exactly how you feed the wood across it. Where do you put your hands and when do you change them. Without the proper set up and feeding technique, you won’t have much success. Badly bowed material that is longer than your jointer can also cause problems.