Ron wrote:
> I've found one for sale locally less than $100, including an extra set of
> knives.
>
> I read from various reviews that knife setup can be somewhat of a pain.
>
> I currently either use by Delta 13" planer or router table, with the
> outfeed fence shimmed forward.
>
> ThankX,
> Ron
Also, with your straight-edge and a machinist square, make sure the fence
is straight and not twisted. I had a 37-190 a number of years ago; the
fence was twisted greater than 1/32". Made getting a jointable surface a
bit of a challenge.
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Ron <[email protected]> wrote:
> I've found one for sale locally less than $100, including an extra set of
> knives.
Sounds like a good deal assuming the beds are flat, fence is straight,
motor works, etc.
> I read from various reviews that knife setup can be somewhat of a pain.
That's pretty much the case with all of them that use regular knives.
I've only needed to do it a couple of times, in the two years I've
owned a jointer. It's a bit tedious, but not too bad. Unless you
use it a lot or ding one of the blades, you probably won't have to
change them out that frequently. Also, get a hone[1] for the blades
and that'll help reduce the frequency with which you need to change
out the blades.
Here's a tip for you, that may not be in the manual for your
jointer--it wasn't in the manual for my Delta jointer: take the belt
off the pully when you're changing the knives. There's *nothing*
about this in my manual, and with the belt on, it makes manually
turning the cutter head and getting it to stay in one spot difficult.
[1]: http://www.grizzly.com/products/G3631
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On Mon, 22 Oct 2007 21:30:53 -0400, Ron wrote:
> I've found one for sale locally less than $100, including an extra
> set of knives.
>
> I read from various reviews that knife setup can be somewhat of a
> pain.
>
> I currently either use by Delta 13" planer or router table, with the
> outfeed fence shimmed forward.
Sounds like a pretty good deal, but take a straight edge to make sure
the tables aren't bowed. If they are straight, you should find it has
enough adjustment to align everything to your satisfaction with some
patience.
I bought a used one for a bit more and managed to get the tables
aligned to within a few thousandths after some experimentation with
the infeed gib screws. With a good straight edge, dial calipers and a
feeler gage you'll be able to do just fine for a 6" jointer.
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