I use one of these to set the knives in mine:
http://www.woodcraft.com/family.aspx?FamilyID=908 works like a charm. --dave
"boorite" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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>
> stryped wrote:
>> Thought about buying one because my manual said it was the best way to
>> set jointer knives. The idicator is 34 bucks. The magnetic holder is
>> 44. That is more than I have in the jointer!
>
> Grampa never needed no stinkin' dial indicator with no magnetic holder.
>
> Straightedge and a set of feeler gauges. The latter item is $5 from the
> Grizz.
>
You can buy a Dial Indicator and Magnetic Base for much less than you
said. Try Ebay.
"stryped" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> Thought about buying one because my manual said it was the best way to
> set jointer knives. The idicator is 34 bucks. The magnetic holder is
> 44. That is more than I have in the jointer!
>
stryped wrote:
> Thought about buying one because my manual said it was the best way to
> set jointer knives. The idicator is 34 bucks. The magnetic holder is
> 44. That is more than I have in the jointer!
Grampa never needed no stinkin' dial indicator with no magnetic holder.
Straightedge and a set of feeler gauges. The latter item is $5 from the
Grizz.
stryped wrote:
> Thought about buying one because my manual said it was the best way to
> set jointer knives. The idicator is 34 bucks. The magnetic holder is
> 44. That is more than I have in the jointer!
Try this...
http://www.littlemachineshop.com/products/product_view.php?ProductID=1782
I've got (effectively) the same thing without the 'point set' - got it
from JL Industrial - but this is a better deal, since the point set is
also included.
A decent piece of equipment.
-- john.
My wood sticks get pulled just a little bit from the outfeed table. I
get a pretty good cut when set up as the manual recommends. I guess
that is similar to your use a level recomendation.
On Thu, 21 Sep 2006 19:15:36 -0400, "tdup2" <[email protected]>
wrote:
>I just use a good level and set it on the outfeed table. The knives are
>rigtht when they just touch the top of the level.
>
>
>"stryped" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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>> Thought about buying one because my manual said it was the best way to
>> set jointer knives. The idicator is 34 bucks. The magnetic holder is
>> 44. That is more than I have in the jointer!
>>
>
In article <[email protected]>, "stryped" <[email protected]> wrote:
>Thought about buying one because my manual said it was the best way to
>set jointer knives. The idicator is 34 bucks. The magnetic holder is
>44. That is more than I have in the jointer!
>
You've already been given a link to one site that offers a dial indicator for
only 2/3 that much. I assure you that there are others even cheaper, if you
only take the trouble to look.
--
Regards,
Doug Miller (alphageek at milmac dot com)
It's time to throw all their damned tea in the harbor again.
"stryped" <[email protected]> wrote in news:1158777940.624921.68320
@i3g2000cwc.googlegroups.com:
> Thought about buying one because my manual said it was the best way to
> set jointer knives. The idicator is 34 bucks. The magnetic holder is
> 44. That is more than I have in the jointer!
>
jlindustrial.com has a dial indicator and base for $19.00
Stock # AUMB1-15050C
Or Amazon. Or Grizzly. Or Google...
Clint
"Frank Arthur" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> You can buy a Dial Indicator and Magnetic Base for much less than you
> said. Try Ebay.
>
> "stryped" <[email protected]> wrote in message
> news:[email protected]...
>> Thought about buying one because my manual said it was the best way to
>> set jointer knives. The idicator is 34 bucks. The magnetic holder is
>> 44. That is more than I have in the jointer!
>>
>
>
I set my jointer and planer blades with a piece of wood. No pictures
and no video. The manual for the jointer explains the procedure.
Have you attended a basic woodworking class the covers shop tools in 2
days?
On 20 Sep 2006 11:45:40 -0700, "stryped" <[email protected]> wrote:
>Thought about buying one because my manual said it was the best way to
>set jointer knives. The idicator is 34 bucks. The magnetic holder is
>44. That is more than I have in the jointer!
I just use a good level and set it on the outfeed table. The knives are
rigtht when they just touch the top of the level.
"stryped" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> Thought about buying one because my manual said it was the best way to
> set jointer knives. The idicator is 34 bucks. The magnetic holder is
> 44. That is more than I have in the jointer!
>
In article <[email protected]>,
stryped <[email protected]> wrote:
>Thought about buying one because my manual said it was the best way to
>set jointer knives. The idicator is 34 bucks. The magnetic holder is
>44. That is more than I have in the jointer!
>
Shop around and you can get both for about $20.
--
Every complicated problem has a simple solution that doesn't work.
Larry Wasserman Baltimore, Maryland
lwasserm(@)charm(.)net