In article <[email protected]>, "stryped" <[email protected]> wrote:
>Thought about after reading how important it is to set jointer knives
>equal to the outfeed table why couldnt you lay a wide magnet on the
>edge of the outfeed table to "hold" the knives at that level while
>tightening them down instead of using a dial indicator? Would this work?
>
Works fine -- but you aren't the first guy to have that idea. :-)
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Can I use just a magnet instead of paying the 30-100 bucks for that
fixture?
Doug Miller wrote:
> In article <[email protected]>, "stryped" <[email protected]> wrote:
> >Thought about after reading how important it is to set jointer knives
> >equal to the outfeed table why couldnt you lay a wide magnet on the
> >edge of the outfeed table to "hold" the knives at that level while
> >tightening them down instead of using a dial indicator? Would this work?
> >
> Works fine -- but you aren't the first guy to have that idea. :-)
> http://www.right-tool.com/joinpalmagjo.html
>
> --
> 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 message
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> Can I use just a magnet instead of paying the 30-100 bucks for that
> fixture?
Two posters already said you could....
On Tue, 19 Sep 2006 05:56:46 -0700, stryped wrote:
> Thought about after reading how important it is to set jointer knives
> equal to the outfeed table why couldnt you lay a wide magnet on the edge
> of the outfeed table to "hold" the knives at that level while tightening
> them down instead of using a dial indicator? Would this work?
That's how I have always done it. I lay two heavy duty rectangle magnets
on the outfeed table and 'have at it'.
There's another way? Who knew?
Bill
stryped wrote:
> Thought about after reading how important it is to set jointer knives
> equal to the outfeed table why couldnt you lay a wide magnet on the
> edge of the outfeed table to "hold" the knives at that level while
> tightening them down instead of using a dial indicator? Would this work?
>
Yup. Commercial magnetic setting jigs are also available.
"Doug Miller" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> In article <[email protected]>,
"stryped" <[email protected]> wrote:
> >Can I use just a magnet instead of paying the 30-100 bucks for that
> >fixture?
>
> Why not try it and see?
>
Haven't we been here before?
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In article <[email protected]>, "stryped" <[email protected]> wrote:
>Can I use just a magnet instead of paying the 30-100 bucks for that
>fixture?
Why not try it and see?
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Regards,
Doug Miller (alphageek at milmac dot com)
It's time to throw all their damned tea in the harbor again.