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"stryped"

19/09/2006 5:56 AM

Setting jointer knives, had a thought.

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?


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[email protected] (Doug Miller)

in reply to "stryped" on 19/09/2006 5:56 AM

19/09/2006 1:04 PM

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

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Doug Miller (alphageek at milmac dot com)

It's time to throw all their damned tea in the harbor again.

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"stryped"

in reply to "stryped" on 19/09/2006 5:56 AM

19/09/2006 7:27 AM

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.

Ll

"Locutus"

in reply to "stryped" on 19/09/2006 5:56 AM

19/09/2006 10:47 AM


"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....

Br

"Bill"

in reply to "stryped" on 19/09/2006 5:56 AM

22/09/2006 5:32 AM

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

BA

B A R R Y

in reply to "stryped" on 19/09/2006 5:56 AM

19/09/2006 1:09 PM

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.

MM

"Mike Marlow"

in reply to "stryped" on 19/09/2006 5:56 AM

19/09/2006 12:12 PM


"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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sD

[email protected] (Doug Miller)

in reply to "stryped" on 19/09/2006 5:56 AM

19/09/2006 2:50 PM

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?

--
Regards,
Doug Miller (alphageek at milmac dot com)

It's time to throw all their damned tea in the harbor again.


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