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Joined: 8/30/2013 Posts: 0 Location: Mentor, Ohio
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I am trying to plane down the width of a board with a jointer/planer, but having a hard time keeping the wood down when going across the blades. Any suggestions that might help with this, beside the obvious one of buying a regular planer.
-Tim
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Joined: 4/7/2010 Posts: 0 Location: Ballarat, Australia
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It sounds very much like the blades need sharpening or are misaligned. As well as that, I really hope that you are not pressing down over the cutter head while machining in an attempt to hold it down. You should do some research on proper machining practise. You can download an instruction sheet at http://www.safetytestingonline.com/freestuff/download.php?file=Jointer+Safety.pdf.
Frank Carroll Jindabyne Central School (Retired) Australia http://www.SafetyTestingOnline.com
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Joined: 6/1/2006 Posts: 0 Location: Connecticut
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Tim,
Did you mean "width" or thickness? I'm going to assume that you meant thickness because jointing a board to width doesn't make sense. If so, I'd like to chime in with a strong reiteration of what Frank just wrote:
A) If you are using a jointer to thickness a board, then you are using the wrong machine. That is what thickness planers are for. While it is true that you can easily create two flat faces on a jointer, you can not however achieve two flat and parallel faces.
B) If you are having difficulty holding your boards firmly against the beds of the jointer as you face joint, and it sounds as though you are, then that is a sure sign that either you are taking too big of a bite, or your knives are very dull. In either case, what you are doing is dangerous and ill advised.
C) Whenever you perform any kind of face jointing operation, please, please, please be sure to use some kind of push blocks to hold down and propel your work across the cutters.
Keith Landin Woodshop instructor, Woodstock Academy "Mens tua sit implementum acerrium in fabrica"
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I thoroughly concur with all that Keith has said.
Frank Carroll Jindabyne Central School (Retired) Australia http://www.SafetyTestingOnline.com
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