billmayo
05-07-2008, 07:37 PM
Maybe it requires a special touch, I am able to set the joiner knives in less than 3 minutes (customer watching) using a metal ruler on end and my ears/eyes to determine how much. I find the planer knife adjustments to be even be more simpler and quicker using the knife setting gauge. I find cleaning the cutter head, knives, wedges and screws and screw holes plus new lock washers under the wedge screws helps when adjusting the knives. I sold all my knife setting tools a few years ago as I never liked the time required or the results of using them. I believe we sometimes rely more on our tools than our senses when doing a task.
I find shifting one joiner knife toward the couplin end will still give a clean cut for rabbets or tongue tenons. I resharpen when the next nick occurs.
I find shifting one joiner knife toward the couplin end will still give a clean cut for rabbets or tongue tenons. I resharpen when the next nick occurs.