charlese
02-09-2007, 09:49 PM
Hi every one;
I recently purchased the sharpening guide and have attempted to sharpen 12" planer knives and 6" jointer knives. I was careful to put equal pressure on the fence and table top with the guide to make sure it was fed into the conj. disc in a straight maner. However, the ends of each knife had more metal removed than did the center of the knives. Each end is now slightly rounded for a distance of about 1/4" to 3/8". The rest of each knife is straight and true.
Can somebody tell me where I might have gone wronge?
I may have the solution to your problem (and mine). The spring washers may have forced the blade out slightly away from the firm blade base of the jig. I finally tried out my sharpening guide today. First time! And was thinking about your concern.
I sharpend jointer blades. In sliding all three into the jig, I found that one blade (in my case the left one) hung up on something and wouldn't slide completely to the left. Removed blades and sighted down the slot. The two spring washers were protruding into the slot supposedly reserved for blades. So I fooled with the washers to get them back inside the slot. They wouldn't completely stay out of the way. I removed the washers and the jig worked just fine. Next time I will remove the entire clamp and lift the washers above the blades before installing the top clamp.
Hope this was your problem!
Best wishes, Charlese
I recently purchased the sharpening guide and have attempted to sharpen 12" planer knives and 6" jointer knives. I was careful to put equal pressure on the fence and table top with the guide to make sure it was fed into the conj. disc in a straight maner. However, the ends of each knife had more metal removed than did the center of the knives. Each end is now slightly rounded for a distance of about 1/4" to 3/8". The rest of each knife is straight and true.
Can somebody tell me where I might have gone wronge?
I may have the solution to your problem (and mine). The spring washers may have forced the blade out slightly away from the firm blade base of the jig. I finally tried out my sharpening guide today. First time! And was thinking about your concern.
I sharpend jointer blades. In sliding all three into the jig, I found that one blade (in my case the left one) hung up on something and wouldn't slide completely to the left. Removed blades and sighted down the slot. The two spring washers were protruding into the slot supposedly reserved for blades. So I fooled with the washers to get them back inside the slot. They wouldn't completely stay out of the way. I removed the washers and the jig worked just fine. Next time I will remove the entire clamp and lift the washers above the blades before installing the top clamp.
Hope this was your problem!
Best wishes, Charlese