Jointer

[Dan Mackison]

Does anyone have a working jointer that I can use for 15 minutes on Monday?

[Dan Mackison]

I'll take that as a "no". :)

On Aug 17, 2015 11:45 AM, "Dan Mackison" <dan.ma...@gmail.com> wrote:

Does anyone have a working jointer that I can use for 15 minutes on Monday?

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[Brian Wagner]

Firstbuild has one.

[Dan Mackison]

I was there this morning. I need to be "checked out" on the machine and that will take at least a week.

[Patrick McCarthy]

YOU need to be checked out…

 

Mind Boggled

 

(Of course, they don’t KNOW you…yet)

 

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[Dan Mackison]

Lvl1's process is quicker but more difficult: if you can repair it, you can use it. :)

[Terry Lee]

Hey Dan - I am waiting on the Jointer fence to be ground back true. We have a member working on it currently and it should be brought back soon. After we get the fence back I will need to get a true straight edge and feeler gauges and set the out feed table. After that we should have a well working jointer.

[Luslugger]

Bad news.  the fence is warped too far.  Grinding the fence untill it cleans up would leave the fence too thin.   The straightening methods hardly ever work.  I expect straightening to break the iron part.   I will return the fence to the jointer.
Bob Setree

[Ben Hibben]

Is it heat-treated?  If we don't need to worry about ruining the temper we could heat it up to straighten it out a bit.

Blenster

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[Dan Mackison]

Aren't they usually cast?

[Luslugger]

The material is cast iron.   In my experience a casting needs time to normalize before it is machined.  This fence continued to normalize after it was machined and therefore is bent in more than one plane.  Someone may like the experience of trying to straighten the piece.   Lets buy a new one if we can.
Bob S

 
On Monday, August 17, 2015 at 11:45:09 AM UTC-4, Dan Mackison wrote:

[Dan Mackison]

The "first you have to repair it" joke applied to more than just the jointer.

[Terry Lee]

Well we gave it our best shot with that jointer. Perhaps I could build a wooden adjustable fence, but therein lies the problem of accurate jointery as moisture will distort a wooden fence. I vote for having an accurate jointer. Something like this: http://lexington.craigslist.org/tls/5183869857.html

[Brian Wagner]

If we need a jointer, then FAP for a jointer.  Make it so!