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G0609 12" Parallelogram Jointer
Knife Setting Jig
Assemble the jig as shown in Figure 13.
Checking Outfeed
Table Height
The outfeed table MUST be level with the knives
when they are at top-dead-center or the workpiece
cannot be feed across the jointer safely. The
outfeed table height is factory set, but we recom
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mend that you check it to make sure that it didn’t
change during shipping.
To check the outfeed table height:
1. Place a straightedge on the outfeed table so
it extends over the cutterhead.
2. Rotate the cutterhead pulley until one of the
knives is at top-dead-center (TDC), as illus
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trated in
Figure 14.
Figure 13. Knife setting jig assembly.
Figure 14. Cutterhead knife at top-dead center.
Figure 15. Using a straightedge to align outfeed
table height with knife at TDC.
When correctly set, the knife will barely touch
the straightedge, as shown in
Figure 15.
— If your outfeed table is correctly set, no
adjustments are necessary.
— If the knife lifts the straightedge off the
table or it is below the straightedge, then
the outfeed table must be re-set. Refer to
Setting Outfeed Table Height on
Page
39.