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G0500/G1018/G1018HW 8" Jointers -29-
Squaring Stock
The jointer performs two of the four required
operations for squaring up stock—surface plan-
ing and edge jointing. To help you understand
these two operations better, we quickly describe
the squaring process below:
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Step 1. Surface plane the concave face with a
JOINTER to make it flat.
Step 3. Plane the second face with a THICK-
NESS PLANER to make it parallel to the first face.
Step 4. Rip the second edge with a TABLE SAW
to make it parallel to the first edge.
Step 2. Edge joint the best edge with a JOINTER
to make it flat.
• Make sure that any stock you process with
the jointer is clean and free of any dirt, nails,
staples, tiny rocks or any other foreign
objects that may damage the jointer blades.
• Only process natural wood fiber through your
jointer. Never joint MDF, particle board, ply-
wood, laminates or other synthetically made
materials.
• Make sure any stock you joint is properly
dried. Wood with a moisture content over
20% will cause unnecessary wear on the
knives and will produce undesirable results.
NOTICE
Occasionally, you will find woods that defy
all rules. In those rare cases, it is best to
feed the workpiece slowly and take several
shallow cuts. A few extra passes will hurt
much less than a ruined workpiece.