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   forestgirl | Mar 12, 2003 06:44pm | #1

   The 4-inch jointers generally don't have much in the way of adjustments.  Does your outfeed table adjust up and down?? 

   Briefly, this is how things need to be lined up:

   • The edge of the knife(s), at top-dead-center (highest point of its cutting arc) needs to be absolutely level with the outfeed table
   • If you raise the infeed table to the same level as the outfeed table, and move the cutting head (power off) so that the knives don't stick up, the two tables should be level with each other all the way from end-to-end (right to left as you face the machine) as checked with a straight edge.
   • Fence, of course, 90 degrees to table and flat across its face

   The above doesn't get into knife-setting, probably not the problem here.  How many knives are there, 2?

   If all this checks out, your feed technique may need some polishing.

   forestgirl -- you can take the girl out of the forest, but you can't take the forest out of the girl   ;-)

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   jgspdc | Mar 13, 2003 04:08am | #5

   Both the in feed and out feed tables adjusts. I was adjusting both of them and was not solving the problem , decided to ask for help from the forum. Have not had time to try some of the sugestions will be able to work at it tomorrow.

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   SCFrankland | Mar 13, 2003 06:18am | #7

   I had a 4" jointer and I have a copy of the manual if you want it.  It is for the Rockwell/Beaver and Rockwell/Delta.Scott C. Frankland

   Was the Newfoundland Wood Worker now the Nova Scotia Wood Worker.

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   user-17340 | Mar 12, 2003 06:48pm | #2

   I had the same jointer, a rockwell/delta. The infeed table will probably move if you press downward on it. My best advise to you is to look if you can tightened the table from under. It will be hard to move, but it could work. You could set it up to 1/16, and let it at this setup.

   Bob in Sherbrooke, province of Québec

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   garth | Mar 12, 2003 06:51pm | #3

   You did not state the lenght of board you were trying to joint, but the tables on a 4" jointer are normally short which can give the board this type of edge joint. Depending on how much of this rocking chair you have it may not be a bad this, some people myself included like a spring joint on longer boards and that is what you now have, a spring joint.

   Scott T.

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   jgspdc | Mar 13, 2003 04:02am | #4

   Making some draws and the lenght of the wood is 23 inches long 2 1/2 wide to 3 inches. Useing scrap to get the width that I need.

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   RickW | Mar 13, 2003 05:17am | #6

   I had one of these also,and I ended up shimming the outfeed table to get it parallel to the infeed table.Here's how I did it.

   First, I got the outfeed table level with the knives, using a straightedge.Then, I brought the infeed table up to that level and checked the alignment of both tables with the straightedge. The tables were not parallel, so I shimmed the outfeed table to get them level.I did this by loosening the six screws that bear on the gibs of the outfeed table, and placing a thin piece of sheet metal under the bottom of the gib to bring the table level with the infeed table.I then tightend the six screws and locked them in position.That took care of it, at least for a while. I had to do it over again after awhile, but it was easier the second time.

   As was pointed out above, the tables are fairly short, so if you try to joint an 8 foot board, you may get a slight bow anyway.

   Good luck with it.The one I had was a good jointer, and I used it for years until I bought a six inch Grizzly.

   Rick