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   johnhardy | Feb 18, 2003 09:20pm | #1

   I suspect the jointer has a bed that is just too short for the 7 foot boards.

   Try using some very straight angle iron, clamped to the boards, and using a router to square up the edge. If the straight edge is truly straight you should have your problem solved. (I have a shop made jig that I can put boards in so that I can rip a straight edge on boards up to about 8 feet long. You could also try something like that.)

   As to finish, I'll leave that to the experts here on Knots.

   John

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   javash | Feb 18, 2003 09:50pm | #2

   the router idea sounds like a good one.  What is an Angle Iron?  Any straight edge?  Where can I get one.  Is there something that I can purchase at Home Depot that has a long straight edge? 

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   BG | Feb 18, 2003 09:54pm | #3

   Schooch,

   Another idea...buy a length of 'U'channel at the hardware store and run your piece of wood through the table saw, flip he board, remove the 'U' channel and run the other side... 

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   johnhardy | Feb 18, 2003 10:02pm | #4

   Angle iron is basically metal that is bent/formed at a 90 degree angle. It might be, say, 2 inches wide on each of the bent sides by 10 feet long, and be 1/4 inch thick.

   If you can find aluminum it'll be lighter. You basically want something that is extremely straight and which won't "wander" if you put pressure on it ... like when you put your router against the edge and apply pressure.

   And if you're going to use a router, make sure that you use the same edge of the router for the entire distance. If your router bit isn't exactly centered in the base this will accomodate this as a potential error.

   If you can't find any at a local store, you could try a welding shop. Something flimsy won't cut it for this purpose.

   John

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   fredsmart48 | Feb 19, 2003 01:19pm | #5

   angle iron is not bent it is molded to have to plans at 90° to each other.  

   YOu need to make sure the piece of angle iron is straight you need more then just your eye balling it. 

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   jgaiennie | Feb 19, 2003 02:38pm | #6

   I use a board with a straight edge on it - fasten it to the piece being ripped and saw away.  Works great.  I can easily get my rips straight enough for edge glueing like this.

   Hand planes work great too. 

   I've got a suspicion that the outfeed table on that jointer is not dead even with the blade at the top of the blade's rotation.

   And by the way - steel angles can be bent if they are cold rolled.  However this is probably not the type of angle that John was talking about.  The only other variety of steel angle is hot rolled - not "molded". 

   jdg

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   mrles | Feb 20, 2003 01:07am | #7

   I use a 10' piece of 2" u channel aluminum clamped to my tablesaw fence to join edges. Works for me.

   les