Edge Jointing - Grizzly G0725 Owner's Manual

To surface plane on the jointer:
1. Read and understand
SAFETY.
2.
Make sure you inspect your workpiece for
dangerous conditions as described in the
Choosing and Jointing Stock on Page 26.
3.
Set the cutting depth for your operation. (We
suggest ⁄ " for surface planing.)
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4.
Make sure your fence is set to 90˚.
5.
If your workpiece is cupped (warped), place
the concave side (see Figure 35 on Page
27) face down on the surface of the infeed
table.
6.
Start the jointer.
Failure to use push blocks when surface
planing may result in cutterhead contact
with your hands, which will cause serious
personal injury. Always use push blocks to
protect your hands when surface planing
on the jointer.
7. With a push block in each hand, press the
workpiece down on the infeed table and
against the fence with firm pressure, then
feed the workpiece over the cutterhead, as
shown in Figure 35.
Note: If your leading hand (with push block)
gets within 4" of the cutterhead, lift it up and
over the cutterhead, and place the push
block on the portion of the workpiece resting
on the outfeed table. Now, focus your pres-
sure on the outfeed end of the workpiece
while feeding, and repeat the same action
with your trailing hand when it gets within 4"
of the cutterhead. DO NOT place either hand
closer than 4" from the cutterhead! Failure
to heed this warning could result in serious
personal injury.
8. Repeat Step 7 until the entire surface is flat.
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SECTION 1:
The purpose of edge jointing is to produce a fin-
ished, flat-edged surface (see Figure 38) suitable
for joinery or finishing. It is also a necessary step
when squaring rough or warped stock.

Edge Jointing

NOTICE
If you are not experienced with a jointer,
set the depth of cut to zero, and practice
feeding the workpiece across the tables as
described below. This procedure will better
prepare you for the actual operation.
Figure 37. Example photo of a typical jointing
operation.
Removed
Surface
Figure 38. Illustration of edge jointing results.
Model G0725 (Mfd. Since 03/18)