Steel City 40540 User Manual page 28

6” cast iron jointer
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Excessive snipe
. 1
(gouge in the end of
2. Operator pushing down on end of workpiece.
the board that is
uneven with the rest
of the cut).
Workpiece stops at the
. 1
beginning of the cut.
Chipping.
1. Knots or conflicting grain direction in wood.
. 2
. 3
. 4
Fuzzy grain.
1. Wood may have high moisture content.
. 2
Long lines or ridges
. 1
that run along the
length of the board.
Uneven cutter marks,
. 1
wavy surface, or
2. Knives not adjusted at even heights in the
chatter marks across
the face of the board.
Board edge is
1. Board not held with even pressure on infeed
concave or convex
after jointing.
2. Board started too uneven.
3. Board has excessive bow or twist along its length.
. 4
Uneven cut or
1. Uneven feed rate.
breakout when
. 2
rabbeting.
3. Knives not adjusted evenly with each other in
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1. Hold board with even pressure as it moves over the cutterhead.
2. Take partial cuts to remove the extreme high spots before doing
a full pass.
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