Jointing An Edge; Planing Or Surfacing - Delta 37-285 Instruction Manual

JOINTING AN EDGE

This is the most common operation for the jointer. S e t t h e
guide fence square with the table. Depth of cut should be
the minimum required to obtain a straight edge. Hold the
best face of the piece firmly against the fence throughout
the feed as shown in Fig. 40.
DO NOT PERFORM JOINTING
M ATERIAL SHORTER THAN 10 INCHES, NARROW-
ER THAN 3/4 INCH, OR LESS THAN 1/2 INCH THICK
(REFER TO FIG. 4 1 ) .

PLANING OR SURFACING

Planing or surfacing is identical to the jointing operation
except for the position of the workpiece. For planing, the
major flat surface of the workpiece is placed on the
i n f e e d table of the jointer with the narrow edge of the
workpiece against the fence, as shown in Fig. 42. The
workpiece is moved from the infeed table, across the cut-
terhead to the outf e e d table establishing a flat surface on
the workpiece Always use push blocks when performing
planing operations and never pass your hands directly
over the cutterhead.
OPERATIONS ON
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Fig. 40
Fig. 41
Fig. 42