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Thread: Jointer safety
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18th May 2006, 05:05 PM #1
Jointer safety
G'day All
I was out in the shed running some maple over my jointer (which I don't use that often) - 4 inch wide, 3/4 inch thick and 40 inches long. No problems. Then I beveled a nice 16 degree angle on the edge of a shorter bit - 10 inches long. No problems.
Then I thought to meself - I don't really know what I'm doing with this thing so lets go and have a read on the net to refresh my memory about the hazzards of jointing/planing.
There is lots of stuff like this (most of which I know but don't always practice):
Jointers
- Check that the guard has sufficient tension to cover the part of the cutter head not covered by stock.
- Do not use a jointer with dull knives.
- Do not attempt to joint stock that has knots, nails, etc.
- Do not use a jointer to plane stock shorter than 10", narrower than 2", or thinner than 3/8".
- With power off, check that blades are flush with the out-feed table and securely fastened in the cutter head.
- Feed stock into a jointer "with the grain".
- Keep a firm grip on stock to prevent kickback. Position your body to the side of the machine; never stand to the front (feed side) of the table.
- Do not allow fingers to drag behind or along edges of stock.
- Do not use a jointer to plane the grain-end of stock that is narrower than 12".
Anyway, are there any really good sites that describe the way a jointer (or planer or what ever else they are called) should be used safely (with pictures). For instance, how do you put even downward pressure on the edge of a board using a push stick:confused: ? How do you really keep your fingers 12 inches away from the cutters? How do you feed smoothly and still keep your hands from going over the cutters when putting a bevel on a relatively short bit of wood as I described earlier.Cheers from NZ
Richard
- Check that the guard has sufficient tension to cover the part of the cutter head not covered by stock.
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18th May 2006, 07:21 PM #2
Originally Posted by RichardL
Growing old is much better than the alternative!
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18th May 2006, 09:34 PM #3
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Richard trust me they can be a nasty machine!! See my thread titled "the loss of a finger"
I learnt it the hardway .
Regards
Allan
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19th May 2006, 01:43 PM #4
Originally Posted by swiftden
Sprog - I have one of these but will get 2. Still not clear how you plane the side of a board using them but perhaps its just practice. I made myself a decent pushstick too so I'll probably use it more than the grotty one I used to use.Cheers from NZ
Richard
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