How to Use a Benchtop Jointer

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Learn how to use a benchtop jointer. In this video I'll show you how to use a jointer. Using a jointer can be made simple by understanding the functions and the features of a jointer. I will cover all of the common features and mechanisms on a benchtop jointer and how to use them properly. If a jointer is not set up correctly it is possible to waste a lot of time and wood in trying to get flat, even edges. In this video I will show how to set the jointer knives and what wood planer techniques will work in getting good results from your wood jointer such as my Rikon 6" benchtop jointer. I will also explain how to properly set your benchtop jointer fence and how to rotate and replace jointer cutter blades if they become damaged. If your lumber is not flat and even it can be dangerous to run it though a table saw before it has been edge jointed and flattened which I will show you how to accomplish on my Rikon Jointer. A jointer is a very important tool in a woodworking shop. Being able to properly mill a board flat and true is an essential task in woodworking because flat work pieces lead to more precise and consistent joinery in your projects. I really hope you enjoy this video!
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Links:
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How to Build a Jointer Jig for the Table Saw for Edge Jointing: • Jointer Jig for Table Saw
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Пікірлер: 18

@bijan4727 7 ай бұрын

Hi. I have seen many videos about jointers , I must admit yours is one of the best. Excellent job.

@alcocklake 3 жыл бұрын

GET SOME PUSH BLOCKS!!!! ..... dragging the board through with your trailing thumb like that will cost you a thumb...I KNOW :/

@e-vd 10 ай бұрын

Thanks for the video! Do you have a video that explains the whole process of milling boards for furniture projects: including jointing, planing, and evaluating workpieces as you step through the work?

@_Shopfix 10 ай бұрын

Well thank you! Not exactly, I’ll consider making one!

@stevesiefken6432 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the informative review! The biggest knock I hear about bench top planers is the capacity which you mentioned. Do you ever wish you would have saved your money for a stand alone planer with larger capacities?

@_Shopfix 3 жыл бұрын

For the price I paid for the Rikon jointer it preforms very well. However, now that I have discovered other ways to preform the operations the jointer completes I would have much rather saved the money for a larger model in the future. Benchtop 12” thickness planers are actually incredibly useful and I have no need for a larger thickness planer in the shop. The best budget setup in my opinion would be a 10-12” jointer and a 12” Benchtop planer.

@espiworkshop4366 2 жыл бұрын

Bro great video on the fence 🤙, do you happen to have one on how to aligned the in feed table?

@_Shopfix 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you! I don’t have a video on that as the tables were properly aligned when I got the saw so I’ve never had to change them thankfully!

@espiworkshop4366 2 жыл бұрын

@@_Shopfix can’t say the same about mine haha

@artapolinar729 3 жыл бұрын

Have you ever attempted to joint long pieces of lumber, roughly 6-7 feet in length?

@didanoff 2 жыл бұрын

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@_Shopfix Жыл бұрын

Jointing anything over 4” is rather difficult with this jointer unless you build table extensions at the back and the front.

@houch7640 8 ай бұрын

Can you do a large slab on it

@_Shopfix 8 ай бұрын

You could edge joint a slab but you could not face joint a large slab that’s wider than the jointer.

@SwapnilBhartiya 2 жыл бұрын

How firm or flimsy is the fence?

@tonylandek 2 жыл бұрын

Pretty flimsy. Own a porter-cable one with the same setup. It is flimsy but seems to work alright. I'm thinking of ways to upgrade it to be the full-length of the jointer.

@_Shopfix 2 жыл бұрын

It is pretty flimsy, it’s light weight aluminum, however with that being said once you lock it into place it’s pretty dang sturdy! I haven’t had any problems with it so far.

@408sjsouthbay Жыл бұрын

Why do you refer to the knives as the cutter head? The knives mount to the cutter head. Yours happens to be a spiral style cutter head and is in no way a helical cutter head. They are vastly different.