Service Pointers

Service Methods and Tips

SEPT/OCT 2005
Volume 48/Issue 5

IN THIS ISSUE

Project Articles

• The 9-Drawer Tabletop Storage Chest

• The Flying Tiger Toy Airplane

• Verticle Paper Towel Holder and Bread-Shaped Cutting & Cheese Boards

DEPARTMENTS

• Ask Smitty

• Owner’s Gallery

• Letters from Owners

Academy Notes

Disc Sanding Tips

Service Pointers

Jointer Service Pointers

What's New

Shopsmith Router Arm

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• National Woodworking Academy in Dayton, OH

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SERVICE POINTERS!
Jointer Service Pointers

As you work, sawdust, wood chips and wood pitch can accumulate on and inside your Jointer. Fine sawdust can dry out the bearings and the wood chips that collect between the tables can become impacted and make it difficult for you to adjust your depth-of-cut properly. The wood pitch that builds up on the cutterhead can interfere with knife adjustments.

After every five hours of running time, brush off your Jointer thoroughly and vacuum or blow out the space between the infeed and outfeed tables. Also, clean the built-up pitch from the knives and cutterhead with a commercial Sawblade Cleaner or mineral spirits.

After every 100 hours of running time, scrape out the impacted wood chips and clean the surfaces where the infeed and outfeed tables slide together. Again, a commercial saw blade cleaner or mineral spirits should be used.

If you have tried these remedies and they didn’t work . . . or if you’re experiencing difficulties that are not listed here, feel free to call Shopsmith’s TOLL-FREE Technical Services Hotline (1-800-762-7555) for the answer or send an e-mail to Shopsmith Technical Support.

WARNING: Always unplug machine before making any adjustments or performing any maintenance procedures.

Troubleshooting Table
The Jointer

Potential Problem	Possible Cause	Remedy
Cutterhead sticks, squeals and/or vibrates	Bearings dry and/or worn	Return your Jointer to the factory for a bearing replacement
Knife locking wedges will not come out after the wedge lock screws are removed	Wedges are tightly seated. This is normal and a part of the overall safety design of the machine.	Keep turning the knife locking screws counterclockwise until the wedge pops loose.
Stock strikes the leading edge of the outfeed table when rabbeting	Your knives are set too low	Adjust your knife positions
Knives strike side of outfeed table	Knives set too far to right	Adjust knife positions
Chipping or ticking sound when Jointer is running	Knives are out of adjustment and are hitting casting	Turn off Jointer Immediately! Inspect knives for damage and regrind. Adjust knife positions.
Safety guard won't return to position against fence	No tension on spring Tension Spring broken or missing	On older machines with aluminum guard, remove guard and turn knob clockwise, then replace guard On newer machines with Feather guard, re-adjust spring tension Install new tension spring before using Jointer