A jig for accurately setting jointer knives

I really like the concept. Do you have another link to the video; doesn’t seem to be working.

-- EDS

Doug—Thanks for posting this.

The video is not available on the SS website, but I assume you set the gauges to zero on the outfeed table, then rotate the knife to 12 o-clock and adjust so both gauges are at zero?

—Gerry

-- Gerry -- "I don't plan to ever really grow up ... I'm just going to learn how to act in public!"

This jig is definitely needed in my shop.
How do you use it? I tend to think in the same lines as TheDane.

-- Abbas, Castro Valley, CA

Great tool and intersting web page thx for the post!

-- Ken, "Everyday above ground is a good day!"

Thanks for the project. I use a magnetic base and a dial indicator now, but the design you’ve found would be a big improvement. I like the increased contact area of the metal bar stock. You don’t have to hit the bottom of the round tip on the indicator. It’s easy to get off a couple of tenths.

-- Hal, Tennessee http://www.first285.com

Looks like a pretty good jig and I bet that it works very well. Good work.

-- helluvawreck aka Charles, http://woodworkingexpo.wordpress.com

Great idea. Thank you.

-- Dan, Naperville IL, I.G.N.

I really like the idea of two dial indicators. This would speed the set-up process a bit rather than sliding back and forth with one. Thanks for posting.

-- Gary; Marysville, MI...Involve your children in your projects as much as possible, the return is priceless.

I like this!

I’ve been tossing ideas around for a while trying to get this right and it never quite came together for me. I’m gonna steal this idea for the rockwell jointer I am refurbishing.

-- "Find out what you cannot do and then go do it!"

Cool idea, I think I’ll have to make something like that. A question for anyone familiar with the common 8” Rockwell/Delta jointer: There is a threaded hole on the outfeed table and plain hole on the knife holder at TDC for each knife when it’s in the 12 O’clock position. I believe there is some sort of tool/accessory that holds the knife holder in position preventing rotation. Has any seen these?

very cool jig

-- Ike, Big Daddies Woodshop, http://[email protected]

Just did my blades with 1 dial indicator. This would have really speed things up. Very nice!

-- Rob V

Brilliant! what a sensible approach, Favourite, I have mine half made waiting for another dial indicator.
Cheers
Trevor

-- God created wood that we may create. Trevor East Yorkshire UK

Great jig. Great ingenuity !!

For any looking on … I’ve also seen numerous mentions of this simple method (quoted, in this case, from DustDawg, on this thread )

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I have an 8” Delta X DJ20 which required all of the blades to be changed after running a board through with a hidden nail. A fellow woodworker posted this method on Sawmill Creek and it works flawless for me:

“I took a piece of 1/4 plate glass 5 1/4” x 12”
and super glued 4 rare earth magnets to it.
2 to hold the glass to the out feed table 2 to snatch the knives”.

The magnets hold the knives to the glass which is on the same plane as the out feed table.

Purchased the knives from Global Tooling and also saved a good bit of money:
http://www.globaltooling.net/

Simple and Cheap

Good Luck,
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-- -- Neil

I appreciate all the compliments. The only thing that I can take any credit for is posting it on LJs. It’s an encouragment to me to know that others are benefiting from it.

-- Doug - Make an effort to live by the slogan "We try harder"