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BTW 0.010" low is excessive. That will cause the leading end to run into the end of the outfeed table and require lifting the workpiece to get it up onto the outfeed table. This alters the cutting direction slightly and creates a snipe on the leading end and directs the cut deeper into the tra...

If the workpiece is initially concave, it may help the trim both ends with a short pass. The piece started out roughsawn and was fairly straight until I started jointing it and ended up with it being concave. Read the 'BTW' two posts back. I saw it and I'm getting ready to go make the adjustments.

JPG wrote:If the workpiece is initially concave, it may help the trim both ends with a short pass.

The piece started out roughsawn and was fairly straight until I started jointing it and ended up with it being concave.

You are not keeping the just planed edge tight to the OUT feed table.(assumes the blade height coincides with the outfeed table height). Once there is sufficient 'new' surface to assure alignment to the outfeed table, NO downward pressure should be exerted towards the infeed table. Also the tables ...

If the blades in the cutter head do not all rise above the table surface by the same amount you will get a ripple effect as each blade cuts to its own depth. Make certain that the blades are properly adjusted (same depth of cut). Just curious, what method do you use to adjust the blades? I am not h...

rjent wrote:Try cranking it down (up) to a 1/64 th or so and see what happens. How are you feeding the stock (pad, push sticks, ??), and are you using the featherboard.

Some pictures of the machine and the stock would help ...

I tried cranking it both up and down 1/64" and nothing seemed to help.

Dansmith wrote:When you say "low spots and high spots", are you referring to a ripple effect?

Not the ripple effect; the ends of the board are low and the center is high over a 28" pass.

How much material are you trying to take off at a time? I have found the less material the smoother the edge. Also, in what plane are you have a problem with. Are you getting highs and lows in the edge, or an edge not 90 degrees to the perpendicular. Just the first questions LOL I am removing about...

It has been a while since I have been on here let alone a while since I had my Shopsmith running but I cannot figure out why I am getting an uneven jointed edge. I have checked the jointer faces and blades and all are true and even yet when I make a pass across the jointer, I end up with low spots a...

The table looks great and I can't wait to see the finished bowl!