Wayne Wheeling
11-08-2009, 7:30 AM
Just got around to changing the knives on my Powermatic 209 20" planer. Purchased it about a year or so ago. The original knives were set well and the planer has done well all along. It came with an extra set of Powermatic 20" blades. The originals were getting dull, so I decided to change them
The planer came with a knife setting jig from Powermatic along with a set of Planer Pal Magnetic jigs. I decided to use the Planer Pals. To do so, you set them to the knives that are in the planer and put the new ones in at the same height. I noticed that this setting was higher than what they would be using the Powermatic jig. Which one is correct. Does it matter as long as they are all the same? If I lower the knives to match the Powermatic jig, will that throw off other settings?
Any suggestions or reccomendations appreciated....
The planer came with a knife setting jig from Powermatic along with a set of Planer Pal Magnetic jigs. I decided to use the Planer Pals. To do so, you set them to the knives that are in the planer and put the new ones in at the same height. I noticed that this setting was higher than what they would be using the Powermatic jig. Which one is correct. Does it matter as long as they are all the same? If I lower the knives to match the Powermatic jig, will that throw off other settings?
Any suggestions or reccomendations appreciated....