Brian Tymchak
10-20-2016, 12:10 PM
Howdy,
I've had a Jet 6" deluxe jointer for quite a few years now. In the last year or so, when I run thinner ( <= ~1") stock across the blades, sometimes the block of wood would get stopped just after starting the cut. Like I was running into something. After a bit of investigation, I discovered that the wood was getting hung up on an edge on the fence where the "pad block" (term from the parts list) is installed, just after the cutterhead. See pics.
I guess this pad block has worn down or depressed away from the fence surface at the far edge over time, leaving a lip of the fence exposed and I'm hanging up on that. I can replace that pad block, but I'm wondering if anyone knows what the heck that thing does? I can't figure out any practical use of it being there. Didn't see anything in the manual about it and google has let me down..:(
Thoughts anyone?
Thanks!
I've had a Jet 6" deluxe jointer for quite a few years now. In the last year or so, when I run thinner ( <= ~1") stock across the blades, sometimes the block of wood would get stopped just after starting the cut. Like I was running into something. After a bit of investigation, I discovered that the wood was getting hung up on an edge on the fence where the "pad block" (term from the parts list) is installed, just after the cutterhead. See pics.
I guess this pad block has worn down or depressed away from the fence surface at the far edge over time, leaving a lip of the fence exposed and I'm hanging up on that. I can replace that pad block, but I'm wondering if anyone knows what the heck that thing does? I can't figure out any practical use of it being there. Didn't see anything in the manual about it and google has let me down..:(
Thoughts anyone?
Thanks!