Tanner Mann
10-14-2018, 11:58 AM
Hi Everyone. I just bought a Mini Max FSB 35 (which looks to be almost identical to the FS 35). I am having trouble during the adjustments to get the tables co-planer. This jointer isn't standard, so I am hoping someone smarter than me can help. The outfield tables are set as far as I am concerned, so the in feed tables need to be adjusted.
The in-feed table sags at the back, so it needs to be shimmed to compensate for that. I have shimmed the hinged side and gotten that side all set up. However when I shim the back of the non-hinged side, the front foot pops off of its resting plate. I have included some pictures.
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I am shimming in between the table and the bracket that mounts the table to the hinge. This problem also appears if I shim in between the feet, or if I shim underneath the metal piece that the feet rest on. I am using a precision lee valley straightedge, feeler gauges, and I’ve also checked for warping; it seems like this is strictly a problem with shimming.
To be clear the gap is not present when there is not shim in place, but with the shims, it's big enough that I can fit a .004” shim through it. The result of the foot lifting up is that the front of the table lifts up, essentially negating what the shim is supposed to do. I can pull the front of the table down with the threaded hole and the bolt (see below),
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but that’s not really a good solution because then I’ll have to re-setup the jointer tables every time I want to switch between jointer and planer modes. Also that hole is not really meant for this purpose, its meant as a lifting point. Any suggestions?
The in-feed table sags at the back, so it needs to be shimmed to compensate for that. I have shimmed the hinged side and gotten that side all set up. However when I shim the back of the non-hinged side, the front foot pops off of its resting plate. I have included some pictures.
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I am shimming in between the table and the bracket that mounts the table to the hinge. This problem also appears if I shim in between the feet, or if I shim underneath the metal piece that the feet rest on. I am using a precision lee valley straightedge, feeler gauges, and I’ve also checked for warping; it seems like this is strictly a problem with shimming.
To be clear the gap is not present when there is not shim in place, but with the shims, it's big enough that I can fit a .004” shim through it. The result of the foot lifting up is that the front of the table lifts up, essentially negating what the shim is supposed to do. I can pull the front of the table down with the threaded hole and the bolt (see below),
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but that’s not really a good solution because then I’ll have to re-setup the jointer tables every time I want to switch between jointer and planer modes. Also that hole is not really meant for this purpose, its meant as a lifting point. Any suggestions?