Corey Pionk
04-20-2006, 11:32 PM
Well my jointer finally arrived last thursday and I finally got the time to uncrate it today. And my thoughts were that it looked smaller in the pictures.http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v105/Trigger3271/Jointer.jpg
I wiped off all the grease and applied a coat of CorrosionX and started on a coat of paste wax when I accidently hit one of the knives with my finger and sliced it wide open. Then I just stood there while I christened my new jointer with my blood. :eek: Well atleast I know now that the knives are sharp. I also checked for table flatness with my 48" starrett straight edge and came up with .005 across the length on the infeed and .004 on the length of the outfeed. I called up Oliver and asked for there flatness tolerances and they said below .2mm on a Jointer. I feel for a 2 thousand dollar machine the results I got should be better. Also the fit and finish is alright and it has that rough industrial look and feel to it and could be a tad better. I'm awaiting the mobile base so it sits on the pallet it came with until then. I will not have a chance to power it up till next week when I get the shop wiring finished. I still have to dig a 150' long by 2' deep trench to bury the 2/0 RUD cable to feed my subpanel.
So what do you guys think for the flatness of the tables, since I've read the new Fine Woodworking and they said tolerances should be around .002 and under and it has me worried. Also how many thousands is .2mm I'm no good at math.
I wiped off all the grease and applied a coat of CorrosionX and started on a coat of paste wax when I accidently hit one of the knives with my finger and sliced it wide open. Then I just stood there while I christened my new jointer with my blood. :eek: Well atleast I know now that the knives are sharp. I also checked for table flatness with my 48" starrett straight edge and came up with .005 across the length on the infeed and .004 on the length of the outfeed. I called up Oliver and asked for there flatness tolerances and they said below .2mm on a Jointer. I feel for a 2 thousand dollar machine the results I got should be better. Also the fit and finish is alright and it has that rough industrial look and feel to it and could be a tad better. I'm awaiting the mobile base so it sits on the pallet it came with until then. I will not have a chance to power it up till next week when I get the shop wiring finished. I still have to dig a 150' long by 2' deep trench to bury the 2/0 RUD cable to feed my subpanel.
So what do you guys think for the flatness of the tables, since I've read the new Fine Woodworking and they said tolerances should be around .002 and under and it has me worried. Also how many thousands is .2mm I'm no good at math.