Tom Grice
01-27-2008, 5:17 PM
I've finally broken down and admitted I needed to align my jointer - the quality of cut has been gradually slipping for the last several months.
So -I've got the beds aligned nicely, but I'm having a really hard time figuring out how to remove the jointer knives without inflicting permanent damage on the bolts.
I bought this jointer used, and downloaded the manual. It indicates that I should turn the three bolts on each blade clockwise to loosen them. Which makes no sense to me unless the bolts are reverse threaded.
So - I got out my metric and english wrench sets and nothing fit the bolts. A 10mm is the closest, but will round the corners on them if I push hard.
So - my rookie question is how do I loosen up the bolts so I can adjust the knives and what size of head do these bolts have? I'd bet I'm missing something really simple here.
Thanks!
So -I've got the beds aligned nicely, but I'm having a really hard time figuring out how to remove the jointer knives without inflicting permanent damage on the bolts.
I bought this jointer used, and downloaded the manual. It indicates that I should turn the three bolts on each blade clockwise to loosen them. Which makes no sense to me unless the bolts are reverse threaded.
So - I got out my metric and english wrench sets and nothing fit the bolts. A 10mm is the closest, but will round the corners on them if I push hard.
So - my rookie question is how do I loosen up the bolts so I can adjust the knives and what size of head do these bolts have? I'd bet I'm missing something really simple here.
Thanks!