So I've been in the process of setting up my new minimax FS30c Jointer/Planer. It has been slow going since I have had very little shop time due to work and other commitments. In any event, I've been checking all the alignment of things with a dial gauge starting with the jointer outfeed table alignment with the cutter head (the xilent spiral cut one). From one side to the other, the alignment is out 0.003" (higher on one side than the other). To adjust, you turn locking nuts, and move bolts in or out with a wrench. I've been wondering, can I really take out that much or am I going to simply mess things up further?
So how far out of alignment before you start making adjustments? I know it is to some extent personal preference, but at some level, you are limited by how accurate you can be as you tighten down the locking nuts after you adjust things. Things always seem to move around a bit.