Hi,
I think i know the answer, but thought I would ask in case I am missing something.
I have an 8 inch jointer, and a need to joint/flatten boards a bit wider than 8 inches. My jointer has a rabbiting ledge ( for lack of the correct term) attached to the front table. This needs to be removed in order to joint an 8 inch portion of a wider board, before using proven methods to finish the job on the planer.
This is what I am referring to:
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My question is:
Is there any reason to put the rabitting ledge back on the jointer if I never plan to use the jointer for rabbiting?
I can not think of why I would need to reinstall it, but I have been known to miss the obvious so I thought I should ask rather than learn the hard way.
Bill