Hi All,
How smooth should I expect this head to cut? I planed some red oak through it but it left some lines like a nicked blade. I couldn't really see any nicks so I pulled all 40 blades off and inspected them with a magnifying glass. I didn't see any nicks in them. I even ran my fingernail over each one and couldn't detect any. So I cleaned each blade and the head and reinserted each one following the Shelix directions and used a torque wrench to tighten them. I ran a board through and still got the ridges along the length on the board. I send Byrd a picture and they said it looked like the blades weren't inserted correctly. I did it again and still getting some ridges although not as many as before and you can only see them in a certain light.
I've watched some Rob Cosman videos and he talked about milling marks from planers and jointers.
Is this normal? I don't recall seeing it with the original 3 blade on the Dewalt and I don't get them on Grizzly 858 helical head jointer.
Thank you,
Ken