Replaced the knives in my Jet 8" jointer yesterday. The height of the knives was difficult to set with underside springs in place since they were nearly fully compressed. I took them out and used the Jointer Pal to hold them at top dead center and cinched the retainer. It went much, much faster than previous adjustments with springs in place.

Although the test cut was acceptable, is there any risk running the jointer with the springs removed? Thanks