Coop Posted January 18, 2021 Report Share Posted January 18, 2021 I bet Jet tech support would be glad to discuss this with you. I had an issue with their drum sander and they were very helpful. Please let us know how you were treated and if you get the problem resolved. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coop Posted January 18, 2021 Report Share Posted January 18, 2021 While on the subject, am I correct in assuming that the out feed bed should be the same height as the blades? And that the in feed bed controls the depth of cut per pass? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woodbutcher Posted January 18, 2021 Author Report Share Posted January 18, 2021 12 minutes ago, Coop said: While on the subject, am I correct in assuming that the out feed bed should be the same height as the blades? And that the in feed bed controls the depth of cut per pass? Thanks Coop, Ill call them and see if they can help me any. I believe that yes, the outfeed should be same height as the blades, and the infeed is lower, so the blades remove the material, and the new edge references off the outfeed side. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark J Posted January 18, 2021 Report Share Posted January 18, 2021 Have you checked your beds for flattness? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woodbutcher Posted January 18, 2021 Author Report Share Posted January 18, 2021 31 minutes ago, Mark J said: Have you checked your beds for flattness? The outfeed table has a low spot right in the middle. According to the dial indicator which was referencing off the infeed side. The table comes out of the low spot about 3/4 the way to the end and holds until the last couple inches of the table, then the table seems to rise up hard right at the last inch or two. So Im not left with the great impression that this table is completely flat. Is it close enough? Its going to have to be. I did call Jet this morning for some assistance... Ill update that when I have more time to work with what the guy told me to do. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post woodbutcher Posted January 19, 2021 Author Popular Post Report Share Posted January 19, 2021 Well I think I have good news, fingers crossed. I talked with tech support for Jet this morning, and the nice fellow walked me through how he wants me to adjust the tables. He said dont shim the table, which I had done with feeler gauges. He said to loosen the gib screws, and wiggle the table around to seat it, then tighten the screws. Wiggle it around a little more, and snug the screws up fully. He had me take a straight edge of some sort, which I only have a 4' aluminum level, and raise the outfeed table until the blades just barely nick the straight edge across the width of the table. That took some playing with with the gib screws, which is fine, but I eventually got it where i want it. Then I did the same with the infeed side. I monkeyed with it until it was parallel to the outfeed table, using the straight edge and my .004" feeler gauge. Then it was just about adjusting the outfeed table height running scrap through until it was at the right height. I am getting pretty good results on my work pieces. The edges are pretty darn close to right on. Could they be just a little better, yes they could. But they are very close. I feel like the two edges of the boards Im glueing together are ready to glue together. I have them in clamps right now, we will see how they turn out in the morning. Thanks to everyone for your help, ill update the thread with how things turn out. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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