Planer blade setting jig

Hello and welcome to Badger Workshop. Planer Blade Setter, MAGT 2pcs Magnetic Planer Blade Setting Jig Simple Effective Gauge Setter Woodworking Tool $38. I used to dread installing a new set of jointer knives until I spent a few minutes to put this jig together. I was very pleased and surprised with the accura.

The easiest and most efficient way to reset your blades. Fits most planer blades. Maximum diameter of cutterhead: 130mm. Sold in a box set of two.

Making a simple, easy to use jig for sharpening jointer and planer blades. To ensure positive and repeatable positioning of the planer blade, cut a 3mm x 20mm rebate in the end of the slide to support the blade and position it correctly.

Once the rebate is cut, the mounting holes for the blade can be drilled. Suitable for all types of jointers and thicknessers. Simply adjust the jigs for the correct diameter cutterhead and length of extrusion of the blade from the cutterhead.

Put your planer knives into the cutterhead and set the jig over the planer blade. High Setting Acuracy ensuring perfect blade alignment and Surface Finish. The fixture has a strong magnet and clamps it to the tool block. At the center of the fixture is a lever, which has another magnet for maintaining the tip of the blade during the setting.

Time Saving Device when mounting and setting planer blades. I’ve tried several different shop-made sharpening jigs for my jointer and planer knives but this one has proved the simplest to use and make.

When making this sharpening jig it’s important to make the slots at the correct angle so the bevels of the blades lay perfectly horizontal. This way the sandpaper will have even contact. If you’ve ever struggled to install new knives on your jointer, you’ll appreciate this knife- setting jig from John White, shop manager at Fine Woodworking.

In this video White details how to construct the jig, which uses magnets to set the knives even with the surface of the jointer. They told me that the proper setting for the blade is 3mm (.118”) above the cutterhead. If any of you folks have one of these gauges maybe you could post a rough drawing (with deminsions). Maybe we can have someone make one.

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To get a bit of extra room I set the blade up on the wheel so that when it traversed to the right, it moved into one of the bolt holes of the motor cover, giving me an extra 20mm of clearance. Install New Planer Blades If there is any significant dust in the slot that you removed the old blades from, clean it out before setting the new blades into the cutterhead.

That jig looks ideal for setting blades perfectly to your outfeed table on a standalone surface planer (jointer). Get the best deals for planer blade setting jig at eBay. I cut a shallow rabbet in it for the blade to fit into and used five wood screws to fasten it to the jig: The screws are tightened to clamp the blade, and loosened to remove it.

The jig fixes to the cutter block magnetically and with the blades loose in the block the dial and gauge control the setting rod which attaches to the blade magnetically and allows you to make precise settings easily. Then you simply lock off the blades, remove the jig and get working again - all in a matter of minutes.

Simply put your planer knives in the cutterhea place the jig on the outfeed table and engage two of the magnets with the planer knives and tighten. Rotate the cutterhead and repeat.

We were tired to over-priced blade setting jigs that promised a lot but ended up fiddly, tedious ways of setting jointer jigs that often sacrificed accuracy through poor magnets. There is also a magnet in the face of the Gauge Block, which will help to hold the planer blade in position. Set your Planer Blade Setting Jigin the middle of your planer shaft as shown, with the dial facing you.

The indicator tip should be contacting the blade edge, use caution - the blade is extremely sharp. Move your gauge base away from the blade so the contact edge of the base is touching the inside edge of the blade slot, you should feel it stop. Then put the planer blades to sharpening them from both of the sides. You have to take care of your hands and keep them far from the grinding stone, as well as the sharp edge of the blade or else you may get some injuries.

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