Jointing long boards table saw. Set the cutting depth so that the bearing runs against the straightedge as shown then trim the rough edge. Youll also need a 60 inch long strip of stock ripped to dimensions of about 34 x 38 inch but you can use pretty much any straight piece of scrap stock for this piece. Melamine works great for the fence but anything will do the job. A 1 16 overhang should be adequate for most boards.
If you ever need to clean up edges on abrasive material like plywood particle board plexiglassthe carbide teeth of a saw blade will stand up to it much better than tool steel jointer knives. Kings fine woodworking 1465812 views 4352. I like to use my tapering jig for cutting tapers on parts like table legs but if you dont have one this table saw jointing jig works pretty good as a substitute. As with jointing on the tablesaw one edge of the workpiece must overhang the straightedge.
The jointer is a dj 20 with a 76 inch bed. Lets get cutting the fence. With the help of a simple shop made jig you can be jointing on the table saw. Cutting tapers with the table saw jointing jig place the lines you marked earlier arrows on the left edge of the jointing jig.
Im trying to joint about seven long boards about 96 120 long which are 84 x 7 34 wide cherry boards. 39 extreme crosscut table saw sled with perfect miter dado removable zero clearance insert duration. So we run our boards ideally through an edge jointer to square it up and make it flat. A quick pass through the table saw on both sides with a glue line rip blade has it ready to go in a timely fashion.
Edge jointing boards poll october 21. Remember that man made materials like plywood can be hard on steel jointer knives but not on carbide table saw blades. Im having a really tough time jointing wood. And while the table saw gets the edge really close to perfect and in many cases it is good enough sometimes it needs just a little jointing to finish up.
Even if you own a jointer jointing on the tables saw is a handy technique to know about. With the addition of a simple shop made fence you can easily edge joint on your table saw. Jerry marsik october 27.