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DEFINITIONS OF JOINTING AND PLANING OPERATIONS

Fig. 2

Fig. 3

JOINTING OPERATIONS – Jointing cuts or edge jointing is the simplest and most common operation which can be

done on the jointer and these cuts are made to square an edge of a workpiece. The fence is square with the table and

the depth of cut is approximately 1/8 inch. The workpiece is positioned on the jointer with the narrow edge of the

workpiece on the infeed table and the major flat surface of the workpiece against the fence, as shown in Fig. 2. The

workpiece is moved from the infeed table, across the cutterhead to the outfeed table.

PLANING OPERATIONS – Planing or surfacing is identical to the jointing operation except for the position of the

workpiece. For planing, the major flat surface of the workpiece is placed on the infeed table of the jointer with the narrow

edge of the workpiece against the fence, as shown in Fig. 3. The workpiece is moved from the infeed table, across the

cutterhead to the outfeed table establishing a flat surface on the workpiece. Always use push blocks when performing

planing operations and NEVER pass your hands directly over the cutterhead.

Never pass your hands directly over the cutterhea. Use push blocks to feed the workpiece

whenever possible.

The hand over the outfeed table presses the work down so that the newly-formed surface will make perfect contact with

the table. The hand over the infeed table (usually the right hand) exerts no downward pressure, but simply advances

the work to the cutterhead. Both hands exert pressure to keep the work in contact with the fence.

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