I've started to use a large jointer at the woodworking class I'm in. I brought in some rough cut poplar, but have been having trouble. I seem to be creating "wedges" and am losing a lot of wood.
So, I pass the wood through over and over again until every part has been smoothed, but the end result is a wedge.
Here is a gallery that shows different views. http://www.icloud.com/photostream/#A8G4TcsmGybcIX Each end of the piece is shown and I placed pennies on the corners to show scale. Thin, light colored wedgey edge is what entered the jointer first and the thick black edge is the trailing edge. I also included other views to show the whole situation.
Now, the piece was somewhat bowed, but it really looks like I'm going to end up with 1/4 inch thick stock out of an 1 1/2 rough.
Is this normal? I had the instructor check the table and he said it was ok. If it's not normal, any theories?
So, I pass the wood through over and over again until every part has been smoothed, but the end result is a wedge.
Here is a gallery that shows different views. http://www.icloud.com/photostream/#A8G4TcsmGybcIX Each end of the piece is shown and I placed pennies on the corners to show scale. Thin, light colored wedgey edge is what entered the jointer first and the thick black edge is the trailing edge. I also included other views to show the whole situation.
Now, the piece was somewhat bowed, but it really looks like I'm going to end up with 1/4 inch thick stock out of an 1 1/2 rough.
Is this normal? I had the instructor check the table and he said it was ok. If it's not normal, any theories?
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