18
SKEWING
(
SHEAR
CUTTING)
When
edging
or
facing
burl
or
birds-eye
maple,
it
is
not
unusual
to
deface
or
mar
the
surface
being
finished.
This
i
s
caused
b
y
the
cutterhead
b
lades
a
t
times
cutting
against
the
grain.
In
order
to
prevent
the
defacing
or
marring
of
this
type
wood,
it
is
necessary
to
skew,
or
angle
finish,
the
material
being
worked.
See
Figure
31.
1. Release the fence locking handle and
remove the two hex nuts and flat washer
holding the fence to the fence support (see
page 4). Remove the fence.
2. Remove the key from the fence slide base.
3. Replace the fence assembly at the desired
angle across the cutterhead. Secure the
fence to the sup- port with the two hex nuts
and flat washer, then tighten the fence locking
handle.
PUSH
B
LOCKS
Push blocks are simple, yet necessary tools to
assist the operator especially when jointing
thin or short stock. Illustrated in Figure 32 are
three types of push blocks commonly used in
jointing. Push blocks may be obtained
commercially or easily constructed.
NOTE: The Jointer is supplied with two push
block for feeding stock.
FIGURE
31
FIGURE
32
