14
Basic Operations
Before
m
aking
any
c
uts
on
t
he
s
tock,
m
ake
a
f
ew
practice
cuts
by
r
aising
t
he
i
nfeed
t
able
to
“
0"
a
nd
with
the
power
disconnected.
In
this
manner
you
will
acquaint
yourself
with
the
feel
of
jointer
operations.
SURFACING
two
handed
push
block
Adjust
depth
of
cut.
It
is
better
to
make
cuts
of
ap-
proximately
1/64
inch.
This
will
enable
you
to
hav
e
better
control
over
the
material
being
surfaced.
Make
several
passes
if
necessary
to
obtain
proper
stock
removal.
Never
surface
pieces
shorter
than
12
inches
or
thin-
ner
than
3/8
inch
without
the
use
of
a
special
work
holding
fixture.
Never
surface
pieces
thinner
than
3
inches
without
the
use
of
a
push
block.
On
stock
8"
to
12"
long
use
a
single
two-handed
push
block
(Fig.
18).
On
stock
longer
than
12
inches
use
two
push
blocks
(
Fig.
19).
With
narrow
stock
use
the
type
push
block
shown
in
Fig.
20.
When
surfacing
short
stock
over
4
inches
wide,
use
two
(2)
push
blocks
to
guide
material
over
cutterhead
(Fig.
21).
L-shaped
push
block
for
narrow
stock
two
push
blocks
for
stock
longer
than
12
inches
Fig. 18
Fig. 19
two
push
blocks
with
dowels
for
short
stock
over
4
inches
wide
Fig. 20
Fig. 21
