substantial amount of chips and dust that the PJ-882HH 8" Parallelogram Jointer is capable of
creating.
Each corner of the infeed and outfeed
tables has an adjustable cam for
correcting coplanar misalignments. The
outboard cams on the front of the
machine are under the height levers.
Parallelogram Tables
For a jointer to straighten wood accurately the infeed and
outfeed tables must be coplanar - perfectly aligned with each
other side-to-side and front-to-back. The tables on the PJ-
882HH 8" Parallelogram Jointer have been accurately aligned
at the factory but they could possibly need adjustment in the
future. To make those once complicated adjustments much
easier we built in special cams, two on the front and two on
the rear of each table. These cams allow the user to correct this
alignment should that become necessary and do it quickly
saving time and money.
The mechanism that moves the tables up and down also keeps them close to the cutterhead
throughout their range of travel. Keeping the tables close to the cutterhead produces cleaner,
more accurate cuts and a superior finish on the wood.
Table Heights
The outfeed table is fitted with limiting stops that control the full up
and full down travel. A lever moves the outfeed table up and down
and another lever locks it in place. Rabbets up to ½” by ½” can be
cut on the PJ-882 8" Parallelogram Jointer. Note: Rabbets cannot be
cut with the models equipped with the helical cutterhead.
The infeed table also has an easy to use lever for locking it in
position. However, a much longer lever makes adjusting the height
of the massive table to set cut depth (up to ½”-maximum)
exceptionally accurate.
A handy depth stop knob automatically limits cut depth to 1/8”. To
increase cut depth simply pull that knob out, rotate it 90-degrees and the infeed table can be set
to make cuts up to ½” deep. A scale on the side of the infeed table makes it easy to set the exact
cut depth you want.
Both tables use levers to adjust
their heights. The infeed table
lever is augmented by an
automatic depth limiter that can
be released for deep cuts with the
twist of a small knob.
