clamps and slide the next blade to be sharpened against the stops).
Sharpen the main bevel of all the blades without adjusting the stops
or the adjusting screw. Set your micro-bevel angle with the adjusting
screw, switch to a fi ner abrasive and hone the micro-bevel for each
of the blades.
Repairing Damaged Blades
It is easiest to remove a large nick or chip using a powered grinder
or belt sander. Grind the original bevel angle to an uninterrupted
surface, then follow the sharpening instructions. Alternatively,
you may use the jointer blade sharpener, beginning with coarser
abrasives, progressing to the fi ner and fi nishing grits.
When grinding a chip or nick from a set of planer or jointer blades,
the set must be balanced when mounted in the cutter head. If not,
this may cause excessive vibration, resulting in damage to your unit
or personal injury. Once the nicks are ground from the damaged
blade(s) measure the width of each. Grind them all to match the
narrowest.
Using a Bench Stone
A bench stone may be used in lieu of abrasive sheets. Just let the
bottom end of the adjusting screw rest on a wood riser block, the
same height as the bench stone. While not as convenient as using the
abrasive sheets on a continuous fl at surface, this method allows you
to make use of your existing stones.
Bench Stone
Wood Riser Block
Figure 8: Using a bench stone.
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