Just this weekend I did my jointer and planer knives on the Makita
grinder; I just followed the existing bevel, did not use microbevel,
and they all worked just fine. This was the first time for the
jointer, and I noticed that factory grind on a DJ-20 had a micro bevel,
but I think that was more of a function of expediency, as the grind
above the micro bevel was really rough, and it would seem easier just
to redo the micro bevel, but I made an executive decision and kept the
original bevel. Mutt