Hi Bob,

Actually, the video wasn't made for selling the TS-Aligner. It was
made for people who have already purchased one. So, yes, it's not
comprehensive on all the possible adjustments and alignments that can
be done on a jointer - just the ones that can be done with a
TS-Aligner. I offered it because I thought it might help the original
poster. See below for why. I've been wanting to do a comprehensive
video on the jointer but just haven't had the time.

Using an accurate straight edge is probably the easiest and least
expensive method for checking table alignment on a Jointer so that's
what I suggested. It can be done more accurately with other methods
(using an autocollimator is my favorite!) but I figured that the
practical solution was the best. Even so, there's little that can be
done to correct this kind of problem on a machine with dovetail ways
(short of a re-grind).

Jointers with "coplaner" infeed/outfeed tables don't perform very well
at all. The best performance (for which the machine was designed) is
obtained when the infeed table lies in a plane which is parallel to and
below the plane of the outfeed table. "Parallel" and "coplaner" are
two completely different conditions.

Another critical adjustment is the height of the knives - which needs
to be the same as the height of the outfeed table. If the knives are
higher than the outfeed table then you're likely to see snipe. If the
knives are lower than the outfeed table then you get a tapered cut (
the original complaint). The TS-Aligner Jr. featured in the video
facilitates this particular adjustment but is not necessary for the
task. Many people accomplish the task with a simple dial indicator and
magnetic base setup. And, some are even successful using archaic trial
and error methods.

Thanks,
Ed Bennett

http://www.ts-aligner.com
Home of the TS-Aligner

Bob wrote:
wrote in message
ups.com...
You might find this video helpful for proper
jointer alignment and setup:

http://www.ts-aligner.com/jointer.htm

That's a cute video for selling the ts-aligner tool, but it does not show a
thing about setting up the infeed/outfeed to be coplaner (critical for
jointer performance), something the ts-aligner won't help with.

Bob