Lots of words from Greg, but I think the key is to hold from the side, so
that the piece is flat against the fence, pressed to the table.

Sight the board first, taking incomplete passes to remove high spots. Most
of the time it means taking a bit off of each end - easiest, anyway - by
bridging the knives , sliding the guard aside, then feeding through. When
things are close, make the money pass by holding flat to the fence (LH),
down to the table (RH) about 6-8" short of the knives. Once you have about
8" on the outfeed, hold down tight with the Left, about 4" ahead of the
knives, and slide forward while maintaining pressure against the fence with
the Right.

Everything beyond 8-10" either side of the knives is merely support.

"dteckie" wrote in message
om...
Have been using a 6" Reliant jointer ( rarely use it, so better more
expensive one not on my list) to smooth edges in order to glue two
boards together. It seems the boards are not as smooth as I would
expect when butting the boards next to each other. As I stated rarely
use it but each time I can never get the edges perfect. Seems like one
or both edge is off a bit. I checked the alignment procedure in the
manual and tables seem aligned correctly. Maybe I may not be feeding
it through the jointer the right way. What can I be doing wrong ? What
is the correct way to feed a board edge through a feeder. Do you push
from rear or both front and rear?