MikeG wrote:

In article ,
says...
Anybody got a inch by inch explanation for using a jointer?

I seem to get either concaveor convex and never straight.

I try to balance the force on the incomming until there is enough on the
out and then transfer to that.

Ideas?



Thanks in advance.



Before you start tearing up the machine lets assume it is set up
properly.

First thing, you don't use any more "force" then is necessary to keep
the board moving across the cutters and against the fence.

good stuff snipped

As my woodworking guru told me repeatedly. "Let the tool do the work." Whether
it's a hand or a power tool newbies almost always try to use too much force.
At best it produces poor results. At worst (say a coping saw) you break
something.

Try taking light cuts and holding the board with just enough force to keep it
in contact with the table.

--RC