Jet JJ-8CS Owner's Manual

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1045° Fence AdjustmentNote: Whenever making an adjustment to the fence,lift the fence up slightly after releasing the lockhandle to avoid scratching the table.1. Loosen lock handle (A, Fig. 7). Move the stopplate (B, Fig. 7) out of the way and position thefence at the 45° angle. Make sure the fencesits against the stop bolt (C, Fig. 7).2. Place a combination square (D, Fig. 7) on thefence and table to confirm a 45° setting.3. To adjust, loosen lock nut (E, Fig. 7), turn bolt(C, Fig. 7) until a 45° angle is obtained, andtighten lock nut (E, Fig. 7). Tighten lock handle(A, Fig. 7).Leveling Outfeed Table with CutterheadKnives WARNINGMachine should be disconnected frompower source at this time!Cutterhead blades are extremely sharp!Use caution when hands are near thecutterhead!Failure to comply may cause serious injury!For most jointing operations, the surface of theoutfeed table must be level with the knife tips of thecutterhead at their highest point of revolution. Theknife tips must project equally from the cutterhead.The outfeed table and cutterhead are adjusted atthe factory and should not require adjustment.1. Carefully number each blade with a magicmarker to make them easier to differentiate.2. Rotate the cutterhead by turning the cutterheadpulley and determine the 12 o’clock position ofknife number one. The 12 o’clock position isthe highest point a blade will reach in the cut-ting arc.3. Loosen table lock screw (A, Fig. 8) and raisethe outfeed table to the height of blade numberone by turning handwheel (B, Fig. 8). Counter-clockwise will cause the outfeed table to raise.Clockwise will cause the outfeed table to lower.Set a straight edge (C, Fig. 8) on the outfeedtable and across the cutterhead.Fig. 7Fig. 8Fig. 94. Position of the table and straight edge should looklike figure 9. Use care when handling the straightedge near the blades so as not to damage them.