Jointer blade update

[Nova]

You forgot to mention "How do I rotate the cutter head?"

[Roger Shoaf]

You folks are catching on. Gentleman we have been accosted by a troll, or an idiot that should not be allowed to play with power tools or sharp objects.

[bridgerfafc]

nah, he's just a green noobie with a bad case of the cautions. check out his posting history- he's actually learning, and doing it in spite of being pretty constantly flamed.

[Locutus]

The best trolls are hard to identify as such.

However, checking his post history should be enough to tip anyone off....

[Michael Faurot]

Actually, that may not be a stupid question . . .

I recently bought a used Delta 37-275X 6" jointer--my first. I started by reading through the manual, and going through the stuff to check and adjust. When I got to the parts in the manual about adjusting and replacing the knives, it mentioned the usual stuff about making sure the power was disconnected, the knives are sharp, and how to use a straight edge. The nice manual even has some pictures and diagrams--cool!

But as I'm trying to emulate one of the pictures, which show the cutter head with one of the blades at top-dead-center, I find I can't do that. When I position the cutter head at that position--it springs back or forward. No where, and I mean NO WHERE in the manual does it mention that you should remove the belt first. Once I did disconnect the belt, the cutter head would now freely move around without springing back or forward.

Maybe this is just an issue with this model of Delta jointer, maybe other jointers behave differently, and maybe others have manuals that say to remove the belt. At any rate, I had to figure this one out on my own, as the manual made absolutely no mention of this. So asking about how to rotate the cutter head might not be such an obvious question.