I've just downloaded the user manual for the Powermatic 8" jointer. Much better value than the inscrutable Taiwanese manual that came with my 8" copy of this fine machine. I read with interest the sharpening technique in this manual and they said to use a hard Arkansas stone. I can't find such a stone at my local woodie shop, and wondered if it went by another name. I then wondered if the "scary sharp" technique could be used for this purpose. The wet-n-dry could be left off the glass that rubbed on the table, and the blades would be the only things that cop a sharpen. If this is a viable way, what grit would folks use to touch up the blades every week of use, or so?
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19 years ago