if you can determine what angle the knives set in the cutterhead, machine a block to that angle and use some metal stock the thickness of the knives, wouldn't that be an easy way to find top dead center on a jointer?
method for finding TDC on jointer
Jan 31, 2004
4 Replies
Get a cheapie dial indicator and base, good place to look is Harbor Frieght.
STEMO
a dial indicator will find TDC easy enough but I was thinking this would be a way to hold the cutterhead in position while you wedge it in place....then break out the dial indicator
mel notes:
Piece of glass, tempered preferably. You can see the knives as they touch.
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