Thread: Advice needed on a New Jointer Carbatec CTJ-196

Hi,

The jointer you've just bought is one of the ones I am considering getting so I'd be interested in how you find the machine. Regarding the outfeed table, it is my understanding that it should be set exactly inline with the cutter at TDC (top dead center). Take alook at this link:

http://www.grizzly.com/images/manuals/g0452_m.pdf

its the manual for a Grizzly version which should be similar (if not the same) as the CTJ-196. It goes through the outfeed table alignment on page 22.

What was the supplied Carbatec manual like? - I've heard the're not very comprehensive.

The 'wood-whisperer' at http://thewoodwhisperer.com/ has a good video on Jointers (its number 6 I think)
bye for now,
Paul.

G'day FireGuard,

But how exactly should the outfeed table be positioned?

Please correct me anyone but I set mine up to be at the exact height of a cutter (or the cutter that is the highest if they aren't set the same ) when said cutter is at Top Dead Centre.

Thanks for the replys,

Paul - I've had a look at the manual for the Grizzly, and except for a few very minor cosmetic differences it looks like exactly the same machine. with regards to the manual - if you do get this jointer Print out a copy of the grizzly one because its head and sholders above the one that come with it; compared to Grizzly's its only use would be to help clean some of the oil off the machine.

I haven't got the Carbatec manual with me at the moment but it's only about 10 pages long and is basicly a very simplified "How to put it together manual" not really a how to USE it, so far the manual is really the only let down with the machine so far.

Fireguard,
I haven't been using a jointer for all that long but this is how I have done it.

OK... very basically, do what Tankstand said and set up the outfeed table to exactly TDC of the blade (the highest one if you must). With the motor off put a straight lump of pine on the outfeed table and slowly drag it across the blade, if it just scrapes the blade that should be pretty close.

Now, turn it on and run some timber across. If it "headbutts" the leading edge of the outfeed table as you said earlier, the outfeed is too high, tweek it down just a smidge. If the timber runs over ok but the blade takes a chunk off the end as it comes off the infeed table, the outfeed is too low.

Trial and error I suppose, but I got mine set up perfectly in about 10 minutes, no snipe whatsoever.

Good fun and good luck,

Peter.

G'day All,

Thanks for all the replys, before work today i managed to get out to the shed for a bit of a play, after reading the "Grizzly" instruction manual and from the advice from you guys, it took me all of about 2 minutes and about 4 passes and I managed to set the outfeed table set correctly. Now everything is cutting properly with no "Head Butting" and no Snipe.

Now i just have to build something