{"id":5,"date":"2017-12-12T19:56:11","date_gmt":"2017-12-12T19:56:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mike-stalkfleet.com\/blog\/?p=5"},"modified":"2017-12-14T21:31:34","modified_gmt":"2017-12-14T21:31:34","slug":"jointer-power-feeder","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/mike-stalkfleet.com\/blog\/2017\/12\/12\/jointer-power-feeder\/","title":{"rendered":"Jointer power feeder"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I used to struggle to run longer material on the jointer, if it was over 8&#8242; long I would really have to fight to keep the board down on the bed and in even contact with the cutter.\u00a0 I would use roller stands on both sides of the jointer, but that didn&#8217;t really help too much.\u00a0 So, I built a quick and dirty prototype jointer power feeder.\u00a0 It is just a right angle 1\/4hp DC gearmotor (90rpm?), KBWM DC control, bracket,\u00a0 2&#8243; aluminum rod partially bored to accept the motor shaft, and 2&#8243; ID polyurethane tube (60 duro).\u00a0 It is adjustable up and down, and it is spring loaded to provide downward pressure.\u00a0 It is attached to the bracket that holds the pork chop cutterhead cover.\u00a0 Obviously I had to remove the blade guard.\u00a0 That whole bracket is now spring loaded, I just loosened the bolts and connected a spring between the bottom of the bracket and the frame of the jointer.\u00a0 Works pretty well for face jointing, but it can&#8217;t edge joint.\u00a0 Still a lot of room for improvement.\u00a0 Just waiting for a better idea to come to me.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/mike-stalkfleet.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/IMG_20171207_124436_368.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-6 size-medium aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/mike-stalkfleet.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/IMG_20171207_124436_368-300x169.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" srcset=\"http:\/\/mike-stalkfleet.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/IMG_20171207_124436_368-300x169.jpg 300w, http:\/\/mike-stalkfleet.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/IMG_20171207_124436_368-768x432.jpg 768w, http:\/\/mike-stalkfleet.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/IMG_20171207_124436_368-700x394.jpg 700w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/mike-stalkfleet.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/IMG_20171207_124421_734.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-7 size-medium aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/mike-stalkfleet.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/IMG_20171207_124421_734-300x169.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" srcset=\"http:\/\/mike-stalkfleet.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/IMG_20171207_124421_734-300x169.jpg 300w, http:\/\/mike-stalkfleet.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/IMG_20171207_124421_734-768x432.jpg 768w, http:\/\/mike-stalkfleet.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/IMG_20171207_124421_734-700x394.jpg 700w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-39 size-medium aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/mike-stalkfleet.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/IMG_20171213_134057_106-169x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"169\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"http:\/\/mike-stalkfleet.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/IMG_20171213_134057_106-169x300.jpg 169w, http:\/\/mike-stalkfleet.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/IMG_20171213_134057_106-768x1365.jpg 768w, http:\/\/mike-stalkfleet.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/IMG_20171213_134057_106-700x1244.jpg 700w, http:\/\/mike-stalkfleet.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/IMG_20171213_134057_106.jpg 1836w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 169px) 100vw, 169px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I used to struggle to run longer material on the jointer, if it was over 8&#8242; 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