Comments on: Changing Jointer Knives the Easy Way (Well, Almost…)

By: Alex

Alex — Fri, 11 Nov 2011 06:16:51 +0000

This is extremely helpful…. I read the directions on the back of the Jointer Pal and they were OK…. but your pics are helpful….guess a picture is worth a thousand words….. will set mine up tomorrow using your directions.

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By: Jason S.

Jason S. — Thu, 07 Apr 2011 00:25:25 +0000

I have a model 113.206931 jointer if you could email a copy of your jointer manual it would be much appreciated. I need info on adjusting in feed and out feed tables. I can’t get a proper adjustment for a good cut.

By: Phill

Phill — Mon, 10 Jan 2011 03:08:40 +0000

Sorry, should have read ” slide the bare enfo the stone (use the fine side) evenly across the knives.

By: Phill

Phill — Mon, 10 Jan 2011 03:04:50 +0000

This is a great little jig…but you have to pay attention to detail. Also, you must ensure that the knives are against the back of the slot in the head as you tighten down the jack screws.

One technique that I swear by is jointing the knives. Take a cheap oil sharpening stone (the big rectangular one you find at Sears) and wrap half of it in a single layer of paper.

With the machine running, lay the papered end of the stone on the outfeed table and slide the bare end of the stone (use the fine side) evenly across the outfeed table.

Jointing the knives puts a little edge on the back of the blades and will turn your jointer into a smooth, and accurate cutting beast. I swear by this trick. You will find it in old Delta/Rockwell jointer manuals from the ’50′s and 60′s. (go to OWWM.com and pick a random Delta manual).

By: Alvin Park

Alvin Park — Tue, 29 Dec 2009 04:18:20 +0000

Someone sent me this and I thought that I would pass it along. It is an owner’s manual for Craftsman Jointer Model Number 113.206931. It is one difit off from my Jointer model number 113.206932, but the jointer blades looked identical and it told me exactly how to change and set them. I found it on Sears website after an extensive search. If you can’t find it using the link I have attached please send me your e-mail address, I will e-mail it to you.

By: Jake

Jake — Tue, 29 Dec 2009 02:38:23 +0000

Thanks for taking the time to post this, I’ve only used spiral heads and recently got a strait blade joiner for myself.

By: ty

ty — Sun, 27 Dec 2009 20:53:46 +0000

did you have any luck with finding the manual for the craftsman jointer? I recently bought a used one and do not have the manual but need to adjust the blades….

By: Peter

Peter — Thu, 10 Dec 2009 01:32:55 +0000

Alvin
I just bought a used jointer – found the manual online check sears.com

By: Alvin Park

Alvin Park — Sat, 05 Dec 2009 20:52:30 +0000

I bought my Dad’s jointer that is pretty old. It is a Sears Craftsman Jointer Model number 113.206932. I can’t find the manual and am presently attempting to change the jointer knives. I have no instruction manual and I have removed two set screws per knife, but the knives are still in just as tight as they were before I removed the screws and I can’t get them out. So maybe those two set screws don’t hold the blades in place, but it sure looked like they did. I’ll go down to Dad’s and see if I can find the manual, but I am not hopeful….