Jointer, Benchtop In Stock Now

Description

WEN 6-Inch 10 Amp Cast Iron Benchtop Jointer (6560T). 'Jointing is a procedure in which a small amount of wood is removed from the edges and faces of boards to smooth and straighten the surfaces, allowing the edges of two boards to fit together to form a seamless joint.' (Instruction manual).

• Features of this item include:
• Cast iron table and fence 
• 6-¼ in. x 28-1/2 in. table (A 6 inch wide board is the widest this jointer can accommodate)
• 6 ft cord
• 2 straight blades (6-1/8 in.) on cutterhead
• 10 Amp motor 
• 20,000 cuts per minute 
• 0 to 1/8 of an inch depth cuts (though there is no reason to go to ⅛ in!!)
• Adjustable fence (22-3/4 by 4-1/2 in.)--bevels up to 45 in. both directions

This item Includes one small push block and an adjustable 2-1/2 in. dust chute. You can also check out a couple larger, better push blocks if you want!

Often Used With: Thickness Planer; Push Blocks; Speed Square (or similar square) for making fence 90 deg from tables.

Similar To: Power Planer

Intended Uses

This item is designed for flattening surfaces/workpieces, resurfacing boards, flattening workpieces on wood or wood-like products. This is an effective tool to fix boards that are warped–especially ones that are cupped, bowed, crooked/crowned(See the pic under "Tool Resources" to help understand the variations of warped wood!)

A 6 inch wide board is the widest this jointer can accommodate.

Special Instructions

Please don't make deeper than 1/16 inch cuts–it's better to take off 1/32 inch cuts multiple times!

Always have the 'crown' on top or 'cup' upside down!

Tool Resources

Diagram

Image source: Instruction manual

Warped wood of all stripes–you will see all these with lumber from the Home Depot!:

Image source: woodmagazine.com

Instructions

• The "Infeed Adjustment Knob" controls the height of the infeed table in relation to the cutter head. To increase the depth of your cut, turn the knob counter-clockwise (increasing the distance between the infeed table and the cutterhead). To decrease the cut, turn the knob clockwise.

• Use a square (of any sort) to check that the fence is a perfect 90 deg. from the tables! 

• Do the 'face' of the wood first, then the edges!

Resources

• PDF: Instruction Manual (This manual is technically for the next latest model, but they seem almost identical.)
• Video: "Wood Jointer Basics for Beginners" by See Jane Drill (7:35m). Skip the first minute…after that it's magic!! Love Leah :)
• Video: "How to Use a Wood Jointer: Woodworking for Beginners #3 - Woodworkweb" by WoodWorkWeb (5:29m). In this video, he starts with dialing in the jointer to make it square, then gets into the jointing.

This tool was donated: Thank you, Spruce DeRussy & Bagheera!!