Can you use a table saw in place of a jointer?

Using Your Table Saw as a Jointer. With the addition of a simple shop-made fence, you can easily edge joint on your table saw. Remember that man-made materials like plywood can be hard on steel jointer knives – but not on carbide table saw blades.

Can a hand planer be used as a jointer?

A planer can be used as a jointer by following a few woodworking tricks. If your workshop doesn’t have a jointer to square up an edge or your wood piece is too large to fit through, you can use your planer to flatten both pieces of wood.

How do you combine wooden boards?

Edge Gluing Boards

1. Mark the boards. Arrange boards for their best appearance.
2. Apply wood glue. Apply glue smoothly and evenly along the board edge, using your finger as a guide.
3. Slide the boards together.
4. Check the glue coverage.
5. Look for glue squeeze-out.
6. Make the boards even.
7. Scrape soft glue.

How to joint without a jointer?

Use a Sanding Drum in Place of a Jointer. The graphic shows the basic setup.

Equipment. You can make your own sanding drum table with a piece of plywood,an old eletric motor,and a mandrel.

The Mandrel. Shop hardware stores and suppliers. Often you can find a mandrel for mounting a saw blade on a motor.

With a Radial Arm Saw. I use a radial arm saw.

Finished Product. Again,look at the finished product. You will be able to make cabinet surfaces from solid wood that equal or surpass the work done on the

Update: Idea in Response to Gfixler’s Comment. Below is a way of using a router for jointing so the router bit cannot vibrate or jump into the work

How to use a jointer?

Know the machine. Understanding the machine that you are working with is critical. Most jointers provide some convenient features that help make the jointing process more predictable.

Ensure coplanar tables. A properly tuned jointer is critical. Use the best straight edge that you have to ensure that the tables are set as perfectly coplanar (parallel) as you

Upper limits. The upper limits of what your jointer can handle is more of a quality than a safety issue.

Depth of cut. Set your depth of cut so that it makes noticeable progress with each pass but does not burden the motor.

Reading grain. The direction that grain is running in your stock can affect the surface quality of your jointed edge.

What is a jointer used for?

A jointer is also used to flatten a twisted, warped or bowed board. On the other hand, a planer is used to thin a thick board, and to flatten and smoothen its surfaces. It is also used to create consistent and parallel boards of thickness along its entire length.

What is an edge joint?

Edge jointing or just jointing is the process of making the edge of a wooden board straight and true in preparation for subsequent operations, often ultimately leading to joining two or more components together.