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What is a jointer called in the UK?
A jointer or in some configurations, a jointer-planer (also known in the UK and Australia as a planer or surface planer, and sometimes also as a buzzer or flat top) is a woodworking machine used to produce a flat surface along a board’s length.
Can a jointer cut hardwoods?
It can also cut chamfers, rabbets, bevels, and tapers, but those are tricks for another time. It’s important to note that a jointer cannot be expected to mill a board to consistent thickness. Although the jointer can remove wood from both faces in turn, the result is almost certain to be a tapered board.
What should you never pass over jointer?
Never run materials containing nails, screws or other metallic objects. Always stand at the side of the jointer by the cutter head.
What do you need to know about a jointer?
A jointer is a large tool consisting of two tables, an infeed table and an outfeed table. Mounted between the tables is a head that is used for cutting the board, with the blades aligned with the surface of the outfeed table.
What’s the difference between a jointer and a planer?
A jointer can be used to make a board’s face and edge straight and true. A planer makes your boards uniform in thickness, with two parallel faces. The operations aren’t interchangeable between the two machines. Owning both machines gives you the greatest control over the flatness and smoothness of the wood you use in your projects.
What’s the difference between a joiner and a carpenter?
Here, a joiner would traditionally ‘join’ wood in a workshop, whereas carpenters would erect the building elements on-site. A carpenter would install the products made by joiners and produce features like the joisted floors, roof trusses and the stud-work for partitioning the building.
What’s the difference between a running machine and a jointer?
Passing a board across the running machine (with the guard in place) removes the wood, and the cut portion of the board is then supported on the outfeed table. A fence is used as a guide when flattening a face, and as a support when jointing board edges.