Hungry Jointer...

Art Mulder

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Jointing a small piece tonight when I heard a funny sound, kind of like a cough.
The piece hesitated a bit also.

When I looked at my push pad, this is what I saw:
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Hmm, I guess the jointer got hungry. I'm not even quite sure how this happened.
I was edge jointing, so not much should have been exposed. But I think the corner of the push pad caught the guard as it was going by

Closer look, bit blurry - but the plastic is about half-chewed through as well as the rubber grip. The palm of my hand was on the other side of that bite! :eek:
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Actually I'm kind of surprised that the jointer didn't bark a bit more. It just ripped that out without much of a hesitation.
Always use push blocks, friends!
 
Great advice Art. My FIL cautioned me when I bought my Jointer that they were well known as finger eaters and to always be safe around them and to use push blocks.

He was a carpenter and woodworker his whole live and lived to his mid 90's with all of his fingers intact. So I value his advice as well.
 
Jointing small pieces can be deadly. Push blocks for sure! Be careful out there. Have a friend who lost 3 fingers jointing a small piece and he is no amateur woodworker. Not a pro, just not an amateur.
 
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