Hey BubbaBob, I got it. Now what... (long)
Joe in a Cleveland suburb
>So my Jet 1014 finally arrived from Jet last night when I got home from work. Actually shipped a couple weeks early. So now what do I do? :)
I actually have a couple questions to help me get started (as if I need another unfinished project going on...).
I've read books from my library and even watched a video (Rafan? I think was his name - I didn't think this video was very instructional fwiw). So after the kids went to bed last night (10:30!), I put a scrap piece of maple on it to see what happens.
I'll try to be clear with my questions:
1.) From the books and video, it was not clear to me the best way to mount the stock. I did it the way I remember seeing Norm do it. Any tips as far as this goes?
2.) I remember after watching the video, it wasn't mentioned (at least I don't recall) where to place the tool rest in relation to the work piece. Should it be at the center line of the work, just above, below?
3.) Based on some suggestions here, I bought the cheapo HSS set from HF. They're pretty dull out of the box. I use scary sharp for my plane irons, that's a different ball game though I guess, eh? I have a bench grinder. Any sharpening tips. In the video, it seemed as though he did not spend a lot of time sharpeing, or at least was overly fussy about out.
Thanks folks for any help,
Joe