Machine Setup with Matt Wajda and Ellen Kaspern

By Matt Wajda, Ellen Kaspern Jul 23, 2018

A well-tuned machine makes woodworking more accurate and shop time more enjoyable. Not only have Matt Wajda and Ellen Kaspern spent countless hours making furniture, but they’ve also both taught classes on setting up and maintaining machinery.

In this series, you’ll learn how to tune up:

Tablesaws
Jointers
Bandsaws
Hollow-chisel mortisers
Planers

Video by Jeff Roos and Ben Strano
Edited by Jeff Roos
Produced by Ben Strano

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Videos in the Series

Ep 1: Machine Setup – Introduction

July 23, 2018

When a machine is tuned up and maintained properly, it will not only make your woodworking more accurate, but it will also make your time in the shop more enjoyable
Ep 2: Machine Setup – The Tablesaw

July 23, 2018

In this episode, Ellen Kaspern takes you through all the steps to setup a tablesaw to perfection
Ep 3a: Machine Setup – The Jointer part 1

July 30, 2018

In this episode, Matt Wajda sets the jointer tables using only a straight-edge and some scraps of paper
Ep 3b: Machine Setup – The Jointer part 2

July 30, 2018

In this episode, Matt tackles the frustrating task of setting the jointer knives, finishing off the jointer setup
Ep 4: Machine Setup – The Bandsaw

August 7, 2018

In this episode, Ellen sets up the 14-in. bandsaw, a FWW shop favorite
Ep 5: Machine Setup – The Hollow Chisel Mortiser

August 13, 2018

In this episode, Matt gets the tables of the hollow chisel mortiser lined up perfectly, for perfectly in line mortises
Ep 6: Machine Setup – The planer

August 20, 2018

In the final episode of this video workshop, Matt takes on the aging workhorse of the FWW shop, the twenty inch planer

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