HELP. PLEASE.

So I recently purchased a new Shop Fox W1741W 8” jointer. I’ve spent the past week getting it put together, cleaning all that damn goop off it, getting the beds coplaner, and (attempting) to get the knives set. 2 nights in a row, I’ve been laboring over these stupid knives, and no matter what I do, I can’t get them set right! I make teeny-tiny adjustments to the set screws and when I tighten the knife down, it goes WAY out from where I had set it.

I literally want to set the stupid thing on fire.

So what do ya’ll think? Could it be faulty knives? Do I have to buy a Jointer Pal? Is this common with Shop Fox jointers? Any help would be GREATLY appreciated…

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