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Re: C&B - how accurate is accurate?
By:Greg Hughes
Date: 6/27/2000, 10:51 pm
In Response To: Re: C&B - how accurate is accurate? (John Michne)

I reckon you've got a good point there, John. I just checked my 10 foot boards that I cut with support and they look good. My shorter boards are also fine. It's just my eight footers that I cut with no support that look a wee bit off. They'll go through again with my brand new board buddies. Thanks for the input.

Greg.

: Greg - I had the same trouble when I cut my bead and coves in 3/16"
: mahogany. I had a featherboard holding the strips down, and another
: holding them against the fence. The test cuts in short pieces of strips
: were dead on. When I cut the fourteen footers, however, the beads were
: slightly off center here and there. I traced the problem to the strips
: lifting off the table. This happened when the strips were left unsupported
: after running off the edge of the table. As the strip bent over the edge
: of the table, it sprung the part still on the table upward, causing an off
: center cut. This happened even though the feather board was adjusted to
: hold the strips down. I couldn't put enough pressure on the featherboard
: to stop the springing because then I couldn't move the strip. Next time I
: will have more featherboards and much longer infeed and outfeed support.
: Hope this sheds some light on your problem. - John

Messages In This Thread

C&B - how accurate is accurate?
Greg Hughes -- 6/26/2000, 8:54 pm
Re: C&B - how accurate is accurate?
John Michne -- 6/27/2000, 3:28 pm
Re: C&B - how accurate is accurate?
Greg Hughes -- 6/27/2000, 10:51 pm
Re: C&B - how accurate is accurate?
Don -- 6/27/2000, 7:32 pm
Re: C&B - how accurate is accurate?
Ronnie -- 6/29/2000, 4:04 pm
Re: C&B - how accurate is accurate?
Greg Hughes -- 6/27/2000, 11:05 pm
Re: C&B - how accurate is accurate?
james cook -- 6/28/2000, 8:58 am
perfection and grace
Julie Kanarr -- 6/28/2000, 10:37 am
Re: Luther quote OT
Tom Kurth -- 6/28/2000, 11:19 pm
Re: Luther quote OT
Julie Kanarr -- 6/29/2000, 11:41 pm
Re: perfection and grace
RM Dalton -- 6/28/2000, 4:12 pm
Re: C&B - how accurate is accurate?
John Danley -- 6/26/2000, 9:26 pm
Re: C&B - how accurate is accurate?
Greg Hughes -- 6/27/2000, 9:19 am
Re: C&B - how accurate is accurate?
John Danley -- 6/27/2000, 6:39 pm
OK, it's working now, finally!!!!!! *Pic*
John Danley -- 6/27/2000, 6:43 pm
And this is the top view *Pic*
John Danley -- 6/27/2000, 6:45 pm
Re: C&B - how accurate is accurate? *Pic*
John Danley -- 6/27/2000, 9:59 am
Here is a top view: *Pic*
John Danley -- 6/27/2000, 10:01 am