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Re: Strip: Problem Cutting strips
By:Kevin
Date: 1/15/2013, 7:15 pm
In Response To: Strip: Problem Cutting strips (Thor)

Thor, a couple of questions?

Did you first cut the Sitka boards and then the WRC? If so, maybe something in your alignment fence moved to cause problems with the WRC.
Did you use the spring clamps in the picture? If so they could easily slip in the center.

Unless you have a long jointer, it will be difficult in getting an accurate rip fence using wood especially at a long length. I would measure from the edge of your table to your fence every couple of feet to see what your variation is. If you want a 10% or less variation in thickness of your strips you need to be about 1/64 of inch accuracy or maybe a little more, with 3/16 inch thick strips. A 3/16 strip is .19 inches, so you need a variation of .019...1/64 variation is .015 inches. I would focus on the accuracy of a pencil line width.

So maybe you could measure the from your table edge every foot or two, and flex the alignment fence to an accurate 3/16 +- 1/64 along the fence. I would set to the two ends and then set the middle and half split each end and so forth.

I would also use c clamps instead of spring clamps and use them every couple of feet. Somewhere you are getting flex of the fence...

Hopefully this helps.

Kevin

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Strip: Problem Cutting strips
Thor -- 1/14/2013, 9:53 pm
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ancient kayaker -- 1/14/2013, 11:14 pm
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John Abercrombie -- 1/14/2013, 11:19 pm
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Allan -- 1/15/2013, 12:10 am
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Thor -- 1/15/2013, 2:49 pm
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Malcolm Schweizer -- 1/16/2013, 8:47 am
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Nick Riccardi -- 1/15/2013, 7:36 am
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Todd Olson -- 1/15/2013, 3:58 pm
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Kevin -- 1/15/2013, 7:15 pm
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Ken Blanton -- 1/15/2013, 8:51 pm
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Jay Babina -- 1/16/2013, 4:08 pm
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Etienne Muller -- 1/16/2013, 5:02 pm
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Bill Hamm -- 1/17/2013, 12:50 am
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Thor -- 1/16/2013, 5:25 pm
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ancient kayaker -- 1/16/2013, 6:10 pm
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Allan -- 1/16/2013, 6:17 pm
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Bill Hamm -- 1/17/2013, 12:53 am
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John Abercrombie -- 1/17/2013, 1:51 am
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Etienne Muller -- 1/17/2013, 4:22 am
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Tom Thomas -- 1/17/2013, 8:44 am
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John Abercrombie -- 1/17/2013, 12:05 pm
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Mike Savage -- 1/17/2013, 12:48 pm
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John Abercrombie -- 1/17/2013, 1:49 pm
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Mike Savage -- 1/18/2013, 2:19 pm
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John Abercrombie -- 1/17/2013, 1:53 pm
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Mike Savage -- 1/18/2013, 2:24 pm
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Bill Hamm -- 1/19/2013, 12:52 am
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Rob Macks/Laughing Loon CC&K -- 1/19/2013, 9:03 am
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ancient kayaker -- 1/17/2013, 2:30 pm
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John Abercrombie -- 1/17/2013, 11:44 am
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Bill Hamm -- 1/19/2013, 12:45 am
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Etienne Muller -- 1/19/2013, 4:24 am
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Bill Hamm -- 1/19/2013, 4:50 am
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Etienne Muller -- 1/19/2013, 10:46 am
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Rob Macks/Laughing Loon CC&K -- 1/17/2013, 3:51 pm
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John Abercrombie -- 1/17/2013, 4:28 pm
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Bill Hamm -- 1/19/2013, 12:56 am
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ancient kayaker -- 1/19/2013, 10:55 am
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PatrickC -- 1/17/2013, 7:17 pm
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John Abercrombie -- 1/17/2013, 8:07 pm
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ancient kayaker -- 1/17/2013, 11:31 pm
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Etienne Muller -- 1/19/2013, 12:16 pm
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John Abercrombie -- 1/19/2013, 8:36 pm
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Robert Horstmann -- 1/19/2013, 10:08 pm
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Tom Thomas -- 1/19/2013, 10:54 pm
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Etienne Muller -- 1/20/2013, 4:32 am