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NOTE: Make sure locking handles (A & B,
Figure 17) will not interfere with the headstock
during operation.
5. Continue to check the spacing by sliding the
headstock across, until the dovetail cuts will be
distributed evenly across the width of the
workpiece. NOTE: This is an approximate
method of determining by eye where to place the
workpiece. A scale in inches and millimeters is
mounted to both horizontal and vertical tables, if
you need more precise measurements for the
location of the dovetail cuts.
6. Again, make sure the locking handles on the
horizontal fence (A & B, Figure 17) aretightened.
The position of the horizontal fence will now be
used as the basis for locating the vertical fence.
7. Loosen the locking handle on the vertical fence.
8. As noted, the position of the horizontal fence will
affect the position of the vertical fence. Therefore,
if you are making a drawer that has a bottom
groove, the vertical fence should be set so that
the bottom groove in the drawer piece to be
tenoned will go through the center of a tail. That
means the bottom groove of the mortised piece
will go through the center of a mortise. This will
prevent the groove from being visible on the
outside of the assembled drawer.
Important
Κ
To make proper dovetail cuts, the two
fences must always be offset from each other by
half the pitch of the template bar. That is, offset 1/2”
when using the one-inch template; 3/4” when using
the 1-1/2 template; 1” when using the two-inch
template, and 1-1/4” when using the 2-1/2 inch
template. The measuring scales on the horizontal
and vertical tables are marked in 1/16” increments
and millimeters.
9. Line up the vertical fence with the horizontal
fence, then offset the vertical fence by exactly
half the pitch of the template bar. See Figure 18.
10. This adjustment will cause the vertical work
piece to be slightly offset to the right of the
horizontal piece (as viewed from front of
machine), thus ensuring the dovetails will
correspond when the two pieces are assembled.
11. Tighten the locking handle on the vertical fence.
Figure 18
(view from rear of machine)