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By Beechwood Chip · Posted
I build a miter saw station with fold-out wings, and I put MatchFit dovetail slots in the wings for stops. But when I camp a piece of wood to the wing with a MatchFit clamp to act as a stop, I find that it slides in the track no matter how hard I tighten the clamp. There may be some sawdust in the track, but still I wouldn't expect it to slide when it's clamped down. I used a MatchFit router bit to make the slots. Also, when I use the MatchFit dovetail track nuts I find that they bind up into the dovetail, and in order to move them I need to knock them back down into the track. All in all, I'm getting kinda frustrated with the MatchFit system, and reconsidering my decision to go with MatchFit instead of T-track. Any advice, thoughts, comments? -
What a rabbit-hole last Friday turned into! UPS lost my the belt, I goofed up the threads on the adjustment rod (#15) and broke the lock collar (#16 or 19) and, since I live on the edge of the earth, a solution had to be derived "organically" (i.e. dig through the scrap bin and see what you find). Took some work and a fair amount of cussing, but I used the jointer most of the day Saturday, enough to fill 1/2 a 55gal drum. I'm not sure if the motor doesn't spin as fast as my 6" ridgid, the knives are freshly sharpened, or the heft of the machine makes the difference, but this baby just hums along...far different than the obnoxious roar of the ridgid. On a side note, I had Aksarben Saw & Tool sharpen the knives (https://aksarbensaw.com/). These folks are amazingly easy to work with...and reasonably priced too. Less than $25 to sharpen the carbide knives and since they make weekly runs to Beatrice, FREE DELIVERY! -
Went construction complete on my latest Windsor chair. Next up the milk paint process. -
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1. Time Can't really have any other frustrations when my shop time is limited. I will say I've gotten really good at completing projects in 20 min time windows. I just don't get many 20 min time windows any more.
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