Welcome Henry!
A good rule of thumb when making dovetails is: Heighten to tighten and lower to loosen. As Bj said you should not have to sand to make it fit so, if it's too tight lower the bid a tad or if it's too loose raise the bit a tad and make another test cut until you get a good fit.
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George
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