old folks

I watched the spacer fence video at Oak Park and I would like to know why the completed box joinys are not even ?

For those who answered my questions about router table, I think I have decided to get a Oak Park build your own table after I hear why the ends were not even.

This might sound dumb but is the spacer fence actually that easy to use ?
Thank you

John (old folks)

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kp91

Thanks a lot, John.....

Went to the oak park site to watch the video to better understand your question, and had to pick up series 6 of the router workshop! It seems like just 2 weeks ago I ordered series 5....


Anyway, to answer your question, the reason in the video that the completed joints are not even is that the two pieces of wood they were using were not the same width.
It looks like they just grabbed a couple of pieces that were close, and used them.

I will be honest with you, preparation is key to getting great results with this jig (as well as any other). If you want to have a perfect looking set of box joints, your stock width has to be a multiple of the size of joint you are cutting. This way you won't have a full size finger on one end, and a half finger on the other. If you are wrong on your measurements, you can always go back and just re-cut your pieces so that they are perfectly even.

The depth of cut is always greater than it needs to be to allow a little excess length on the pins, so you can sand them flush to accomodate for any difference in thickness of your stock.

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Joe Lyddon

John, YES, it is actually that simple to use... I got very good results the FIRST time I used them!

They are also made from very high quality materials...

You will be happy with them... I say "them" because it's better to all three of them at the same time... if on sale, so much the better!

Once you get the holes drilled for the 3/8" fence, it's good for the rest of them!

Enjoy!