Nickbee

Gotcha George!!!!

I guess the reason to do it this way over an offset fence is adjustability. With the Incra set up I can move my fence a thousandth of an inch if need be. On an offset fence I'm stuck to the shim size on the out feed side. Unless there is a trick I don't know about.

BTW when using this fence I feel like I should have a lab coat on. What a great piece of machinery!

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curiousgeorge

Nickbee if you want to take off more with the offset fence you could simply use a thicker shim for the offset.

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George

If you can't fix it with a hammer, you've got an electrical problem...

Nickbee

George, my concern is not taking off more, but wanting to take off less. With an offset fence I’m limited to my shim size (say 1/32 or maybe 1/64). But with the fence I can dial in at a thousandth at a time. And since it’s set at one distance I can “rip” multiple pieces exactly the same. I’m probably thinking too much about this but I have some projects in mind that will require this kind of precision.

And I see your point about possible kick backs.

Mike

George is correct, you need to be moving your work from right to left and not trapping the wood between the bit and fence. We want everybody to be safe. Other than that everything looks very good. Fine job.

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harrysin

I agree that you are feeding the timber in the correct direction, as stated by others, "trapping" the timber between fence and cutter is a DEFINITE NO NO, no matter what fence you use, you may well have no problems for years, but when you are least expecting it something unforeseen will surely happen, we more experienced members of the forum are here to make routing as safe as possible. You appear to be progressing extremely well, the only point I would mention regarding the finger joints is that the finished box looks better when the pins are symmetrical on each side. Please don't be offended, you really are doing well.

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Nickbee

Thanks guys! Trust me I welcome and appreciate the comments / criticism. It will help my work get better and safer.

I think I figured out why my pins were a little loose. My 90 deg angle fixture was sitting a little loose on the fence. Tightening up the nylon screws should do to trick. I’m going to cut down the pins on this box and try again.

Harry. Can you should me an example of symmetrical pins? I think I know what you mean. When looking at one side there would be the same pins on both sides?

Thanks again!