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Would you Use epoxy to fill little gaps on the order of 0.005" or try to re set the box joint cutter. There's light showing between the fingers at the factory setting.
Had this cutter a while.
When I got it I realized I needed to do a few things before using it.
Those things are done so today I went to cut some box joints
I have 76 drawers to do so I’m only too happy not to be doing this the old fashioned way.
Took a pass. Looks great~!! Happy Happy Happy. Put the parts together mmmmm snug fit. Oh golly I’m a happy camper.
Held the parts up to a harsh light. !! It’s always the harsh light that shows the flaws ain’t it?
There’s light between most of the fingers.
That’s not good.
There are two solutions: Epoxy (to fill the gaps), or take it apart and set it up right.
The damn cutter wasn’t set up right at the factory.
The fingers are not all .156” ( 5/32”) Hell not one is.
The slots are not 0.156” either. They are between 0.162” and 0.160” The slots are fixed. That’s what the cutter makes when it takes a pass. I can’t adjust the slot I can only adjust the fingers.
The thing came with a slew of 0.005” shims. So the challenge is to get all the fingers to match the slots.
I bet this is the difference between a spendy high end cutter and these Cheapo cutters.
The spendy ones come factory set correctly – I am guessing.
Damn Chinese can’t do anything right.
What would you do: Epoxy or try to set it up right with the limits of having only 0.005” shims?
Would you Use epoxy to fill little gaps on the order of 0.005" or try to re set the box joint cutter. There's light showing between the fingers at the factory setting.
Had this cutter a while.
When I got it I realized I needed to do a few things before using it.
Those things are done so today I went to cut some box joints
I have 76 drawers to do so I’m only too happy not to be doing this the old fashioned way.
Took a pass. Looks great~!! Happy Happy Happy. Put the parts together mmmmm snug fit. Oh golly I’m a happy camper.
Held the parts up to a harsh light. !! It’s always the harsh light that shows the flaws ain’t it?
There’s light between most of the fingers.
That’s not good.
There are two solutions: Epoxy (to fill the gaps), or take it apart and set it up right.
The damn cutter wasn’t set up right at the factory.
The fingers are not all .156” ( 5/32”) Hell not one is.
The slots are not 0.156” either. They are between 0.162” and 0.160” The slots are fixed. That’s what the cutter makes when it takes a pass. I can’t adjust the slot I can only adjust the fingers.
The thing came with a slew of 0.005” shims. So the challenge is to get all the fingers to match the slots.
I bet this is the difference between a spendy high end cutter and these Cheapo cutters.
The spendy ones come factory set correctly – I am guessing.
Damn Chinese can’t do anything right.
What would you do: Epoxy or try to set it up right with the limits of having only 0.005” shims?