Popular Woodworking 2005-10 № 150, страница 39

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off. A guide template that rides in the first 1" dado is preferable. Using a guide such as this also allows you to flip the guide around and use the dado you just cut as a guide to recut the previous dado. This will make sure your dados are parallel and eliminates future problems with the fence guides binding.

However, if you don't have such a guide, another option would be to carefully set up a router guide using the first dado as your reference point (again, maintaining the parallelism) as shown below, then cut the second 1" x 1/2"-deep dado front to back.

You're now ready to cut the 36" channel extrusion in half and install the channels into the two 1"-wide slots.

While you have the router set for a straight cut, readjust the depth and cut a shallow rabbet on the right edge to inset an adhesive scale flush with the surface. My scale was V2" wide x V16" thick; yours may differ.

After making my centered 3/4" x 3/s"-deep dado, I cut both the side 1" x Vi "-deep dados using two passes with the same bit.

Fence ((. base ^

Exploded view

T-SLOT DRILL PRESS TABLE

The second 1" dado must be parallel to the first, so if you use a router guide as shown here, measure carefully from the first dado to align the cut.

LETTER

NO.

ITEM

DIMENSIONS (INCHES) T W L

MATERIAL

COMMENTS

A

l

Table halves

3/4

16

30

Plywood

B

4

Table extensions

3/4

i

16

Plywood

C

l

Fence front & base

3/4

3

30

Plywood

D

1

Clamp holder

3/4

i

30

Plywood

E

3

Spacers

3/4

i

l5/s

Plywood

F

4

Fence braces

3/4

i

i

Plywood

Cut diagonally

G

4

Extension arms

Vi

1

163/4

Solid wood

H

6

T-slot fillers

Vi

1

17

Solid wood

J

1

Fence stop

3/4

1

iVi

Solid wood

K

1

Tall fence

3/4

i

13

Solid wood

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