smorgasbord
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The vertical plunge base for the Vecturo is a unique feature. I'm wondering how accurately one can cut to layout lines, or perhaps even jig the base up to make the initial cuts needed for dovetails?
I'm always looking for better/faster ways to make thin-pinned 8º dovetails. My current favorite is on the tablesaw with a thin kerf, flat-topped blade. I can get the pins to about 2mm thickness at their narrowest point - not bad.
For cutting the pins, it would seem easy to setup an 8º angle stop against which the plunge base rests, and then you plunge into the end of the board (hopefully with a depth stop).
For cutting the tails, could one attach an 8º sloped wedge to the bottom of the plunge base to force the cut at the 8º angle?
I've tried the magnet-based guides for hand saws, and frankly my quality standards are higher than my skill. So, I look for jigging to achieve what I want.
This seems like a weird use for this tool, as oscillating tools are typically not associated with accuracy. Heck, I shudder every time I see someone cut away door trim to allow for subsequent hardwood flooring, as they'll certainly have a gap as thick as the blade using that process. They need to plane down a piece of scrap flooring by the thickness of the blade to make that work right. I guess people don't seem 1.5mm gaps at foot level?
I'm always looking for better/faster ways to make thin-pinned 8º dovetails. My current favorite is on the tablesaw with a thin kerf, flat-topped blade. I can get the pins to about 2mm thickness at their narrowest point - not bad.
For cutting the pins, it would seem easy to setup an 8º angle stop against which the plunge base rests, and then you plunge into the end of the board (hopefully with a depth stop).
For cutting the tails, could one attach an 8º sloped wedge to the bottom of the plunge base to force the cut at the 8º angle?
I've tried the magnet-based guides for hand saws, and frankly my quality standards are higher than my skill. So, I look for jigging to achieve what I want.
This seems like a weird use for this tool, as oscillating tools are typically not associated with accuracy. Heck, I shudder every time I see someone cut away door trim to allow for subsequent hardwood flooring, as they'll certainly have a gap as thick as the blade using that process. They need to plane down a piece of scrap flooring by the thickness of the blade to make that work right. I guess people don't seem 1.5mm gaps at foot level?
