John Stevens
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Dan Rush said:I don't have the measuring tools to calibrate a 1/4 of a mm. In my rough and tumble world of trim carpentry, wood moves at least that much from morning to night. Open a window, need a new measurement...
Hi, Dan. I use my MFT with the saw and router to make modern-style furniture that doesn't use mouldings to hide the places where one part mates with another. Errors of a fraction of a millimeter will quickly multiply out to several millimeters when setting up the MFT fence to a 90 degree angle for cutting or routing. I find that fixing or otherwise accommodating errors of that size always requires a lot more time of sanding or planing than preventing them from happening in the first place through careful setup.
That said, I think trim/finish carpenters and joiners perform magic. The way you guys can install clear-finish hardwood crown moulding in a plastered room and not need any filler in the joints is beyond me, and always will be. I'll be using plenty of caulk and paint this weekend when I finally get around to installing crown and picture moulding in two of our bedrooms.
Regards,
John