LostInTheWood
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- Jan 23, 2011
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Finally got a chance to shellac my mft top and I figured I'd do a mod while I was at it. Since I'm always setting up and breaking down my mft I decided to make some fence indicators and a rail positioning improvement.
The easy one first, the rail. I got tired of slipping on the rail mounts from the left....the looong way. Why it's this way I don't know, but I didn't see any drawback to simply moving the stops to the other side of the mounts so that you slide them on from the right. Much easier.
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The fence indicator is to keep me from setting my fence too close to the cut area. In a past post I mentioned that I cut my fence by mistake when making a bevel cut. It turns out I was not the only one. So I set up my fence to where I like it and made some markings, showed them up with a little green paint and then shellac everything to somewhat protect it. I did the same for the other side as well when it comes time for me to flip the top.
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The large green mark is to indicate a comfortable area to set the end of the fence without any danger. The small green mark, here, is to indicate the angle unit assembly as I set it up the same way every time. This way I don't have to rely on the large indicator every time since you can't see this area when the rail is down. This is the very reason I cut my fence in the first place. I also painted one of the screws green so all I have to do is line it up with the mark and I'm good to go.
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The easy one first, the rail. I got tired of slipping on the rail mounts from the left....the looong way. Why it's this way I don't know, but I didn't see any drawback to simply moving the stops to the other side of the mounts so that you slide them on from the right. Much easier.
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The fence indicator is to keep me from setting my fence too close to the cut area. In a past post I mentioned that I cut my fence by mistake when making a bevel cut. It turns out I was not the only one. So I set up my fence to where I like it and made some markings, showed them up with a little green paint and then shellac everything to somewhat protect it. I did the same for the other side as well when it comes time for me to flip the top.
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The large green mark is to indicate a comfortable area to set the end of the fence without any danger. The small green mark, here, is to indicate the angle unit assembly as I set it up the same way every time. This way I don't have to rely on the large indicator every time since you can't see this area when the rail is down. This is the very reason I cut my fence in the first place. I also painted one of the screws green so all I have to do is line it up with the mark and I'm good to go.
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