Tenons with a TS55
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I don't have the magazine, so I'm sorry if I'm missing the point of the OP.
I recently had to cut some large tenons on the ends of bed rails made from 2x8 southern yellow pine. 4x4 mortised legs. No, I don't have a Domino (yet). I dreaded trying to cut the tenon shoulders with a knifed line and backsaw, and cleaning them up with a shoulder plane, as I've been doing for 35 years. I couldn't see using a router, even my lovely 1400.
Then I realized that the combination of Qwas dogs and rail dogs would give me a perfectly square, repeatable shoulder cut. Set the TS55 depth, set an end stop, and zip-zip, Bob's your uncle. Perfect! Every one! Where has the MFT been all my life?
Crox
I recently had to cut some large tenons on the ends of bed rails made from 2x8 southern yellow pine. 4x4 mortised legs. No, I don't have a Domino (yet). I dreaded trying to cut the tenon shoulders with a knifed line and backsaw, and cleaning them up with a shoulder plane, as I've been doing for 35 years. I couldn't see using a router, even my lovely 1400.
Then I realized that the combination of Qwas dogs and rail dogs would give me a perfectly square, repeatable shoulder cut. Set the TS55 depth, set an end stop, and zip-zip, Bob's your uncle. Perfect! Every one! Where has the MFT been all my life?
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Crox G said:
Crox, that's basically what the article details. The article also highlights the use of the fine adjust on the TS55R to get a precise depth.
Jobsworth, it's a periodical- usually the best of the woodworking bunch. Far better than Fine Woodworking for example IMO. Pop into WH Smith and read it off the shelf.
I recently made a short video demonstrating how I used a TS 75 and MFT/3 to make a tenons for the top of a joinery bench I was building. I just left the depth a little proud of where my mark was and used a rabbet block plane to get the final size after some test fits.http://festoolownersgroup.com/festool-tools-accessories/joinery-bench-top-cutting-tenons-with-a-festool-ts-75/ Here is a link to the video. I am sure you could use this technique for smaller tenons too.
