"gb" <[email protected]> wrote in message news:...
>I have attached a PDF file that Kevan Lear sent me concerning this problem.
>In a nut shell (even though the manual does not say this) you need to use
>the Dovetail cutter that conforms to their guide for depth of cut (see
>pages 11 and 12 of the manual). This solves the problem.
> GB
>
> "gb" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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>>I hope you can help me with a project problem. I am using my new Akeda DC
>> to make a wall hanging shelf with 1/2" poplar stock (final project will
>> be
>> 3/4" cherry).
>> Through dovetails will join the four corners and a sliding dovetail will
>> be
>> the joint for the one shelf.
>>
>> In my test piece, I have cut the through dovetails but I am having
>> trouble
>> with the sliding dovetail. After fixing some sloppy setup measurements,
>> the
>> shoulders (depth if cut) are okay but, the socket is a consistent,
>> almost,
>> 1/16" wider than the pin from top to bottom.
>>
>> I am using the 11 degree bit set at a depth of 13/16" (9/16"+1/4"-- I
>> have
>> ribbed guide rails and I want the joint to be 1/4" deep). I change
>> nothing
>> on the router between each cut. The shelf is registered against two
>> tail
>> guides with the housing joint template installed for the cut. I used the
>> front guide rail as the fence. The socket is cut with the boards in the
>> horizontal position. All cutters and the guide bushing are from Akeda.
>> My
>> PC 690 does not appear to have bad bearings, the cutter and the guide
>> bushing are tight.
>>
>> What am I missing?
>>
>>
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