You do have to spend some time setting the saw up... blade, fence, etc. But once done, the saw is great. Fairly compact which is Nice ru-vid.comUgkxXh-4_3-ZT1fFWP91ZV7iVqzElr0lEb-a I did get an Incra Miter Gauge which takes some setup as well. The stock miter gauge can be adjusted in the miter slot with a little painter's tape... this tightens up the side to side play a lot.
You’re a good teacher and communicator. When I do the cross-laps, I use the Japanese technique. I cut the trenches tight, and hammer the wood to compress it to a tight fit. The wood recovers and yields a really tight joint with no gaps.
as a novice, i've watched a lot of instructional videos on half laps, and still struggled a bit trying to perfect those cuts in my shop. yours is a much more comprehensively explained bit of instruction and is very helpful. thank you sir
Using geometry to find the center point...is a great idea. I didn't know you could do that, and was using a compass to find the center point. The triangle is easier. Your video and sound was excellent-very clear. Thank you.
The easier way to set the depth is to take one cut on the very end of a piece of scrap (same thickness), flip it over and take another cut at the very end. Adjust until you are left with barely a wisp in the very middle.
Thanks for the demo, David. Instead of having to worry about flushing up the bat ears (a practiced skill in itself), as well as the 2 different heights of the teeth when setting up, a flat top blade (no dado blade set needed) will solve both of these problems.
Nice explanation... I guess over the years of my piddling between "Woodworking" and rough carpentry, I never really treated woodworking with the care it takes, too much carry over from the rough carpentry that I've done... This opened my eyes, and made me think. Thanks, David.
When squaring my blade and miter gauge, I prefer to first make sure the blade is parallel to the miter slot, then square the miter gauge to the slot, using a carpenter's square. For doing the parallel blade check, the blade length itself is pretty short front to back (even fully raised), so I take a longer straight edge (I use one of those aluminum straight edges for circular saw rip cuts that are (2) 4' 3" pieces that join in the middle, since the extruded aluminum is exactly the same width along its length, but a metal yardstick would work just as well, or even the long arm of the carpenter's square), and put the straight edge up against the blade. That way I can extend the front/back length of the blade to the entire front/back length of the table. Then just measure from that straight edge over to the miter slot at the front of the table, and again at the back of the table, and adjust the blade until it's parallel to the slot.
I’m just starting to get into wood working and it seems I’m having trouble finding the middle of the board. Especially when ripping along piece of wood. It because of the blade width. I’ve started making samples that I mark and save in a zip lock for further uses later. Are there any better ideas
I like how you figured out how to make the half lap. I was wondering how would you lay out the half lap for angle cuts like the (X) for sides on a table or cabinet? is it the same way?
Any reason you didn't use your rip fence instead of free handing it? Seems like you'd be able to avoid going too deep by using the rip fence as a stop reference. And since it's not a through cut you should be safe from kickback
You can always use a fence for a stop block, even on a through cut. Just drop a scrap in between that sets the position accurately, and as you slide forward you'll leave the scrap behind for no possible binding on the fence. There's also a simpler method using a kerf shim to do these: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-nsw5qlrdx2A.html
what's the best way to do this for long 2x6s? I often see fences with half laps at the corners, but wonder how they cut them since cutting a 12'+ board sideways on a table saw doesn't seen feasible
why does the riving blade cause problems? ofc i know why not to have like antikickback prawls and whatnot. but why the riving blade? would one not simply be able to push the wood forward, then back? confused, and now hesitant to even try anything because of that comment?
Blimey, that's a hard way to do it! All that marking out isn't needed. Do as John Cronklin says for the thickness. For the width just set your fence by laying the wood along the length and aligning with the blade - do it on the small side and creep up to it to be sure. Run a test piece and with everything set you can run a batch without having to think about it. You can get rid of those lines on the tenon by running the wood back and forth perpendicular to the blade.
I believe that recommendation to square to the miter slots assumes that you have already squared the miter slots to the blade. Having that improves quality and safety
Square to the sliding table, or miter slot, is correct. Think of a router bit. You cannot square to the tangent, but your cut will be square if the piece is square to its direction of motion. A blade that is askew will simply make a wider kerf. If the blade is WAY out of square, you could cut a cove, and the cove would be square to the work piece.
I like how you found thickness center with geometry! However, for adjusting the blade itself, look at this video (ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-_mkUnXZC-sk.html) where, using one piece of test wood: adjust saw depth to slightly less than halfway, cut a small width, flip, cut same width, raise the saw depth a tiny bit, and repeat until both sides cut leaves only a paper thin wood piece. Thanks!
Maybe follow your own information, you didn't apply pressure knowing it was bowed, even after talking about it! Resulting in those ribs. If the saw was cutting that inaccurate, replace it.
Broken Wave - my whole point is if you think it's convoluted I'd be interested in knowing what a better way to do it instead of just saying it's convoluted
After 40 years in the building industry I've yet to find a framing square that's actually square, so squaring a fence and a blade by using one does not guarantee accuracy, far from it.
@@thejoshthat There is a method for truing up a square. All you need is a hammer and a punch. Research it on RU-vid. Basically to turn the angle out, one punches one corner, to turn angle in one punches the opposite side. Best to buy oneself two squares, 1 for everyday useage, the other for fine tuning. But once you get your square really true, take great care of it and keep it well protected, strictly use it only where real accuracy is important.