dan sherman
04-01-2010, 7:01 PM
So I finished routing out the recess for my Benchdog last night, and after messing with it a little bit, I wanted to get some opinions before I finalize anything.
1. how tight should the lift be in the routed recess? Mine is really tight right now, you need to tap it with your fist a few time to get it to drop down in, and the same to get it back out. I'm thinking it might be to tight when you consider swelling of the mdf do to humidity changes etc.
2. How deep should the recess be? right now the lift sits proud of the top by 1/32". I know it needs to be deeper than the thickness of the plate, but I'm not sure how much allowance I should give for leveling. 1/64", 1/32", 1/16" ?
http://www.sawmillcreek.org/attachment.php?attachmentid=146994&stc=1&d=1270162890
1. how tight should the lift be in the routed recess? Mine is really tight right now, you need to tap it with your fist a few time to get it to drop down in, and the same to get it back out. I'm thinking it might be to tight when you consider swelling of the mdf do to humidity changes etc.
2. How deep should the recess be? right now the lift sits proud of the top by 1/32". I know it needs to be deeper than the thickness of the plate, but I'm not sure how much allowance I should give for leveling. 1/64", 1/32", 1/16" ?
http://www.sawmillcreek.org/attachment.php?attachmentid=146994&stc=1&d=1270162890