Joe Hendershott
11-02-2020, 7:39 AM
It has been a while since I have used a slider, and then it was all sheet material. I have the room now for the 8.5' wagon but do have a question about ripping long stock parallel. I am ready to purchase the 4e with the longer wagon but would consider the shorter one if I cannot keep long rails parallel.
Right now I veneer up long narrow stock, like a rail for instance, in a vacuum bag. I then trim off the overhanging veneer, which is generally 3/32 or 1/8 thick with a trim router so one edge is flush and then do a SLR on the other edge. This works okay but I use epoxy for adhesive and the edge after trimming is still far from perfect. I hate to use the jointer for this because the epoxy is quite hard on the knives.
What I would like to do is clamp the long stock, say 7' for example, on the wagon and rip it straight on one edge. Only question is: How to keep that long piece parallel to the blade? If it is fairly quick and simple it would save a lot of time trimming and sanding to get one edge straight enough to rip it with the fence, only having to go back again after I do the opposite edge.
Right now I veneer up long narrow stock, like a rail for instance, in a vacuum bag. I then trim off the overhanging veneer, which is generally 3/32 or 1/8 thick with a trim router so one edge is flush and then do a SLR on the other edge. This works okay but I use epoxy for adhesive and the edge after trimming is still far from perfect. I hate to use the jointer for this because the epoxy is quite hard on the knives.
What I would like to do is clamp the long stock, say 7' for example, on the wagon and rip it straight on one edge. Only question is: How to keep that long piece parallel to the blade? If it is fairly quick and simple it would save a lot of time trimming and sanding to get one edge straight enough to rip it with the fence, only having to go back again after I do the opposite edge.