Rick Potter
06-20-2008, 3:25 AM
After reading the thread on the dual doweling machine (the one that looks like a biscuit joiner), I decided to try one. It had all the shortcomings mentioned by a creeker in that thread. The drill holes are out of line, the slide needs to be tightened to eliminate slop, and the fence needs to be shimmed straight. My first joint right out of the box was about 1/16" off of being square.
This could all be shimmed and fixed, but what stopped me cold was the 16000 RPM of the motor. As I said, I only made one practice joint, using some poplar scraps, and when I did the end grain the drill bits started smoking right away, and blued.
I am gonna take it back, and get a good doweling jig.
Rick Potter
This could all be shimmed and fixed, but what stopped me cold was the 16000 RPM of the motor. As I said, I only made one practice joint, using some poplar scraps, and when I did the end grain the drill bits started smoking right away, and blued.
I am gonna take it back, and get a good doweling jig.
Rick Potter