Originally Posted by
Brian Holcombe
Thanks Patrick! Much appreciated.
Good questions, I have done some thinking and experimenting with this over the past while with the felder.
Anymore I always plan my cutouts so that I can flip without losing accuracy. In a double tenon, single cutter layout you can delete the offset error by first flipping for half the cutout then resetting the stop the cutting the other half of the positions by flipping.
This removes the error from the offset and maintains a similar level or error in stop positioning. I mitigate that error by working of a preset gauge. I set the gauge to the cutter then bring the stop into position. This has allowed me to work without needing super long extensions and stops along the length (for joinery machines).
I cut my tenons after the mortises are produced so ensure the ability to account for the spacing between mortises, which if the sticks are consistent in size that is a thing I can account for at the beginning of the cutout.