agatewhisperer
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Post by agatewhisperer on Dec 30, 2021 10:19:01 GMT -5
I have a gryphonette with the groove bit but am finding it takes quite a bit of time to cut a groove. I rigged up my saw to cut the groove with a block of wood to help control the position of the cut on the cab. This worked pretty good, and could cut the grooves very quickly but I'm looking for a better solution to control the depth of the cut. Any slip of the hand using the saw method got it too deep. Anyway, I'd like to explore using the saw for this more since it's so much faster and yielded a good groove that fits the wire really well. I'm looking for some advice on how others have set up a guide on their saw to control the depth of a groove cut. Pic below. So far I just clamped a piece of wood to experiment and it controlled the height of the cut pretty well but am looking for an idea on controlling the depth of the cut
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NDK
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Post by NDK on Dec 30, 2021 11:25:12 GMT -5
Well probably the simplest way would be to somehow fasten a stop on the opposite side of the blade. You'd need it really close so you can rest the cab up against it.
Are you grooving before or after cutting the cab? I'm surprised the saw blade doesn't chip the outside of the cut
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Post by parfive on Dec 30, 2021 13:36:00 GMT -5
How about a curved shoulder glued on the face of your fence.
Same radius as the blade, but setback or offset to match and limit depth of cut. Thick enough to just about rub the side of the blade.
Stiff/hard plastic should do the trick, something like credit card stock or clear acrylic. Check recycling bin before dumping all that Xmas junk. : )
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agatewhisperer
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Post by agatewhisperer on Dec 30, 2021 14:14:29 GMT -5
Well probably the simplest way would be to somehow fasten a stop on the opposite side of the blade. You'd need it really close so you can rest the cab up against it. Are you grooving before or after cutting the cab? I'm surprised the saw blade doesn't chip the outside of the cut Yeah exactly, looking for a good way to make a stop for it. I've been grooving after I have the cab finished. Realizing it's a little higher stakes but going ok for now. Got some minor chipping going on so maybe need to switch to doing it before shaping and polishing... How about a curved shoulder glued on the face of your fence. Same radius as the blade, but setback or offset to match and limit depth of cut. Thick enough to just about rub the side of the blade. Stiff/hard plastic should do the trick, something like credit card stock or clear acrylic. Check recycling bin before dumping all that Xmas junk. : ) That'd be a good set up. Will need to look for some material but not exactly envisioning a easy way to fasten it yet. Might need to play around with it.
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Post by jasoninsd on Dec 30, 2021 17:42:41 GMT -5
I'll be interested to see what you finally come up with on this one. Like Nate said, I'm surprised it isn't chipping the edge more. I'm glad it isn't though!
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