Leon wrote:
"Jack Stein" wrote in message
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When buying S2S lumber it's the tool to clean up an edge with no muss or
fuss to prep for cutting. I can't imagine hot melting a fence to do this
on a TS if you have a jointer at hand?

I think he is hot melting a straight edge on to the rough edged stock and
runs the straight edge along the TS fence. With this type application or a
sled like I use it takes "1" pass on the TS to straighten the most crooked
of edges.

For an irregular, crooked edge I reckon, but thats not what I'm talking
about. S2S is generally ripped fairly straight at the mill, just the
edges are rough, not irregular. I can make several passes on my jointer
and rip the plank to size before my glue gun even warms up. Probably
faster than I can dig out my glue gun and hook it up:-)

With a jointer that takes several passes. Think about taperng a
leg, you can do that on a jointer with several passes or with 1 pass using a
taper jig on the TS. The jig the TS workes much like a taper jig, it uses
a straight edge to reference the TS fence.

Tapered legs are a jointer specialty, wanted or not:-)

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Jack
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