On 1/23/17 4:18 AM, J. Clarke wrote:
In article ,
says...

On 1/22/17 11:30 PM, Leon wrote:
On 1/22/2017 9:24 PM, Martin Eastburn wrote:
But the shims are not all sizes. If you get Imperial - e.g.
an old version - you can't get down to the metric 3/8"
(imperial thinking) size of slot. You need a different mix.

If you are in 3/4 it isn't and wood plank - as well... Ply is
coming from sites world wide. Some hardwood and some
softwood.

Martin


I have no issue what so ever using the standard Forrest dado set
to cut for any plywood. You do not need standard and metric.
Any more, hardly any wood veneer plywood is consistent in
thickness.


I agree. Any more, if you get a sheet that is the exact specified
thickness, they got lucky. :-)

Heck, you're probably better off having a metric set for "Imperial
plywood" and an Imperial set for "metric plywood." Given the
over-under of each, you're likely to get a better fit with the
opposite set.

I have no idea what you're on about. The Freud shim set (available
separately from their blades by the way) allows the stack thickness
to be adjusted in units of approximately 1/10 of a mm, which is
pretty close to 1/256 of an inch. You can get close enough to any
English or metric dimension for any practical woodworking purpose
with that.


I think you're probably in a agreement with Leon and I about not needing
metric shims/blades for "metric plywood" and Imperial for "Imperial
plywood."

I'm guessing both sets have shims thin enough to allow one to dial it in
to any possible dimension... or at least close enough for woodworking.


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