Somewhere recently I saw an article on doing the subject. Basically you ran
the perimeters of the panel through flat with the blade at 1/8" height and
about 2" from the fence; made dados in your stiles & rails; and tilted your
tablesaw blade to a small degree (and at the correct height) to run the
panel through on its edges.

Now do you think I can find the article???

Can someone either point me to it or advise me on the angle and blade height
and distance from the fence? TIA

BTW I had abandoned this NG for a while because JOAT went on a sabbatical or
was not contributing for a while. It is good to see him and his helpful
references back...

Graham Gilbert

I've made a few on the tablesaw, and one thing I'll never do without
while panel raising is a Zero Clearance Insert. You'll have to make one
the proper angle for the blade, and the height of the blade needs to be
able to cut clear through the material. Make sure your stock is FLAT,
or you'll get an interesting effect. Featherboards and a tall fence
attachment makes things a lot easier and safer, too. Tom

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Somewhere recently I saw an article on doing the subject. Basically you
ran the perimeters of the panel through flat with the blade at 1/8" height
and about 2" from the fence; made dados in your stiles & rails; and tilted
your tablesaw blade to a small degree (and at the correct height) to run
the panel through on its edges.

Now do you think I can find the article???

Can someone either point me to it or advise me on the angle and blade
height and distance from the fence? TIA

BTW I had abandoned this NG for a while because JOAT went on a sabbatical
or was not contributing for a while. It is good to see him and his helpful
references back...

Graham Gilbert


Try this to find the article: There is more than one on the topic.
http://www.woodworkingmagazineindex....dex_search.asp

--
Stoutman
http://home.triad.rr.com/brianmeliss...ing_frames.htm
(Featuring a NEW look)

I recently posted my results and questions on the subject.

Mine came out pretty good. I'll repost the pics on
alt.binaries.pictures.woodworking if you want to see them.

The details: Use a zero clearance insert. I tilted the blade 14
degrees from vertical. As far as fence setting, I just experimented on
some test pieces to fit the dados in the stiles and rails. I also built
a big auxillary fence about 12" tall to support the panel as I ran it.

Let me know if you want me to post the pics.

Thanks.

Mike W.

Graham Gilbert wrote:
Somewhere recently I saw an article on doing the subject. Basically you ran
the perimeters of the panel through flat with the blade at 1/8" height and
about 2" from the fence; made dados in your stiles & rails; and tilted your
tablesaw blade to a small degree (and at the correct height) to run the
panel through on its edges.

Now do you think I can find the article???

Can someone either point me to it or advise me on the angle and blade height
and distance from the fence? TIA

BTW I had abandoned this NG for a while because JOAT went on a sabbatical or
was not contributing for a while. It is good to see him and his helpful
references back...

Graham Gilbert

I don't know if the article(s) you read mention it or not, but make
sure to do the cross-cuts (perpendicular to the grain) before the rip
cuts (parallel to the grain) on the panel. Unless you use a really
good cross-cut blade you'll likely get some tear-out at the end of the
cross-cuts. If you do those two cuts first, the splintered region will
be removed when you do the rip cuts.

I think the initial cuts you do at 1/8" height will help; I've never
bothered to do it that way. Even on those cuts, however, you'll
probably avoid some splintering on the corners of the panel center by
doing the cross-cuts first.