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Re: Milling tongue and groove panelling plus using power feeder on jointer


 

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jonathan,

good point on adjustable groover option. i now have two sets to cover range from 4-20ish mm but have not used them for T&G.

on paddles, i had orange ones that i gave away with my jointer. i bought foam grout trowl from the big box store and i find they stick a lot better to the stock.

imran?

On Nov 28, 2020, at 12:24 PM, Jonathan Smith <jonathan.smith@...> wrote:

?I have made small runs of t&g on a table saw.? It takes several quick set-ups. I made about 2000' of cope and bead for a 16' cedar strip boat.? It only took 3 set-ups but they were elaborate so as to reduce run time and handling and increase accuracy.? It's a time balance calculation.

I recommend those foam faced paddles for pushing wood thru the jointer.? You hands stay close to the wood so you can feel what is going on and if there is a slip, your pinkies are protected.???That tingle you get on the back of your scalp as your hands travel fractions of an inch over the spinning cutter is a good thing.? Embrace the scariness.? Don't get used to it.

For molder cutters you might consider the adjustable cutter set from Felder or Rangate.?? They will take a bit more set-up than a dedicated set but can be used for other grooving or rebate operations.? I have a 200mm set and they leave a nice finish.??

I suppose a power feeder might be useful running material across a molder or pressure shoes, or even better, good old fashioned, home made, dedicated purpose feather boards work really well.? They are fussy to set pressure with and clamps poke out everywhere but are consistently accurate, guard your pinkies and material does not move unless you push it.? All that said, I have a never-used power feeder for sale.? (Be advised, some people on this forum will disagree vehemently with my opinion that power feeders are optional.? But so it goes.)

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