Imran, some amount of sloppy hood registration as shown in your video is normal for that Shaper Fence 230. The alignment plate that registers the fence to the cast iron top has two pins that mate with holes in the top (p 117 is Survival Guide), and that interface is non-precision and has play in it. ?The mounting plate to hood connection is also non-precision. ?Have you checked to ensure the mounting plate to shaper hood attachment is solid and that the micro-adjust is locked and secured with the Kipp lever? ? Adding a DRO to the shaper hood is not going to improve repeatability and eliminate the need to take test cuts unless the sloppiness of the mounting platform is resolved as part of the DRO mechanical structure. ?
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On Mar 23, 2025, at 8:24?AM, imran via groups.io <imranwoodshop@...> wrote:
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Hi Brett and Bryce,
The play I am talking about is in the hood. As I mentioned, it would not show on the microadjust or on the DRO placed therein but it could affect the cut. I am not concerned about removing and replacing the hood either.
As stated earlier, I push the hood back before securing the hood but since it has this play (video attached) I am not sure if it goes back to the exact same spot every time I secure the hood. Obviously, one has to loosen the hood to make any adjustment to the fence.
Maybe it will irritate me that DRO has not improved the overall situation much. I will still be relying on the test cuts as before. What I really I like to know if this play is normal.
On Mar 23, 2025, at 1:30?AM, Bryce Comer via groups.io <bryce@...> wrote:
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I haven't noticed an issue like you have described Imran. As Brett said, always good to go slightly past, then come back to the measurement you're after. I guess there could be some creep when tightening down the hood, but it should show on the DRO if that was the case, and i haven't yet seen that on mine.
Regards,
Bryce
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