Aaron Beaver
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I have the Jointech SmartMiter (which I love) but I need help with something.
Is there a good way to test that it is at 90°, in a video they give they show cutting a squared up 6" wide piece of wood, then flipping one half one way and one half the other (or something like that) and if there is a gap is should clearly show, maybe even double. If the gap is at the top you move the sled one direction, at the bottom you move it the other.
I originally set this up and I have never any problems that I know of, BUT know that I am trying to make a picture frame the 45's are not coming our right which to me means that its not 90° when I think it is.
They send a "wedge" that you can use when cutting 45° when you rotate the fence the opposite direction and it is cut at 45, it looks good on my combination square. I rotated the fence and raised the blade high and put this wedge in there until it didn't wiggle between the two.
To get it not to wiggle (which would be 45) I had to have the fence at 45 1/4, then the picture frame came out pretty good.
I know something is messed up, what is a good way to test for 90 & even 45. I am mostly worried about 90 because if you get that set up right then 45 should follow without any adjustments. Tips, Tricks?
Thanks
Is there a good way to test that it is at 90°, in a video they give they show cutting a squared up 6" wide piece of wood, then flipping one half one way and one half the other (or something like that) and if there is a gap is should clearly show, maybe even double. If the gap is at the top you move the sled one direction, at the bottom you move it the other.
I originally set this up and I have never any problems that I know of, BUT know that I am trying to make a picture frame the 45's are not coming our right which to me means that its not 90° when I think it is.
They send a "wedge" that you can use when cutting 45° when you rotate the fence the opposite direction and it is cut at 45, it looks good on my combination square. I rotated the fence and raised the blade high and put this wedge in there until it didn't wiggle between the two.
To get it not to wiggle (which would be 45) I had to have the fence at 45 1/4, then the picture frame came out pretty good.
I know something is messed up, what is a good way to test for 90 & even 45. I am mostly worried about 90 because if you get that set up right then 45 should follow without any adjustments. Tips, Tricks?
Thanks
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