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Posted by Ace3275 (M) on January 17, 2006 at 12:53:52

In Reply to: Finished A Pair Of Cabines. Questions About Tablesaws posted by Mister Pig on January 14, 2006 at 10:19:36:

1/32 of an inch. The only way you are really going to get better then that would be to get your cabinets made on a CNC. The best most cabinet makers shoot for is a 1/16", three decimal places. No matter how good your tablesaw runs you are going to get some chatter, big motor + big blade = lots of vibrations and your feed can only be so good especially with the size pieces you are starting with. Start the arguing now, I can cut. . . .

So uless you are going to spend $2000 to $5000 on a table saw you are going to see the same issues.

The key is to learn how to cover up your mistakes. And another thing is no one is probrably going to see them either, except you. Guys who have been making cabinets and furniture tend to know these but don't like to reveal them. Most people are impressed you can hand make a box anyways.

Check your pieces for squaredness all the way though also. Measure corner to corner the measurement should match. All joints should be hand sanded to fit if you want them perfect. If not a little wood filler never hurt. You can try to cut the boards a little oversized also and use the miter gage to trim to size, this takes away the fence factor. Practice practice also. I usually cut practice pieces first if it is an important cut then cut the real thing.

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