New Tool Review - "Festool Circular Saw - add the router."

Karla is back and ready to start where I left off. Her first question was what is a rabbett and how is that different from a dado.
	I started the answer by asking her to put together two scraps as we did last week when we did butt joints.
Next, I showed her a sample rabbet cut. I explained that a rabbet is simply a groove on the edge of a board.
	Where a rabbett is a groove along the edge of any board, a dado is a groove across the board.
Lastly, I explained to Karla that a dado cut along the length of the board isn't a dado — it is a groove. I can remember being confused with these terms for years. Karla gets them instantly. So it is time to start cutting dados, or rabbets, or grooves.
	She starts by marking where the rabbets for the back will be on both the side pieces. She could measure, but I explained that she can use a scrap piece of the white melamine and draw a line for her guide.
She does the same for the rabbet for the other side.
	Now she marks where a dado should be cut for the base piece. She carefully marks 3 1/2" up to allow for the bottom kick plate.  She marks for this same dado on each of the side pieces.
The Festool router Systainer is now attached to the "stack." Karla gets her first look at this handy router.
	I showed Karla how to install a 3/4" mortising bit in the router. One thing she liked right away was the shaft lock which she depresses with her left forefinger. There is plenty of room for the wrench. By the way — note that the plug is not connected to power but is in  her sight. While the router has an interlock which prevents it from starting when the shaft is locked, I wanted to start Karla out with good safety procedures. I will attach the wrench to the plug for future use.
Next, I have her slide the guide adapter into the router base. We will adjust this next — right now, I want her to just leave it loose.