Finally, I am ready to set the bit height. The inset shows the bit's profile. The arrow is pointed at what looks to be a tongue and groove along the diagonal. This is the midpoint. I take care to center that point on the center of the horizontal piece.      You do the same centering process for the vertical piece except that you move the fence in or out until the center of the vertical board is at the mid-point of the bit.    At right, I have centered the piece and have clamped the fence in place. I have also put a finger-board hold-down in place.     After making a test cut, I am now ready to run the panels. I am making a cabinet to fit under the extension table of my table saw. The dimensions are 23" X  32". Because the sides are larger, I decide to run them over the horizontal table. I will router the back panel vertically.    While the panel seems large for the table, it really isn't. The routing of the edge on the two sides went very smoothly.    This is where I expected to have difficulty. In fact, the panel went smoothly against the fence and the finger board kept pressure against the bottom edge.       I now am dry fitting the pieces. It would be nice to have a helper at this stage but clamping the one piece to the horse allowed me to test the fit. It fit real well!    Having finished the dry fit, I mark the top and insides of each piece. The next step to to dado/rabbet grooves for the top, bottom and shelves.    Rabbeting the pieces.   Main Menu Previous Page Next  Page