Beth has set the fence
so that on this first cut only a small portion of the back cutter is exposed. It is about
the half-way point of this bit.
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For the second and final
cut, Beth adjusts the fence so that it is aligned with the bearing. After making this
adjustment, she checks again to see that the bit can make one full revolution without
hitting the fence insert.
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She makes the final cut. She
always starts with an end grain and then rotates to the side and so on. This way, any
splintering of the end grain will be removed in the side cut. She also makes a second pass
on the final cut just to smooth out and "polish" the final cut.
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Beth inspects the cut,
and it is perfect. Clearly the 3 1/2hp Porter Cable router is the right one for this large
bit.
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In preparation
for clamping, Beth sets the K-body clamps into the K-body blocks.
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The blocks have shallow and
deep slots. This allows one clamp to be put in going one direction and the second clamp to
be held over the first and in the other direction. They are meant for this operation of
rail and stile door assembly. What is really nice, is that once setup, the clamps don't
flop over but stay upright and ready.
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Beth spreads yellow
carpenter's glue over the rail's end. There is a lot of good gluing surface in this joint,
so she wants to brush the glue in and make full use of it. There will be no metal
fasteners used here.
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Beth inserts one Panalign
Strip into the end rail and two in each side stile. These will be compressed by the raised
panel and allow some seasonal shifting without forcing the frame. If you recall, she
allowed for 1/4" in both directions for these flexible strips.
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She clamps the assembly. The
clamps going the long direction are tightened just enough so that the rail/stile corners
are flush. The shorter clamps are tightened just enough to bring the joint together. It is
a nice system.
This is almost the last of the work on the insert garage. Next week, we will
hang the doors and put some coats of clear gloss on both the doors and the garage itself.
It will give Beth a chance to use some HVLP equipment — one that we have never used.
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