Cabinetmaking — "Elena Starts Out"
She places the Gecko on the rail and pumps the suction cup. When she places enough downward pressure on the device, it seems to hold. |
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Elena routes the dado. Her left hand keeps pressure on the knob over the guide rail, and her right hand is on the router top. To do this, she starts the router off when it is not yet over the workpiece and engages the power trigger lock. She then can switch her right hand to the top of the router and make the plunge. She keeps downward pressure with both hands while plowing the dado. |
Here us a close-up of the setup. In this instance, her right hand is on the pistol grip. It is easy to make this cut either way. The important part about this shot is the dust pickup. Historically, dado cuts (plowing) is the hardest to keep the dust picked up. Usually it gets compacted in the groove and is very difficult to get out. With this Festool dust pickup on the Festool OF1400, the pickup surrounds the bit and draws the dust straight up. It does help to back track occasionally and allow some of the dust to be cleaned out of the groove. |
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Elena has her components cut to size and rabbetted, so she starts a dry fit again. |
She sets a corner in a corner square and a couple of small clamps. |
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The clamps in the previous photo was simply to see if this Woodpecker Square Clamp is that much easier. It is. |
Elena is finishing the dry fit. |
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Elena looks pretty happy with her
progress so far — and she should be.
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