The Jessem Rout-R-Fence not only has a split fence but it comes with two plastic spacers.
Beth will be installing the thicker one. She starts by loosening the screws which hold the
outfeed fence.
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She places the plastic
spacer over the three screws. Then she reinstalls the outfeed side of the fence in the
T-track.
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Now she checks the
fence position. It is perfect. The outfeed side is aligned with the pattern bearing and
there is a space on the infeed side. This space is equal to the thickness of the plastic
spacer she just installed.
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She starts jointing the
boards. The inset shows exactly what is happening. She has fed the board smoothly along
the infeed fence. The bit routes away about 1/16" and the new edge fits smoothly on
the outfeed side.
It doesn't take her long to joint all the edges. Could she have used the
shooter board jig I made? Yes, but I wanted to try out the Jessem table as a jointer
it worked very well.
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She checks her
handiwork. All the seams are tight and will glue up nicely without any extra force.
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She has placed her
boards together and is now marking them for biscuits.
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Now she changes the cutter to
a 5/32" slot cutter. Note that the arrow is pointing to the plug which is attached to
one of the wrenches. She likes the idea that I use safe techniques.
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Beth has removed the spacer
from the outfeed side and is now adjusting both fences to give about 1/8" clearance
to the bit.
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Now she adjusts the fence
until both sides line up with the pattern bearing.
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She uses the hand crank of
the Jessem Mast-R-Lift to bring the bit up until it is about midway on the board.
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