Project - "Making a Blanket Chest using the New Jessem router table and the Akeda Dovetail Jig"

      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.

     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.

    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.

  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.

   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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