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QUESTION: guess iam not as good as these woodworkers on tv who do it right the 1st time---when ever i set up my router to joint boards together for panels i set my full shim (rockler)and then set outboard fence to the bearing and not the cutting edge of the bit. then raise cutter so bearing is not in play. a lot of the time i start to get a gap on the outboard fence. maybe i shouldnt use the bearing what do you think ty dick
ANSWER: Hey Dick, I'm a bit confused as to your description....could you elaborate on "full shim"?
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QUESTION: i am using a rockler table top with split fence and i bought their shim set their shim are full length as long as one side of the split fence
Ahh, I get it now...yeah, I think you need to readjust the outboard fence to the gap you're getting, not necessarily to the bearing...what you're seeing on TV is never "the first time"...you can be sure they adjust and readjust to get everything perfect before they edit it together.....trying to join boards perfectly like that is always hit or miss...A straight edge joining system is usually less frustrating and more accurate I find, and getting a perfectly closed joint takes some fiddling, and some times a touch up with a nice sharp bench plane....
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Greg Scholl
Expertise
Questions on Woodworking, wood finishing and refinishing of all kinds, repairing furniture and wooden objects,Architectural details, Woodturning, carving, tool usage, product usage, some chemistry as it applies to woodworking and related interests,cabinet making and furniture construction/design, etc. I have experience with all manners of colorants, finishes, paints, stains, dyes, glazes, and coatings,wood species recognition,usage,etc.
Experience
Fine furniture restorer and cabinet maker for over 30 years,serving high end Antique dealers, Interior designers, Collectors in the CT area. Sold, built, serviced, setup Home,Industrial and Commercial stationary woodworking tools for a major tool retailer in CT. for three years, sold hand and power tools, and offered instruction on use and care as well.I even have some Trade show Demo experience.
Organizations
none at this time.
Publications
Published in Fine Woodworking Magazine (12/97), included on Fine Woodworkings first "Best of Fine Woodworking" CD-ROM (2002) ...("27 year compilation of expert know-how"), local newspapers as well
Education/Credentials
Art School at Silvermine Guild in Norwalk, CT., 9 year apprenticeship in a European run Cabinet and Restoration shop in CT., various classes on subjects having to do with the field. Seminars by Major tool manufacturers, Delta, Powermatic, Performax, Porter Cable, Skil/Bosch to name a few.
Past/Present Clients
Many varied clients including work on Martha Stewarts' Westport, CT. show house, many fine Antique dealers and private collectors in and around Fairfield County and in Woodbury, CT.(the Antiques capital of CT.)
Consulting for area Painting/Decorating and Building contractors on non painting issues..(staining, wood prep.,clear finishing, floor restoration and architectural detail restoration and repair, etc.), local Museums and Historical Societies.
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