CharleyL Posted July 28, 2018 Report Posted July 28, 2018 @jerry1939, I've tried skipping sides and first doing opposite ends, then cutting the remaining two sides. If you don't install spacers and tape them in place to keep the kerf width the same, and even if your saw is tuned and has a solid fence, you can still get a rough edge, although it will be minimized and clean-up will be easier. My table saw is a Unisaw and the fence is a Unifence. I recheck he alignment of them frequently, and I can still get small kerf marks when separating boxes and lids.. The sandpaper glued on flat board method is used on almost every box that I make to clean up the edges of the tops and bottoms. I'm thinking that my problems now come from a differences in pressure of me pushing the box against the fence and through the cut or from blade flex. I try hard to keep it the same each time, but they always seem to need at least a little sanding. I've improved this, but haven't eliminated this completely. Blade flex can also cause this and I am experimenting with different blades when I cut boxes apart now, but I have no conclusions yet. Charley Quote
JTTHECLOCKMAN Posted July 28, 2018 Report Posted July 28, 2018 (edited) Here is a neat trick. http://woodworkingtips.com/etips/etip021800sn.html Another http://www.woodworkingtips.com/etips/2008/03/06/ws/ Edited July 28, 2018 by JTTHECLOCKMAN Be_O_Be and Scrappile 1 1 Quote
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