Making Projects With Open (Through) Flush Joints - Sears Craftsman 171.25450 Owner's Manual

Industrial dovetail fixture
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Fig. 58
CORNER#1
PROJECTFRONA_
CORNER#4
SURFACE
LINES
UPWITH FRONT
STOPBLOCKS
PROJECT R tGHT SIDE_._
_
SURFACE
FRONT STOP BLOCK
OUTSIDE OF
PROJECT
TAtL_
CORNER #2
"" PROJECT B ACK
PROJECT
CORNER#3
SIDE
MAKINGPROJECTS WITH OPEN(THROUGH)FLUSHJOINTS:
Thethicknessof boththefront andtheback(pin pieces)must be between 3/8" and1".
Thethicknessof the sides(tail pieces)mustalso be between 3/8"and1".
Figure56 showsa projectandthe workpieces that makeit up.Thisfigureis similar to Figure35, exceptthat it showstheworkpieces
unassembled.
Trialcutsare stronglyrecommended u singscrapwoodto ensurethat thefinalworkpieces areof the desiredquality.
GENERAL P REPARATIONS:
a) Theworkpieces comprising the project,that is, front, back,Ieftsideandrightsideshouldbe cut to the properlength,width and thick
ness(es).
b) Makesurethat all surfaces are smoothand squarewith eachof the othersurfaces.
c) Line up the workpieces on a flat surface,standingon edge,asshownin Figure57,
d) WITHA SOFT LEAD PENCIL MARK THEFRONT, BACK ANDTWOSIDES, A SSHOWN IN FIGURE 57, ALSO, T HISISTOAIDYOUIN
POSITIONING T HEWORKPIECES
ONTHEDOVETAIL FIXTURE, P RIOR TOCUTTING THEDOVETAILS,
e) Positionbothof thetop stop blocksso that the "A" facesthe "middleof the base"asshownin Figure43.
f)
Positionthecam handlesothat the pointerpointsto the centergraduation asshownin Figure43.
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