Finger joint on the router

[guyos]

Well at last I have built an adjustable finger joint jig, and it looks quite good.

I used plans now from shopnotes.

Question: If I am cutting the piece on the router and need to make two 1/4" passes, should I complete each slot to depth before moving to the next one, or could I cut all of them to 1/4" depth then reset to the finish depth and go over all of them again? which is more accurate?.

guyos

 

[NeilO]

if your jig is accurate, cant see that either way would be a problem....
personally if i were making two passes over a jig , i would do the first run , then drop the router to the finishing depth and repeat...

 

[Slim]

It will be a lot less accurate to adjust the height of the bit twice for each slot. Do one full run at half height and the one at full height.

 

[wizer]

what shopnotes was it?

 

[engineer one]

one of the american magazines.

same people who publish woodsmith i think

paul :wink:

 

[Green]

Wizer
It was in number eight I think.

 

[guyos]

Wizer look at plansnow.com. thats where I bought the plan as a pdf file.

Thanks Neilo that sounds good, easier than setting twice for each slot.
guyos