RogerS
Established Member
I tried to make a through dovetail with the rat.
I'm using the Woodrat drawer-front set cutter WR 8-9-18-6.5 and that tells me to put the button on 67.5 and spirals on 40 degrees (with an 8mm straight cutter). I've had several goes and there are several problems that I'm struggling with.
First is that the fit is as loose as anything. I've cracked that by changing the spiral setting to 50...but I would have thought that 40 meant 40. Is this normal to have to fiddle with the spirals if you're using WoodRat bits?
But by far the most frustrating is that the edge and side don't line up.
I line up the side thus
Make some cuts so..
but when I put them together I get this
Apologies for the breakout...that's the least of concerns at the moment.
Feeling a tad despondent that I can't work it out.
Many thanks for any advice
Roger
I'm using the Woodrat drawer-front set cutter WR 8-9-18-6.5 and that tells me to put the button on 67.5 and spirals on 40 degrees (with an 8mm straight cutter). I've had several goes and there are several problems that I'm struggling with.
First is that the fit is as loose as anything. I've cracked that by changing the spiral setting to 50...but I would have thought that 40 meant 40. Is this normal to have to fiddle with the spirals if you're using WoodRat bits?
But by far the most frustrating is that the edge and side don't line up.
I line up the side thus
Make some cuts so..
but when I put them together I get this
Apologies for the breakout...that's the least of concerns at the moment.
Feeling a tad despondent that I can't work it out.
Many thanks for any advice
Roger