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   byoregon | Sep 25, 2018 06:12pm | #1

   I think an important piece of this might been edited out.
   At about the half way point, Bob says "this is why it was so important to be perfectly centered". But he had never talked about that before. Getting a well-centered mortise has always been one of my challenges with this technique.

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   BenStrano | Sep 26, 2018 07:56am | #2

   Bob covers that in episode 2 around 10:15.

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   user-7069574 | Sep 26, 2018 08:09am | #3

   Bob mentions he’d do it differently in a larger piece like a table leg. What does he have in mind (eg using a plunge router instead because the larger size is more unwieldy and harder to set stop blocks for)?

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   user-6193229 | Oct 03, 2018 09:27pm | #4

   I always enjoy, and learn something when I watch Bob's video.

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   byoregon | Oct 08, 2018 04:31pm | #5

   Yep. Thanks Ben.

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   user-7229326 | Nov 15, 2018 04:36pm | #6

   Picked up some great setup tips. Thanks Bob

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   JimVisser | Dec 10, 2018 08:17am | #7

   Using the screw in the end of the stop block is a great idea--to clear debris and to micro-adjust. Thanks!

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   weathbu | Apr 28, 2019 11:55am | #8

   While making the mortise cut in episode 4 the first half of each cut will be "downhill" and the second half will be a climb cut (see attachment). One half of each cut will always be doing a climb cut and the other half will be cutting "downhill", no matter the feed direction. The bit is spinning so fast though the these alternating climb/downhill cuts alternate so fast that the oscillating effect is negligible. The only time this varies is if you're widening the mortise because the bit is smaller then the intended mortise. Then you need to think about the direction.

   
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   Deleted | Sep 04, 2019 11:35am | #9

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   user-7534154 | Sep 04, 2019 11:39am | #10

   For the mortise cuts in episode 4, the stop screws need to be at least as high as the final router bit height. Imagine a circle centered at the stop screw, sweeping through the router bit tip. Does it cut too far into the wood, as we pivot? It won't, if the stop screw is high enough. He gets this right, but he doesn't flag this issue.