MDF & glue ?

[mschrank]

quote:Originally posted by Bulkley


Mike, was your tight fence caused by bad measuring, or does glue cause MDF to swell?

Yeah, that's it! The glue made the MDF swell...that's why it didn't fit!

Seriously, it was my measuring and clamping that screwed me. I think I tried being a bit too exacting, hoping for a tight friction fit. But what really did it was not getting everything 90 degrees when I clamped it, so the bottom (open) part of the fence was a smidge narrow. [V]

[Bulkley]

Measuring is my bugaboo. In my shop 2 + 2 may be 4, but 57 3/16 - 13 9/32 is anybody's random guess. I continually forget that saw blades and stock have thickness. I divide by 4 instead of 3, etc. I make many trips to the lumber yard for extra trim because I cut it too short.