I've crowned my woodslicer nicely, and when doing the 2" test, I get my supposed drift angle. Then set my fence to it, all is well, right?? I made some test cuts on some 3-4" wide red oak, perfect slices come off that are within 10 thousandths front to back. Now switch to purpleheart, and the blade veers off and destroys some nice wood. The purple heart was also only about 3" wide. I tried a couple of different pieces of purple heart, thinking the grain might be pulling the blade sufficiently, no success, so I'm not sure.
I know it's a bit harder than the red oak, but the difference in cut is just astounding to me. I'm trying to dial it in for some veneers that I need to cut in some curly maple that will need be about 7" wide.
I know it's a bit harder than the red oak, but the difference in cut is just astounding to me. I'm trying to dial it in for some veneers that I need to cut in some curly maple that will need be about 7" wide.
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