06-04-2022, 05:24 PM
(This post was last modified: 06-04-2022, 05:29 PM by Mainelywoodworking.)
John,
I think Cliff’s main point is that since you’re only taking a little off per pass, if the board being trimmed is too long, it won’t be able to be held in place by the single stop at the desired length AND be trimmed by the plane; it’ll stick out too much.
So the fixed stop, (what he’s calling the right stop in this example) stops the sliding stop, (the left stop) at the desired length when it’s done gradually feeding the board into the plane.
I guess you could accomplish this by having two stops that can flip up out of the way and stop the other stop, or have 1 stop with something on either side that limits its travel in one direction while allowing it to move freely in the other direction.
I think Cliff’s main point is that since you’re only taking a little off per pass, if the board being trimmed is too long, it won’t be able to be held in place by the single stop at the desired length AND be trimmed by the plane; it’ll stick out too much.
So the fixed stop, (what he’s calling the right stop in this example) stops the sliding stop, (the left stop) at the desired length when it’s done gradually feeding the board into the plane.
I guess you could accomplish this by having two stops that can flip up out of the way and stop the other stop, or have 1 stop with something on either side that limits its travel in one direction while allowing it to move freely in the other direction.