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I need to make several of these . What is the best way to cut the slots in the vertical dividers ( so I can slide in shelves. The shelves would be about 1/4". Thanks for any suggestions.
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#10
Router and a fence.
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#11
Do you have a dado stack for your table saw?
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#12
Either of the above will work. Unless you don't want the dado's for the shelves to show - then you'd want to use the router & 1/4" bit to make stop-dados

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#13
Joel H. said:


Either of the above will work. Unless you don't want the dado's for the shelves to show - then you'd want to use the router & 1/4" bit to make stop-dados

Joel




True. Or you could apply some nice trim on the front edges to hide the edge of the plywood or MDF.
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#14
A dado head on a radial arm saw would be the easiest. I would attach an indexing square dowel on the rear stop to ensure that all the slots were evenly placed.

On a table saw I would also use a dado head and a sled. Have the indexing square dowel glued to the sled so that the slots are evenly placed.
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#15
Dado and spacing jig in a table saw. Rip them out of extra wide stock which you can then cut apart to make each divider. This will ensure that all parts exactly match. Order would be... dado one side... cut of one sided end panels. dado other side of remaining... rip into each center double sided part.
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#16
If you wanted to save time and honestly make it look a little neater, use these dividers from Rockler.

I've used them vertically for the same exact application you need them for on a reception desk at a junior high school.

Since they are clear they blend in to what ever you mount them to.

Better than a lot of unsightly dado's

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