After following the instructions to align my Delta 34-182 Tenoning jig I've got a number of questions about how to actually use it. Based on the pictures it seems that when making a tenon the blade goes between the finished tenon and the jig (so the blade is relatively close to all that cast iron). However the pointer on the side is set to be zero out when the blade would be touching the side of the jig. It just seems to me that whenever you were making a tenon you've had to add the width of the blade kerf to the amount of wood you want to take away and set the side indicator to that - sounds inconvenient. I'd be more tempted to align the zero indicator to the OTHER side of the blade, so at least then I'd just adjust the indicator to the total amount of wood I wanted to remove.
Or if you're actually supposed to position the blade on the other side of the tenon from the jig, then it makes a little more sense - you'd set the indicator to the amount of wood to remove plus the desired width of the tenon.
Or I might be trying to figure out how to use the ruler on the side of the jig when nobody actually uses it.
The Delta instructions tell you how to set up the jig, but really don't say ANYTHING about how to best use it. Can anyone point me to a tutorial/best practice guide and shed some light on the questions above?
Steve
Or if you're actually supposed to position the blade on the other side of the tenon from the jig, then it makes a little more sense - you'd set the indicator to the amount of wood to remove plus the desired width of the tenon.
Or I might be trying to figure out how to use the ruler on the side of the jig when nobody actually uses it.
The Delta instructions tell you how to set up the jig, but really don't say ANYTHING about how to best use it. Can anyone point me to a tutorial/best practice guide and shed some light on the questions above?
Steve