Hi all. New here, and in the woodworking world. English is not my first language, but I will do my best.
I have just started buying basic stuff to get going...Set of chisels japanese saw, and so on. Latest purchase is a marking guage which I am having trouble with, and could use some advice on.
http://www.mehr-als-werkzeug.de/pro...arking-Gauge-Single-Cutter-Screw-Clamping.htm
My problem is that I can not get the steel cutter through the beam. The manual says to lightly tap it with a hammer. I have tried lightly, and also hard, but nothing happens. Further on it says that climatic factors, can make the wood shrink, so the steel cutter will not fit, and I should remove some of the slot with a file. I am afraid what will happen when the weather changes. It is very moist at the moment, and I am thinking that the slot will be too big when dry weather comes.
Should I hammer on or?...Any advice will be helpful.
Kind Regards-
I have just started buying basic stuff to get going...Set of chisels japanese saw, and so on. Latest purchase is a marking guage which I am having trouble with, and could use some advice on.
http://www.mehr-als-werkzeug.de/pro...arking-Gauge-Single-Cutter-Screw-Clamping.htm
My problem is that I can not get the steel cutter through the beam. The manual says to lightly tap it with a hammer. I have tried lightly, and also hard, but nothing happens. Further on it says that climatic factors, can make the wood shrink, so the steel cutter will not fit, and I should remove some of the slot with a file. I am afraid what will happen when the weather changes. It is very moist at the moment, and I am thinking that the slot will be too big when dry weather comes.
Should I hammer on or?...Any advice will be helpful.
Kind Regards-