01-17-2016, 04:57 PM
I am building new cabinets for a dining room. I have prerun beaded cherry door stile material. My dad also has a Hoffmann MU2P dovetail key machine which means no clamps needed for a miter joint. I figured I could crank out the doors in no time. Wrong. Hoffmann stopped working after about 15 key slots. I suspect it needs a new pedal. Air hoses all broke off and I was able to reattach them
In order to keep progress moving along I switched to using a biscuit jointer and Titebond CA glue since I do not have clamps for miters. I have 19 doors to make and making pencil lines to align the bicuit jointer seemed like a PITA.
Decided I needed repeatability so I made a jig.
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I use the left and right side depending on which miter I need to cut. I put the CA glue in the biscuit slot and joint and activator on the biscuit. Hold together for 30 seconds and done enough to finish curing without holding it.
In order to keep progress moving along I switched to using a biscuit jointer and Titebond CA glue since I do not have clamps for miters. I have 19 doors to make and making pencil lines to align the bicuit jointer seemed like a PITA.
Decided I needed repeatability so I made a jig.
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I use the left and right side depending on which miter I need to cut. I put the CA glue in the biscuit slot and joint and activator on the biscuit. Hold together for 30 seconds and done enough to finish curing without holding it.