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Cutting dovetails, how hard can it be...
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<blockquote data-quote="Trickymissfit" data-source="post: 633863" data-attributes="member: 25383"><p>one of the major weak points of Bridgeports table design is the unsupported over hang of the table. This means that the gibs tend to wear faster and they tend to loosen up rapidly. The guilty party is not the table, but a weak knee / saddle design. A Willis Machine clone has a wider knee with ways that are about 4" wide. They are harded rectangles with Turcite at a -.001" crush fit. This system will last almost twice as long as the convention dovertail system used on a Bridgeport. But the gibs on the table will still go first.</p><p> </p><p>I've seen good men cut dovetails in both directions, and I'm a believer in "if it works for then so be it!" Still the best way is to cut them with the table locked down solid, and use a cutter path going towards the ram</p><p>gary</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Trickymissfit, post: 633863, member: 25383"] one of the major weak points of Bridgeports table design is the unsupported over hang of the table. This means that the gibs tend to wear faster and they tend to loosen up rapidly. The guilty party is not the table, but a weak knee / saddle design. A Willis Machine clone has a wider knee with ways that are about 4" wide. They are harded rectangles with Turcite at a -.001" crush fit. This system will last almost twice as long as the convention dovertail system used on a Bridgeport. But the gibs on the table will still go first. I've seen good men cut dovetails in both directions, and I'm a believer in "if it works for then so be it!" Still the best way is to cut them with the table locked down solid, and use a cutter path going towards the ram gary [/QUOTE]
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