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5. Activate the clamping cylinder in front of the
RIGHT SIDE workpiece.
6. Place the drawer BACK on the horizontal
table, and against the horizontal fence. Slide
it flush against the RIGHT SIDE workpiece.
The bottom groove on the BACK should
face downward and opposite the fence. See
Figure 30.
7. Activate the clamping cylinder above the
BACK workpiece.
8. The BACK is now butting against the RIGHT
SIDE so they are flush, with the RIGHT
SIDE overlapping the edge of the BACK.
Both workpieces should be firmly and
evenly against the fences.
9. Turn on the machine at the switch, and slide
the headstock to the left edge of the
workpiece. Move the cutter in sequence, left
to right, allowing the tracer pin to move in
and out of the template slots. See Figure 31.
You can watch the progress of the cutter
through the window of the dust hood.
NOTE: Do not rush the cut; allow the cutting
unit to do the work.
10. When finished, slide the headstock out of
the way and unclamp the workpieces by
turning the clamping cylinder levers to “off”.
11. Fit the BACK and RIGHT SIDE together and
examine the joint. If the joint is not
satisfactory, make any needed corrections
to your settings as explained under
“Adjustments.” If the joint is satisfactory,
proceed with the next cut as follows.
12. Insert the LEFT SIDE piece and clamp it in
vertical position and against the fence.
(NOTE: The bottom groove on the LEFT
SIDE will face outward and toward the
fence.)
13. Turn the BACK 180 degrees and clamp it in
the horizontal position against the fence.
(NOTE: The bottom groove on the BACK
workpiece will still be face down, but toward
the fence.)
14. Make the cut, then continue the dovetailing
procedure with the FRONT piece, making
cuts “C” and “D” (Figure 28) until all four
joints of the drawer have been cut.
TIP: When using drawer side widths that are not
“whole inch” sizes, you may wish to gauge off
the top of the drawer rather than the bottom
when placing workpieces in the machine. Doing
this will improve the look of the drawer by
providing a full tenon near the top of the drawer
and the half-tenon will end up at the bottom. See
Figure 32.
Figure 30
Figure 31
Figure 32