Look forward to a review when you've set it up, Chuck
I'm still undecided whether to stick with my home made Carmonius copy, which works well, or go with one of these more professional units
I haven't studied his design vs Veritas's in detail, and so I wouldn't know what significant or additional benefits one may have over the other. But this is my initial take (not a review) of the Veritas joinery table.
- Assembly was not much different from putting together an Ikea build (allow about 30 minutes for reading the instructions and assembling the components).
- The table is much larger than I thought, and so, given its weight, I didn't need to clamp it down on the workbench to test it
- The spring-loaded hold-down clamps are clever
- To align and set the machine to the fixed fence, use the movable fence (not a straight edge), as given in the instructions.
For testing the table, I milled some 5mm stock with the 4mm cutter, using shop-made crude 2.5mm thick shims.
Conclusion: The table delivered what it is supposed to. The mating pieces were flush on the faces, although the mortises were not centered.
Why testing with 5mm stock? Because the first project I have in mind to build with the jig will be using 5mm ply -- but I need to find some accurate 2.5mm material to use as shims first.
Improvements made:
1) I replaced the small washers for the knobs with larger ones, but I intend to use large plastic washers if I can find them (or make them)
2) To prevent the offset gauge knob from falling out, I put an O-ring on the rod.
