: Paul and Mike ?

: Thanks for the comments and responses. Using an aluminum or steel spacer for
: gang cutting would work just fine, as would spacers made of hardwood. I
: had some nominal ?? ash lying around, so I used that. The ash mics at
: 0.255, and I add 0.017 in shims from the dado set. This gives me ?? strips
: right off the saw. Again, the spacer and shims have to be adjusted to
: account for the different spacing between the blade plates and between the
: saw teeth. I use a couple of Freud Diablo 7? blades.

: Just about any table saw that normally swings a 10? blade would be able to
: handle a three blade setup, as Paul suggests. For ribbed guideboats, I
: prefer to cut the strips a little thicker and plane them smooth to ??.
: This saves trying to sand between the ribs.

: - John

Hi John, et al,
I'm curious as to what the question marks are about. I see them crop up regularly, as in "nominal ?? ash" and "gives me ?? strips".
I'm guessing that in this case they come up instead of 1/4, yes/no?

Mike Savage
South West Cork