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S&G: panel alignment *Pic*
By:Drifter
Date: 9/6/2009, 7:08 am

I haven't seen this before. I have devised a way to accurately and easily align plywood panels when scarfing them together. I like to mark out and cut the panels separately to make the most out of a sheet of plywood and have found it a bit fiddly when aligning the pieces to join them.So what I do is make an Index Mark on both ends of both panels 2" up (or whatever measurement is convenient) from the baseline when marking out and then I find it quick and easy to align these marks using a laser line, or a string line.Please see attached diagram.
Robert

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S&G: panel alignment *Pic*
Drifter -- 9/6/2009, 7:08 am
Re: S&G: panel alignment
Drifter -- 9/7/2009, 7:29 am
Re: S&G: panel alignment
Alex Ferguson -- 9/7/2009, 6:00 am
Re: S&G: panel alignment
JEM -- 9/6/2009, 3:52 pm