Some incorporate a vertical clamping surface with their tables. What do they use it for?

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Hey Charles,

you use the vertical clamping system to mill joints on vertical pieces, e.g. dovetail joints on drawers

@MikeH

@GregoryG

CNC Dovetails G-Code Generator First Test Cuts.

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@WmColl46

@RockingMallet

joints were damn near perfect.

never posted a final of what it is, but not much different than above.

@WmColl46

@WaywardWoodworker

There are bits specifically designed to flat cut dovetails with a geometry where the pins can be cut rounded to fit like this:

I’ve never used them and I understand they’re tricky to set up but does provide an option if you don’t have vertical clamping set up in the table.

@Aiph5u

@ben posted this extremely interesting link to 50 Digital Wood Joints by Jochen Gros that are joints reconsidered and developed to be used in CNC wood processing.