"Festool System - Making Rail & Stile Doors"

A couple of weeks ago, I played around with a set of rail and stile bits. They worked fine, and I was able to come up with a jig or two that would make these cuts repeatable. So that is where I start today.    I want to first rip the parts to be 1 1/2" wide. I will set up the table to make this narrow and repeatable cut.
	I start at the Multifunction table by once again moving the front guide to the side. Last time, I did this just to get it out of the way. This time, I plan to make use of it.
I put in place the base board that has two 3/4" dowels on the underside. They "register" the board to the table and keep it from sliding around.
	I can now make my first pass with the router. Since the fence is set to the bearing, I use the adjustable screw of the Veritas Wonder Dog to bring the board about 1/8" short of touching the fence. I then followed with a second cut having adjusted the board to touch the fence.    I adjust the Veritas Bench Dogs until I have 1 1/2" between this fence and the edge of the base.
Before I put the guide rail in place, I position the boards to illustrate that I can gang them up. I have about 48" of room here, so batching them just makes sense.
	This is the far right corner. The corner leg gets in the way of my clamping the guide rail, so I have made this simple block that is fastened in the T-slot. It gives the clamp a smooth, flat area for the clamp to touch.
On the near end, I am using the adjustable fence guide. It holds the fence from moving left or right but allows me to lift it slightly so that I can adjust the workpieces.
	With these adjustable points, it is easy for me to align the edge of the guide rail with the edge of the base below.
It works like a charm. The pieces of wood  stay in position during the rip cut.
	Not bad! I set the guide for 1 1/2" and I got 4-hundreds more. What I was most curious about is whether the long strips are uniform along their length. They are.
I did notice some shifting of the wood during the rip. The blade's rotation wants to push the stock forward. Here is have drilled several 3/8" holes. I add a dowel in one of the holes to keep the piece from moving.    Now I have all my pieces cut to the same width. It is time to shape the coped ends of the rails.