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Shop Solutions
…(page 16) is easy. All it takes is a band saw and a simple circle-cutting jig. JIG. The jig consists of three parts: a base and runner made from MDF, and a short steel pivot …this crown, I used a hand-held router with a straight bit and a simple “turning” jig, see photo at right. TURNING JIG. The jig is just an open box with two sides and two ends, …Read More
ShopNotes Issue 37
January 1998
Shop Solutions
Shop TIPS FROM OUR SHOP T I P S & T E C H N I Q U E S Solutions ALIGNMENT JIG n When gluing two pieces face to face, they tend to slip and slide out of … the two halves of the legs on the Drill Press Stand (page 16), I used a simple jig along with the brads to align the pieces. Basically, it consists of two sides and…Read More
ShopNotes Issue 38
March 1998
Vacuum Clamping System
… with the vacuum system and these two small-piece jigs, it’s a snap. ——————————————————————————— SANDING JIG The sanding jig is an L-shaped assembly that holds a workpiece tightly against … I rounded the key with a sanding block. ROUTING JIG Although the routing jig looks different than the sanding jig, it uses the same basic principle. A vacuum…Read More
ShopNotes Issue 40
July 1998
Shop Solutions
…grooves working from the longest one to the shortest. 1 2 a. 14 No. 40 T I P S & T E C H N I Q U E S INDEXING JIG n Making the “fingers” of the Featherboard shown on page 22 is easy. … repeat the process. SHOP-MADE HANDLES n The plywood handles for the Small-Piece Jigs (page 20) are fairly small. So to work with them safely, I glued up …Read More
ShopNotes Issue 40
July 1998
Readers' Tips
…blades organized and right at hand by hanging them on a shower curtain hook. Dowel Cutting Jig n Cutting dowels to short lengths on the table saw can present problems. The dowel is…off piece right back at the operator. To solve the problem, I made a jig that’s used with a handsaw. The jig makes it safe and easy to cut dowels to length. And it …Read More
ShopNotes Issue 42
November 1998
New Products
…about $25 and comes with five extra filters, see margin for Sources. Hinge Drilling Jig n Most European-style hinges have a metal “cup” that fits into a hole in the …to ensure accurate results. But this new drilling jig (Jig-It) accomplishes the same thing with a hand-held drill. Basically, the jig consists of two parts: an alignment plate that …Read More
ShopNotes Issue 44
March 1999
Pin Router
… to the carriage with screws. Spacer —————————————————————————————————————— CARRIAGE The pin routing jig is designed to accommodate a 1/4"-thick template and a workpiece up …template with sandpaper. 22 ShopNotes No. 57 F E A T U R E P R O J E C T Using the Jig ———————————————————————————————— With the pin router complete, you’re ready to …Read More
ShopNotes Issue 57
May 2001
Readers' Tips
…DESIRED HEIGHT FIRST: CLAMP BOX TO FENCE RECESS WASTE #/4" !/2" CENTERLINE Jig Hanger System n Over the years, I’ve made a lot of jigs for use in my shop. The trouble is that because of their size and shape, these jigs are often difficult to store. So I came up with an adjustable hanging system that …Read More
ShopNotes Issue 59
September 2001
Readers' Tips
…this task, I came up with my own clamping jig, see photo. This jig applies even pressure along the edges of the … Then drill a row of holes along two edges of the jig, starting in opposite corners. (These will be for the dowel (1!/4" x 9" - #/4"-THICK…until they easily fit into the holes of the jig. To use the jig, place the door on the base and …Read More
ShopNotes Issue 61
January 2002
Readers' Tips
…receive a free shop tip by email every week. n My router didn’t come with a circle-cutting jig, so I decided to make my own out of a few pieces of hardware. I started by …cut and drill a shallow, 1/ "-dia. hole for 4 the pivot pin of the jig. Then slide the block of the jig along the 4 PIVOT BLOCK MACHINE SCREW PIVOT PIN PIVOT BLOCK FLAT WASHER…Read More
ShopNotes Issue 64
July 2002
Adjustable V-Block System
… HOLD-DOWNS HOLD-DOWN TABLE BOLTS TO DRILL PRESS ALIGNMENT JIG ALLOWS YOU TO QUICKLY SQUARE UP V-BLOCK OPTIONAL SPACER PROVIDES…Plywood 41/2 x 1011/16 - 11/2 Plywood 21/2 x 15/16 - 11/2 Plywood Hardware • • • • • • • • • • Alignment Jig C D E F Base (1) Side Rails (2) Back Rail (1) Alignment Plate (1) Table G Table (1) Hold-Downs H Tall…Read More
ShopNotes Issue 65
September 2002
Thin-Stock Hold-Down
…slipped them through the sliding support blocks. #/8" SIDE VIEW a. Now that it’s assembled, the jig is pretty easy to use. After clamping it to the fence, set the …#/16" #/8" b. 2" CUT 45° ANGLE AT END OF SUPPORT BLOCK FIRST: { Added Control. Using this jig with a zeroclearance insert on your table saw will give you greater control and …Read More
ShopNotes Issue 66
November 2002
Super-Strong Box Joints
…But if you’re making long rows of tiny box joints, using a jig is really the only way to get consistently good results. … way. What I came up with is a simple technique that doesn’t require a jig. Instead, you cut the box joints “by eye” on the … time it would take you to set up and adjust a jig. The technique I used to make these box joints is to…Read More
ShopNotes Issue 71
September 2003
Readers' Tips
…counterbored hole through the center for a T-nut and bolt. Then slip the blank in the jig to cut to size. Bob Satterlee Madisonville, Louisiana Wall-Mounted Rags ——— n There never seem…has to be perfectly parallel to the original slot. To do this, I made a simple jig for a hand-held router, as illustrated in the drawing below. It’s made from a …Read More
ShopNotes Issue 71
September 2003
3-in-1 Cut Off Sled
…opposite page for a third way to use this cut-off sled — an add-on tenoning jig. The jig holds a workpiece securely in place while you cut the cheeks of a tenon perfectly smooth…a tenon that are perfectly smooth is fast, easy, and accurate with the tenoning jig shown above. The jig mounts to the cut-off sled in place of the fence and features a …Read More
ShopNotes Issue 74
March 2004
Readers' Tips
… tedious and time-consuming task. So I built a jig to make it easier. This jig cuts plugs in long rows on thin strips of wood…, thin strip or cut from the strip using a bandsaw. The jig, shown in the photo on the right, is made up … in the margin detail. Now slip your stock in the jig and you’re ready to go. David Richards Rochester, Minnesota Table…Read More
ShopNotes Issue 78
November 2004
Shop Short Cuts
… a more accurate method using a table saw jig and metal-cutting saw blade. Building the Sled. The jig consists of two parts — a sled…sled guides the template. Template. The second part of the jig is the hardwood template. To make it, I used a dado…and cutting the notches in the template. Using the Jig. To cut the box joints, I taped the template to a…Read More
ShopNotes Issue 79
January 2005
Dowelmax
…, accurate, and best of all, easy to use. Distance gauge allows accurate positioning of jig Jig can be repositioned quickly with indexing pin Angle bracket is used to create “T” joints…had a fit and finish more like an aircraft part than a woodworking jig. A Basic Joint. Eager to give the jig a try, I rounded up a couple pieces of stock, got out my …Read More
ShopNotes Issue 80
March 2005
Shop Short Cuts
…set on the base. To make this task easier, I built a simple jig to accurately place the holes. The Jig. The jig is nothing more than a couple of pieces of plywood joined together …. A piece of hardwood added to the back aligns the back of the jig. Holes drilled in the jig provide a template for accurate location of the holes. It also ensures the …Read More