Bill Huber
02-26-2009, 10:52 PM
I am posting this again because of an email asking about a picture on my web site. When I told him what it was he thought I should post it again because he had missed it.
We all have a jig of some type that has T slot in it and we have to slide a T Bolt into it. Just as we are sliding the bold in the slot it turns a little and then it will not slide into the slot. You then have to turn it and try again and hope it doesn't turn again. Here is my fix for the problem.
Drill a small hole in the T Bolt and put a pin in it. I just use a small nail in wood or if I have steel or aluminum I use a small spiral pin.
Drill a hole in the T Bolt on one of the ends. Make sure the hole is a clearance hole for a small nail and close to the end.
Now put the T Bolt in you jig, line the T Bolt up in the correct direction and mark where the hole goes in the jig. I then predrill a small hole for the nail and drive it in.
Cut the nail off as short as need to clear the inside of the T slot, file any burs off and that's about it.
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We all have a jig of some type that has T slot in it and we have to slide a T Bolt into it. Just as we are sliding the bold in the slot it turns a little and then it will not slide into the slot. You then have to turn it and try again and hope it doesn't turn again. Here is my fix for the problem.
Drill a small hole in the T Bolt and put a pin in it. I just use a small nail in wood or if I have steel or aluminum I use a small spiral pin.
Drill a hole in the T Bolt on one of the ends. Make sure the hole is a clearance hole for a small nail and close to the end.
Now put the T Bolt in you jig, line the T Bolt up in the correct direction and mark where the hole goes in the jig. I then predrill a small hole for the nail and drive it in.
Cut the nail off as short as need to clear the inside of the T slot, file any burs off and that's about it.
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