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Jay Yoder
10-16-2009, 10:21 PM
I am about to start a large carcase assembly project and can't find the article and plans that i saw in one of magazines. What I am looking for was a triangle shape with some flats cut into it, so you could butt 2 panels together at a 90 deg angle and clamp it there while you screw the two together. Any help would be greatly appreciated!
Jay Yoder
10-16-2009, 10:39 PM
I found one, is there any improvements that could be made?
glenn bradley
10-17-2009, 12:26 AM
Mine are pretty much just like that. A well tuned tablesaw sled make them a breeze to make. I have two sets, 7-1/2" and 10-1/2" on the side you show as 12". I have some commercial ones I received as a gift (large and small) and they are nice for smaller stuff but I reach for the shop made ones most. Mine are just made from 3/4" ply scrap. I used to wipe BLO, shellac or whatever on them when I was done with the rag but it was still damp. Over the years they have become well sealed and I don't do that anymore.
Stephen Edwards
10-17-2009, 12:36 AM
I can't picture how this works. Does anyone have a photo of it in use? Thanks.
glenn bradley
10-17-2009, 8:22 AM
I can't picture how this works. Does anyone have a photo of it in use? Thanks.

Many uses. Here's the basic:

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Came in handy building my router table a few years ago:
Jay Yoder
10-17-2009, 9:45 PM
Glenn, I couldn't help but notice the plywood stealth bombers handing on your wall :D...seriously, I need to make some! They would have come in handy today! When you scaled them down, did you keep the same cutouts?
Stephen Edwards
10-17-2009, 10:03 PM
Many uses. Here's the basic:

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Came in handy building my router table a few years ago:

Now, I got it. Thanks!
glenn bradley
10-17-2009, 10:48 PM
When you scaled them down, did you keep the same cutouts?

The hole should be plenty large enough for whatever clamp you may use (I had to re-drill some of mine). I think I scaled down a little on the smaller ones. Maybe from 2" to 1-3/4" as I didn't want the end of the "leg" where the clamp goes to be weakened.
Jay Yoder
10-18-2009, 9:29 PM
Glenn,
Thank you so much for posting the pics and the scaled dimensions! I am thinking of making 3 sets of them. I also was contemplating on making each of them a "double thickness". Is there any advantage to doing that? Maybe it is overkill...