Bill Huber
01-11-2014, 12:58 PM
The current project I am doing has a bunch of dowels and they are all from the end of the board.
So you set the jig on the board and line it up with the end of the board, feel the edge and make sure they are even. This is no problem but you have to feel for end of the board and the edge of the jig to make sure they are even, little over move it back, little under and move it out, this does take a little time, not a lot but it takes some time and when you have a lot to do it adds up.
This little mod takes care of that, just rotate the stop down, move the jig to the end of the board and lock it down, takes no time at all and is very accurate, I think a little more accurate then just feeling for the edge. I have one on each side of the jig so I can come for either end of the board and I don't have to take them off when I move down a board.
The jig uses 1/4 x 20 threads for the rods for spacing. I went though my junk and pulled out 2 hex socket head cap screws, 2 heavy springs, 2 washers and a L bracket from something.
Cut the flat parts off the L bracket, sand them flat on the back. Installed the flat part, spring, washer and the cap screws and that is about it. It could be made to look a lot nicer but this was the stuff I had on hand without going and buying something.
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So you set the jig on the board and line it up with the end of the board, feel the edge and make sure they are even. This is no problem but you have to feel for end of the board and the edge of the jig to make sure they are even, little over move it back, little under and move it out, this does take a little time, not a lot but it takes some time and when you have a lot to do it adds up.
This little mod takes care of that, just rotate the stop down, move the jig to the end of the board and lock it down, takes no time at all and is very accurate, I think a little more accurate then just feeling for the edge. I have one on each side of the jig so I can come for either end of the board and I don't have to take them off when I move down a board.
The jig uses 1/4 x 20 threads for the rods for spacing. I went though my junk and pulled out 2 hex socket head cap screws, 2 heavy springs, 2 washers and a L bracket from something.
Cut the flat parts off the L bracket, sand them flat on the back. Installed the flat part, spring, washer and the cap screws and that is about it. It could be made to look a lot nicer but this was the stuff I had on hand without going and buying something.
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