Derek Cohen
04-28-2018, 10:10 AM
I took about 20 minutes out from the Apothecary Chest build (on the Neanderthal forum, for those who do not go there) to put together a jig for the 40 remaining stopped dados.
If these were through dados, I'd simply hand plane them with a dado plane. If they were in walnut, as with the carcase, and not rock hard merbau, the secondary wood, I might continue with a saw, chisel and router plane, as with the first 6 I made. I like the control I get from using hand tools. A power router makes more sense at this stage.
I really took about 20 minutes for this jig. It is extremely simple, and should be very easy to use.
My reasoning said that one either creates a dado to match a panel, or one makes a panel to match a dado. There is an adjustable jig that seems quite popular, one that matches the dado to the thickness of the panel. I have decided to go the other way, that is, to make all the dados 12mm, and then make all the panels also 12mm. I believe that this will be much faster.
The jig is simply melamine veneered chipboard with side fences. The groove down the centre is 12mm wide.
https://s19.postimg.cc/wj3ze9k4j/Jig.jpg
The stop was an afterthought, but works well ...
https://s19.postimg.cc/4vra05r83/Jig1.jpg
https://s19.postimg.cc/tp0u0t2ir/Jig2.jpg
The idea is that the groove can be placed exactly in line with the markings, and the dado have a defined end point.
https://s19.postimg.cc/9hne8is6r/Jig3.jpg
It is dedicated to this router. The round base makes it easy to move (especially with waxed surfaces).
https://s19.postimg.cc/vtl71wz0j/Jig4.jpg
The underside has strips of non-slip. There is sufficient surface area for claping as well.
https://s19.postimg.cc/bm7r9m98z/Jig5.jpg
Are there weaknesses to this method?
Regards from Perth
Derek
If these were through dados, I'd simply hand plane them with a dado plane. If they were in walnut, as with the carcase, and not rock hard merbau, the secondary wood, I might continue with a saw, chisel and router plane, as with the first 6 I made. I like the control I get from using hand tools. A power router makes more sense at this stage.
I really took about 20 minutes for this jig. It is extremely simple, and should be very easy to use.
My reasoning said that one either creates a dado to match a panel, or one makes a panel to match a dado. There is an adjustable jig that seems quite popular, one that matches the dado to the thickness of the panel. I have decided to go the other way, that is, to make all the dados 12mm, and then make all the panels also 12mm. I believe that this will be much faster.
The jig is simply melamine veneered chipboard with side fences. The groove down the centre is 12mm wide.
https://s19.postimg.cc/wj3ze9k4j/Jig.jpg
The stop was an afterthought, but works well ...
https://s19.postimg.cc/4vra05r83/Jig1.jpg
https://s19.postimg.cc/tp0u0t2ir/Jig2.jpg
The idea is that the groove can be placed exactly in line with the markings, and the dado have a defined end point.
https://s19.postimg.cc/9hne8is6r/Jig3.jpg
It is dedicated to this router. The round base makes it easy to move (especially with waxed surfaces).
https://s19.postimg.cc/vtl71wz0j/Jig4.jpg
The underside has strips of non-slip. There is sufficient surface area for claping as well.
https://s19.postimg.cc/bm7r9m98z/Jig5.jpg
Are there weaknesses to this method?
Regards from Perth
Derek