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Jerry Bruette
06-14-2019, 5:19 PM
I made a circle cutting jig for my new bandsaw and I'm wondering what type of finish to put on it.
Poly or maybe BLO and wax?
johnny means
06-14-2019, 7:38 PM
Nothing is my preferred finish for jigs as it adds no functionality.
Larry Frank
06-14-2019, 7:41 PM
If I want to finish a jig, I typically use Shellac . It dries very quick.
Robert Cherry
06-14-2019, 8:34 PM
I generally use nothing on jigs, or a coat of paste wax if I need it to slide easier.
Randall J Cox
06-14-2019, 8:35 PM
i polly everything........its my go to finish. Obviously I'm not a purist..... Randy
Frederick Skelly
06-14-2019, 9:19 PM
If I want to finish a jig, I typically use Shellac . It dries very quick.
+1. Same here.
Neil Gaskin
06-14-2019, 9:35 PM
I use wax.
Alan Lightstone
06-14-2019, 9:41 PM
Shellac, but usually nothing.
Andrew Hughes
06-14-2019, 9:59 PM
If I make a fixture or jig that I believe is worth using sometime in the near future. I will use up whatever finish I have leftover in the bottom of a can or jar. Even if it has a hard layer on top .
I have found the bigger fixtures are less likely to survive. Things get too warped plus I’m always hip on trying new ideas.:)
Jim Becker
06-14-2019, 10:02 PM
If I finish at all, it's either BLO or shellac or maybe the water borne top coat I typically use if I just happen to also be spraying in the same time frame. Most jigs are just plain naked.
Edwin Santos
06-14-2019, 11:06 PM
Shellac, if not on the whole jig, then just on the area where I label it with a sharpie. Otherwise the sharpie bleeds.
Jigs not labeled and dated have a way of masquerading as scrap in my shop.
Mike Cutler
06-15-2019, 8:09 AM
I wax them if I need them to slide or rotate.
The rare times I've "finished" one was with whatever I had in a can. Usually Arm-R-Seal, or Seal-A-Cell. Only because they are almost always in the shop on the shelf.
johnny means
06-15-2019, 9:51 AM
Jigs not labeled and dated have a way of masquerading as scrap in my shop.
So that's what they're doing. Good to know it's not my mind slipping.
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