Derek Cohen
10-31-2020, 10:20 AM
It was while I was ripping to 40x40mm for stool legs before turning, that it occurred to me that a parallel guide would make life easier.
I was too tired to focus on shaping and installing the stretchers today ...
https://i.postimg.cc/bvKsHhN6/2.jpg
... and decided instead to build the fixture I had in mind. This was to be a cross between a parallel guide and a Fritz and Franz. I is so simple, that I am sure others have built something similar. But I wanted to share it because I think that this is going to be so useful.
It's not large, about 1m long, and not too wide, just 300mm. I could have made it longer and wider, but it is intended for breaking down chair and table legs, and it needs to get plonked on the slider wagon without having to move anything. The base is a 18mm thick Merbau hardwood panel from the local borg. Cheap and very stable.
https://i.postimg.cc/9020KY9Z/3.jpg
https://i.postimg.cc/hv0vBQ8w/8.jpg
There is aluminium angle for a fence, which sides back-and-forth on T-track. The fence has non-slip, and there are two hold downs.
The far side is clamped down ....
https://i.postimg.cc/26h30K1C/4.jpg
There is a touch of wiggle room to set the side of the table against an outside-facing tooth of the blade ...
https://i.postimg.cc/0yyM9nBC/5.jpg
The near end is aligned with the zero clearance on the crosscut fence ...
https://i.postimg.cc/GmgBtY0n/6.jpg
https://i.postimg.cc/SKXnMsq2/7.jpg
... and is secured by a hold down clamp.
Here is a full shot ...
https://i.postimg.cc/4N5HCqBd/1.jpg
The potential for this is huge. Not only can the fixture hold thin or wide boards for ripping or jointing - producing an edge ready for glueing - but also tapering legs.
https://i.postimg.cc/7P1f7jvV/9.jpg
Regards from Perth
Derek
I was too tired to focus on shaping and installing the stretchers today ...
https://i.postimg.cc/bvKsHhN6/2.jpg
... and decided instead to build the fixture I had in mind. This was to be a cross between a parallel guide and a Fritz and Franz. I is so simple, that I am sure others have built something similar. But I wanted to share it because I think that this is going to be so useful.
It's not large, about 1m long, and not too wide, just 300mm. I could have made it longer and wider, but it is intended for breaking down chair and table legs, and it needs to get plonked on the slider wagon without having to move anything. The base is a 18mm thick Merbau hardwood panel from the local borg. Cheap and very stable.
https://i.postimg.cc/9020KY9Z/3.jpg
https://i.postimg.cc/hv0vBQ8w/8.jpg
There is aluminium angle for a fence, which sides back-and-forth on T-track. The fence has non-slip, and there are two hold downs.
The far side is clamped down ....
https://i.postimg.cc/26h30K1C/4.jpg
There is a touch of wiggle room to set the side of the table against an outside-facing tooth of the blade ...
https://i.postimg.cc/0yyM9nBC/5.jpg
The near end is aligned with the zero clearance on the crosscut fence ...
https://i.postimg.cc/GmgBtY0n/6.jpg
https://i.postimg.cc/SKXnMsq2/7.jpg
... and is secured by a hold down clamp.
Here is a full shot ...
https://i.postimg.cc/4N5HCqBd/1.jpg
The potential for this is huge. Not only can the fixture hold thin or wide boards for ripping or jointing - producing an edge ready for glueing - but also tapering legs.
https://i.postimg.cc/7P1f7jvV/9.jpg
Regards from Perth
Derek