Scott Rollins
02-09-2008, 11:05 PM
I wanted to share my version of the Woodrat. I took what I liked from the original and modified it to be more ridgid and precise. It is currently set-up to cut tenons. The jig does everything the original does just more precisely. The east west axis was upgraded to a linear guide off a CNC machine (1" square) the cutting range was expanded to 36 inches in the east west. The north south and the router are straight off the woodrat. The dust collection is through the 8020 housing. I use the woodpecker flip clamps to stop the est west travel to cut the tenon length repeatably and quickly. The digital scale gives precise readings for tenon width and placement. This makes set-up quick...but I use stops after I dial it in.
I use festool clamps in the Incra t-track to clamp the wood for machining.
I use festool clamps in the Incra t-track to clamp the wood for machining.