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They say necessity is the mother of invention. Well, here are 2 jigs I needed
to make this week so finish some projects.
My lumber suppliers have always had S3S lumber until I moved back to the
East coast. Now all the lumber I buy is in the rough. No problem since I own
a planer, but no jointer. So I pick the flattest boards I can find, run them
through the planer, then I use this jig to cut one straight edge. For about 15
minutes of work, I am very pleased with the results. It's a scrap of 1/2 OSB
I ripped to 10" wide. I screwed a hold down toggle at the end of this, then
screwed a 4' T-track from Rockler onto the side with a screw down clamp. To
cut a clean edge, I set my fence to 10 1/16", lay my board on top of this jig
so it overhangs it the whole length, clamp it down, and go. Straight edge
every time.
This other jig is a panel cutting sled. Since I no longer have my BT3100 and the
sliding table, I had to make this sled for cutting sheet goods or even this long
board to length. I got the idea to use a section of T-track rather than a strip
of wood from one of the WWing mags. It's a mini T-track so it's not as tall
as a normal one, but still 3/4" wide. T-track is screwed to the bottom of
1/2" MDF that is 16" deep by 30" wide. The fence is a piece of plywood scrap
screwed to the top and made dead square to the cutoff edge. I cut a 45deg
microbevel on the bottom front of the "fence" so any stray sawdust goes
under the fence rather than keeping the board from being square.
Thanks for looking. Sorry about the mess.
Paul
to make this week so finish some projects.
My lumber suppliers have always had S3S lumber until I moved back to the
East coast. Now all the lumber I buy is in the rough. No problem since I own
a planer, but no jointer. So I pick the flattest boards I can find, run them
through the planer, then I use this jig to cut one straight edge. For about 15
minutes of work, I am very pleased with the results. It's a scrap of 1/2 OSB
I ripped to 10" wide. I screwed a hold down toggle at the end of this, then
screwed a 4' T-track from Rockler onto the side with a screw down clamp. To
cut a clean edge, I set my fence to 10 1/16", lay my board on top of this jig
so it overhangs it the whole length, clamp it down, and go. Straight edge
every time.
This other jig is a panel cutting sled. Since I no longer have my BT3100 and the
sliding table, I had to make this sled for cutting sheet goods or even this long
board to length. I got the idea to use a section of T-track rather than a strip
of wood from one of the WWing mags. It's a mini T-track so it's not as tall
as a normal one, but still 3/4" wide. T-track is screwed to the bottom of
1/2" MDF that is 16" deep by 30" wide. The fence is a piece of plywood scrap
screwed to the top and made dead square to the cutoff edge. I cut a 45deg
microbevel on the bottom front of the "fence" so any stray sawdust goes
under the fence rather than keeping the board from being square.
Thanks for looking. Sorry about the mess.
Paul
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