krtwood Posted January 18, 2014 Report Share Posted January 18, 2014 A quickly cobbled together jig to put tenons on the end of some 3/16" dowels using the table saw. The jig has two different positions to put a second tenon on a short length so I could still turn it without getting near the blade. I do have a lathe, but I thought this was an easier way to get repeatable results. I needed 8 of these for a set of dollhouse size chairs. And a short video of it in action: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t-kplGrgbtw How would you do it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wdwerker Posted January 18, 2014 Report Share Posted January 18, 2014 Looks good to me. I would put pencil marks on the throat plate to ensure cuts at the top center of the blade each time. Any time I use a miter slot guided jig I get the fence farther away for safety. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Janello Posted January 18, 2014 Report Share Posted January 18, 2014 cool little jig. You might consider a plexi-glass cover screw'd over the opening, If the little bugger gets away it could easily wind up under safety glasses. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
krtwood Posted January 18, 2014 Author Report Share Posted January 18, 2014 I did put a couple marks on the left side of the table, out of frame. Thanks for commenting! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
krtwood Posted January 18, 2014 Author Report Share Posted January 18, 2014 cool little jig. You might consider a plexi-glass cover screw'd over the opening, If the little bugger gets away it could easily wind up under safety glasses. If I wasn't fixing to return these scraps to where they came from I might do that, but I did stand off to the left while doing it. It's not like you really need to see what's going on. Stick in the dowel, move it up, spin. The only tricky part is getting the blade height dialed in. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wdwerker Posted January 18, 2014 Report Share Posted January 18, 2014 Sometimes making and setting up a jig takes longer than using it, but it beats trying to get consistent results any other way. If I haven't used a jig in 5 years it gets cannabilized for parts, sometimes sooner. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
..Kev Posted January 19, 2014 Report Share Posted January 19, 2014 I can't say I've ever run into needing something like that but, fantastic idea! One to tuck away in the storage banks for sure! Nicely done! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
krtwood Posted January 19, 2014 Author Report Share Posted January 19, 2014 I can't say I've ever run into needing something like that but, fantastic idea! One to tuck away in the storage banks for sure! Nicely done! Yeah, up until this I can't say I've ever had such a need and can't think of when I might need it again. With chair parts, but generally you want to do more to the part than just put a tenon on the end. In this case if I had tried to do it on the lathe I would have felt obligated to start making it fancier and my one day project would have turned into 3 days or more. However, I do expect to need to make a big 10-12" diameter by 8" tall roller for a future project and my lathe only has a 10" swing so with the tool rest that ain't happening. I think I know how to true it up now Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
..Kev Posted January 19, 2014 Report Share Posted January 19, 2014 Yeah, up until this I can't say I've ever had such a need and can't think of when I might need it again. With chair parts, but generally you want to do more to the part than just put a tenon on the end. In this case if I had tried to do it on the lathe I would have felt obligated to start making it fancier and my one day project would have turned into 3 days or more. However, I do expect to need to make a big 10-12" diameter by 8" tall roller for a future project and my lathe only has a 10" swing so with the tool rest that ain't happening. I think I know how to true it up now Nice test run for a future project! Awesome "thinking outside the box"! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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