lildesertwoodshop Posted August 4, 2014 Report Share Posted August 4, 2014 Made a badly needed strait edge jig over the weekend. Clamps on sale at Rockler $3.99 each, $20 for all the Track , $12 for the steel , $40 for the board works great ! . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
atlinwi202 Posted August 4, 2014 Report Share Posted August 4, 2014 Looks great, but pardon my ignorance as i dont know how this one works. What do you use this one with? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lildesertwoodshop Posted August 4, 2014 Author Report Share Posted August 4, 2014 Hi atlinwi202, When you purchase un-milled boards chances are that the edges are not straight. With this Jig you can clamp the board to the jig and run the metal strait edge down against the table saw fence creating a straight edge on the other cut side of the board. Then as you have a straight edge on one side pull it out of the jig and run the newly cut straight edge down the table saw fence to cut the other side of the board straight to the dimension you need. This is a big time saver when you run these edges on a edge jointer. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TerryMcK Posted August 4, 2014 Report Share Posted August 4, 2014 Great idea. It will also work on waney edge timbers too. No more having to carefully follow a pencil line on the bandsaw to try to create a straight edge. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rapid Roger Posted August 4, 2014 Report Share Posted August 4, 2014 I made my own jig for this also. The difference is that mine works as a tapering jig also. The problem is that it is only 36" long and about 48" to 60" long stock maxes it out. I remove the stop pin (dowel) when using it for truing an edge. Rog Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave H Posted August 4, 2014 Report Share Posted August 4, 2014 Heres the one i use Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wdwerker Posted August 4, 2014 Report Share Posted August 4, 2014 I use a row of the Bessey toggle clamps on a 12 ft long 5/4 poplar plank that I got as straight as possible. Unscrew the clamps and use them elsewhere until I need it again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bushwacked Posted September 21, 2014 Report Share Posted September 21, 2014 this is what I have been looking for after some fun in the shop trying to square up some wood this weekend will those toggle clamps go deeper than their base? lets say the base is 4/4 high and you want to clamp a 1/2" board would that work? Also, would they go the other way? a 4/4 base and need to clamp 6/4 or something along those lines? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wdwerker Posted September 21, 2014 Report Share Posted September 21, 2014 My Bessey toggle clamps will handle a sheet of paper up to a 2" thick board with no adjustment. You can set the amount of clamping pressure you want and it applys that force to any thickness. You can also adjust the swivel clamp pad to handle even thicker boards. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bushwacked Posted September 22, 2014 Report Share Posted September 22, 2014 Thanks for that ... I am looking into something like this for my straight jig ... I'm debating on using t rails or not. I guess it depends on the setup I go with but I do like the jig desert wood shop came up with. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brendon_t Posted January 10, 2015 Report Share Posted January 10, 2015 OP, why the steel edge? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wtnhighlander Posted January 10, 2015 Report Share Posted January 10, 2015 OP, why the steel edge? Durability and consistency, maybe? Plywood or MDF jigs like this do wear down over time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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