Popular Post gee-dub Posted July 17, 2017 Popular Post Report Share Posted July 17, 2017 There are times I wonder why I have an "L" fence. I just got a reminder . . . Some jigs have zero-clearance wear surfaces. This dado jig is not supposed to but, I learned on version 1 that the occasional ham-handed individual (that would be me) may be too impatient to let the router wind down before removing it from the jig, misjudge his trajectory and take a bite out of the jig. Because of this I made the jig restore-able. The ZCI is made via a reference surface where a PC collar rides during operation. I like this method since with the collar and the bit well centered, router body orientation is of no consequence. However, I need to use this reference edge on the tablesaw to re-true the ZCI edge. There are other ways to accomplish this but, I happen to have an "L" fence. I set the "L" fence high enough to allow a through cut but, low enough to give me a good bearing surface. I set the fence even with the left side of the blade and then use the tablesaw DRO to offset it the amount I want to leave behind after the cut. I run the part along the L fence and get a nice clean edge. I glue on strips that are a bit fatter than required. I reassemble the jig and align it. Prior to my next use I will make a dry run with the router to reestablish the ZCI. On this jig you set the dado width with a piece of the stock that you plan to put into the dado. You then line the ZCI edge up against the mark where you want the dado cut and have at it. Not a lot of info on the jig. More an example of the "L" fence making something awkward more safe and easy to do. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom King Posted July 17, 2017 Report Share Posted July 17, 2017 Absolutely worth copying! You could probably sell those. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coop Posted July 18, 2017 Report Share Posted July 18, 2017 Really cool, thanks for sharing. In the last pic, what is the item used for that has the "brushes" that sits between your bandsaw and your scroll saw? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shaneymack Posted July 18, 2017 Report Share Posted July 18, 2017 It is a pretty cool jig. I saw this video a while back with Bob van Dyke talking about it. http://www.finewoodworking.com/2014/07/30/versatile-tablesaw-l-fence Sent from my SM-N910W8 using Tapatalk 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chet Posted July 18, 2017 Report Share Posted July 18, 2017 11 minutes ago, shaneymack said: It is a pretty cool jig. I saw this video a while back with Bob van Dyke talking about it. http://www.finewoodworking.com/2014/07/30/versatile-tablesaw-l-fence Sent from my SM-N910W8 using Tapatalk Not to hijack gee-dub but thanks for the video share, Shane 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Woodenskye Posted July 18, 2017 Report Share Posted July 18, 2017 Gee dub, nice jig and explanation. Also Shane thanks for posting the video. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gee-dub Posted July 18, 2017 Author Report Share Posted July 18, 2017 1 hour ago, shaneymack said: It is a pretty cool jig. I saw this video a while back with Bob van Dyke talking about it. http://www.finewoodworking.com/2014/07/30/versatile-tablesaw-l-fence 1 hour ago, Chet said: Not to hijack gee-dub but thanks for the video share, Shane No hi-jack at all. That's where I learned about it. I meant to link to that in my post. Thanks Shaneymack 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post gee-dub Posted July 18, 2017 Author Popular Post Report Share Posted July 18, 2017 2 hours ago, K Cooper said: Really cool, thanks for sharing. In the last pic, what is the item used for that has the "brushes" that sits between your bandsaw and your scroll saw? Shop made four-headed sanding mop. I call it the "De-pelter Quattro" as an obscure "Over the Hedge" reference. I do a fair amount of 'sculpted' (read rasp-worked) stuff and it comes in really handy for sanding complex profiles without spoiling them. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wdwerker Posted July 18, 2017 Report Share Posted July 18, 2017 What drives the mops ? Looks like a shoe buffer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Immortan D Posted July 18, 2017 Report Share Posted July 18, 2017 5 minutes ago, wdwerker said: What drives the mops ? Looks like they're bench grinders with helluva shafts! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gee-dub Posted July 18, 2017 Author Report Share Posted July 18, 2017 49 minutes ago, wdwerker said: What drives the mops ? Looks like a shoe buffer. 1HP motor with a deadman pedal. Link belt around both mandrels. Step on the pedal and they all turn, step off, they stop. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wdwerker Posted July 18, 2017 Report Share Posted July 18, 2017 Oh yea ! We're talkin serious homemade toy ! I'm a fan of foot switches, frees both hands to work. However those occasional accidental touches on the foot switch can scare the crap out of you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gee-dub Posted July 18, 2017 Author Report Share Posted July 18, 2017 1 minute ago, wdwerker said: However those occasional accidental touches on the foot switch can scare the crap out of you. I wouldn't know about that . After a few surprises I have learned to give the pedal a wide berth when passing by. Funny story. I ordered a mandrel from Grizzly. UPS managed to deliver it half out of the box with a bent shaft. Not their fault, poor packing. Grizzly sent a replacement and said keep the original. I bent the shaft back good enough to eliminate the vibration (not super critical for a sanding mop). So now I had two. What to do . . . ? It didn't take much pondering to come up with a way to use them both . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chet Posted July 18, 2017 Report Share Posted July 18, 2017 1 hour ago, gee-dub said: Grizzly sent a replacement and said keep the original. I bent the shaft back good enough to eliminate the vibration (not super critical for a sanding mop). So now I had two. What to do . . . ? It didn't take much pondering to come up with a way to use them both Ya got to love it when a master plan comes together. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wdwerker Posted July 18, 2017 Report Share Posted July 18, 2017 I keep 3 or 4 sanding mops chucked in reversible air drills ( under $20 at HF). It's easy to swap drills and work through the grits. This only works if you have a big air compressor (6 hp - 60 gallon tank ) If you run them in both directions it cuts off all those little stray fibers, but if the nuts on the arbors aren't tight they try to come apart. Your rig looks much better for small to medium size parts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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