Popular Post gee-dub Posted November 15, 2023 Popular Post Report Share Posted November 15, 2023 I have a few different types of stop blocks and all of them excel in one way or another. My micro-adjustable versions have always used a screw or a bolt in a t-nut and these work most of the time. The times they don't work is when the head of the screw or bolt does not reliably contact my material due to thickness or shape. I am currently watching paint dry between coats so I had some time to percolate a bit. This hang-time is really letting me crush my to-do lists . Grab a piece of scrap from the butcher block bar top I made for my neighbor's relative a while back. Mill it square and drill a 13/64" through the middle. Drill two 3/16" holes for guides. This will make more sense in a sec. Add some MatchFit dovetail slots. Cut the block in half. Go to the junk can and grab some hardware. A knob, a nylon lock nut, two washers, a bit of aluminum rod, a t-nut, and a piece of 10-32 threaded rod. It goes together like so. You place the stop block in the approximate position you need and clamp the right hand side. Every half rotation of the knob equals about 1/64". Once micro-adjusted, clamp the other side of the fixture. I have needed this for a while. It had become one of those to-do list items that never got done . . . . No More! 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coop Posted November 16, 2023 Report Share Posted November 16, 2023 You will forever be known as MacGyver in my book. That’s a neat deal! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roughsawn Posted November 30, 2023 Report Share Posted November 30, 2023 I need to come out there and spend a month with you, as a student...(Grasshopper) That's a dandy. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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