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How does a worktop jig work?
Here is a diagram I made to show how the jig works. The top part shows the offsets between edge of bushing and edge of cutting bit as the centerline. The bottom diagram shows how those two sections ...
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How to square a long board
Unless you already have a straight edge on your board, your fence will just replicate the errors of one edge to the other. What you need is a straight edge jig. It's fairly easy to build. Here's an ...
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What are the considerations for different guide materials in a sled jig?
In my opinion, the biggest advantage of cutting your own guides is that you fine-tune them to your table saw's miter tracks. The miter tracks have manufacturing tolerances, and are probably not ...
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What is the difference between a crosscut sled and a table saw boat?
I have not heard the term "table saw boat" before, but it seems they refer to the same thing.
How to Build a Sled or Boat for a Table Saw
Build a sled or boat for your table saw
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Router planing jig problem - tracks
I get the same tracks, and they come out pretty easily with the orbital as you mentioned. This happens as small variations in downward pressure will occur when making passes with the router sled.
One ...
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Jig or Technique to cut female thread to match glass bottle (male) threads
There are ways to recreate cut threads e.g. using 'followers' but at the end of the day the method for recreating a known but unavailable pitch is called single-point threading and it's an option only ...
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How does a worktop jig work?
Mt attempt hope this helps someone! Maybe get a cnc out of some laminate or composite panel!
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Choosing a CA glue for general purpose woodworking
Superglue does tend to begin to set in storage and I believe the usual consumer experience is you end up wasting most of it :-( The small tubes don't last well after opening and I think can't be ...
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How to maintain consistency when drilling many holes in plywood
I would spend the time making a pattern drill guide out of 3/4" plywood. Size of guide would be 24 in wide, and 18"-24" high. Start by drilling the holes 5 cm from the edge.
The next set of holes ...
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Cutting shallow-angle bevels with a circular saw - is it possible?
As you're likely aware, cutting beyond the 45° limit of the saw can be challenging. It's necessary to think more vertically than usual.
Consider to build a fence that includes a 90° bracket along the ...
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How to clamp a fence for a router on a narrow piece of wood
I presume you're routing the groves across the short direction of the long brown board.
Use an edge clamping guide such as this inexpensive one from Harbor Freight:
*No endorsement intended or implied,...
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How to make this curved chamfer?
Make a template of the curve for the top of the board, then insert a templating collar in your router base plate.
The collar will follow the template and you can use any bit you'd like sticking ...
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Jig or Technique to cut female thread to match glass bottle (male) threads
I did a quick look for taps that might match the thread on a wine bottle, but didn't have any luck.
The next idea I have would be to drill a hole in the wood and glue/epoxy the metal cap into your ...
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Making a box joint jig
It's possible using a relatively complex screw advance box joint jig. It's difficult to explain, but there's a great video demonstrating it here.
Basically, you move the workpiece incrementally to ...
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Table Saw Challenge: Making a Sled for a 2' Circle
Just say no to non-linear cuts on a table saw. A much better answer if you don't have a band saw would to use a router jig with a compass base. You can get an excellent cut by either:
Plunge the ...
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Jigsaw bevel cut jig
You don't need a jig per se to do this successfully, you just need to run the jigsaw against a straightedge (the wooden fence in the image posted) paying careful attention to pressing the baseplate of ...
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Jigsaw bevel cut jig
Given that the jigsaw does not seems to be the best tool to make what you want (the circular saw is far better), I think that the image you show is one of the better way to do it. The only think I ...
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Self centering dowel jig not centered...How to align correctly?
It feels like the plate with the adjustment bolts is loose and can rock about the main threaded screw.
I haven't seen this particular one, but there are a lot of jigs produced in this style and I'm ...
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Advice for drilling dowel holes in a circle for an adjustable joint
If I had to do this and didn't have cnc access, I'd make a drilling template that indexed on the previous hole, so even if it was slightly inaccurate, it would be consistent. I'll try and sketch a 3d ...
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Large Half Lap Joints For "L" Shelving
a) Just rout from the outside in. You should always have space for at least half your router base. You can obviously only take one pass as you are taking away the wood the router should sit on. But if ...
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How to make this curved chamfer?
If you can find a suitable router bit sans bearing as you indicate in the Comments, this is a fairly routine template-routing job. It can be done either on a table (with the fence well back or removed)...
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Can I put pocket-hole screws in the edge of board?
I'm wondering if it's reasonable to put one through the edge of a board (first image below),
Yes it's reasonable in theory. Sometimes pocket-hole screws are installed there for various reasons, ...
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Resawing boards on the table saw, tips?
A friend told me that I have to use a bandsaw for this task but what if you only have a table saw?
Bandsawing has become the go-to method for resawing in modern times, and purpose-made blades are ...
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Resawing boards on the table saw, tips?
Is there a better solution?
This is one of those cases where it makes more sense to use the rip fence. Your jig essentially re-creates a rip fence on your sliding table, but yours is set up so that ...
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What if a half-lap joint isn't actually "half"?
If my dados are different depths, it that going to cause any strength issues in the final, assembled project?
Obviously there's a certain amount of personal interpretation on this, but I can't ...
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Advice for drilling dowel holes in a circle for an adjustable joint
That type of constructions lends itself to a CNC router, in order to get the precision required, but a DIY approach isn't completely impossible.
Consider to create a graphic image using a vector ...
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Dowel joint between 3/4"x4"x3' pine wood board and 3/4"x4"x36" acrylic panel
Your comment really clarifies your needs. Please add the RR benchwork description to your original question. It is a big help.
Now that I can picture your project, I would suggest some small light ...
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Is there such a thing as a standard sized track for mitres/fences etc?
I would suggest purchasing the miter gauges you're interested in using. Getting manufactured miter gauges does seem to be the way to go, as they seem (to me, at least) to be the more difficult part to ...
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