As promised in one of the other threads, here is my approach to PH joinery. Not only do I not spend loadsamoney on a jig, this method produces a better result. It’s not quite as quick, I’ll grant you, but it is hardly labour-intensive!
The great thing is that creep and slippage are greatly reduced (because the screw goes in pretty much square to the face of the board). Not eliminated, perhaps, but much, much less of a problem.
OK, first up are the jigs I use for sheet materials when making wardrobes and the like:
The main board has an aperture of about 31mm x 100mm, for use with a 30mm bush and a 3/8″ bit. It’s clamped to the workpiece with a trigger clamp and I rout a slot to 5mm beyond the centre of the board:
If I’m doing framing I use my mortising jig from Workshop Essentials Volume 2:
When the slot has been routed I use the second jig shown in the first picture. The tongue locates in the new slot and allows me to drill a clearance hole in exactly the right place:
Of course, the screwdriver needs to be bent a bit, but these are proper Robinson-pattern screws and I use a short bit and several extensions. The play in the extensions means that the resulting shaft is wobbly enough to drive the screw in whilst having the drill clear of the work:
The result is this:
I’m afraid I can’t understand why anyone would want to spend a couple of hundred dollars to do this job less well!
Cheers from England
Steve
Space is more valuable than the junk that occupies it.
Woodworking DVDs and The Ultimate Tablesaw Tenon Jig from www.workshopessentials.com
Edited 3/4/2009 6:42 pm by Steve Maskery
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Steve, no pictures!
The pictures are in the jigs and fixtures section. Thinly disguised spam and a particularly unattractive pocket hole.
If you are going to build your own jig take a look at dustys, far superior in my opinion.
Link to Dust's jig.
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Men will never be free until the last king is strangled with the entrails of the last priest.~ Denis Diderot
Edited 3/5/2009 2:03 am by dgreen
Edited 3/5/2009 2:06 am by dgreen
dg,
I agree the post was not what I thought it was going to be .
I have made several of these jigs gave one to a friend , the parts were approx $125.00 plus the metal work . They hold up well but do require air and a drill press , not for all .
d
Could you please point me towards the pictures? I can't find them :-(Thanks
It appears he has edited his post and removed the pictures.
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Men will never be free until the last king is strangled with the entrails of the last priest.~ Denis Diderot
Another option to the Kreg is CMT's jig.
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Men will never be free until the last king is strangled with the entrails of the last priest.~ Denis Diderot
Thanks for the replies.I have a cheap, unbranded jig which always leaves a some iron filings on the work after I use it. However as I only use it for quick and dirty stuff I have no urge to upgrade.Nevertheless I was curious.
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