Jigs, Fixtures, Tips & Tricks Archives - Page 35 of 69

Drilling a metal sphere
July 26, 2009

I need to drill and tap a 1/2 hole in a 4 inch (roughly) diameter brass ball. Need a suggestion as how to hold this on the drill press table.…
How to rust hardware?
July 6, 2009

I wanted to find some old rusty iron strap hinges for an outdoor cupboard but couldn't find what I wanted. So I'm just using stamped nickle-plated steel that will rust…
Resawing Jig
July 6, 2009

Building a re-sawing jig for my bandsaw. So far, I have an eight foot bed of plywood, and I'm playing with ideas to hold the log. I'm planning on infeed…
Wood Pipes
June 29, 2009

I am needing to make some hollowed out dowels about 3' long for a trombone that I am wanting to construct. Does anyone have any Idea as to how I…
how to make wide curved crown molding
June 24, 2009

Hi, I'm have been doing working working for over 40 years and would like to think of my self as an advanced wood worker. But I' stumped on this issue…
jig wood
June 22, 2009

So usually when I make a jig for the shop I usually just grab what I have laying around. This time around I need to make a jig for…
wooden screws
June 20, 2009

I am restoring an antique spinning wheel. Tension adjustment on the drive band is via wooden screws. The pitch is 1 inch x3 or 4 tpi - about half as…
Stop block attached to table saw fence
June 14, 2009

question. Vega aftermarket fence has a built in stop block device on their table saw fence. Their stop block device is 1 inch thick. Nice but if an offcut vibrates diagonally,…
Coping sled and Whiteside bits
June 10, 2009

Hi. I'm hoping tyou folks can shed some light on a problem that I'm having. I'm a novice woodworker and am attempting to use my new Whiteside cope and stile…
? re glue up; how should i have done it?
June 9, 2009

I have done this twice now and still think i am missing something (ok, maybe i am missing alot, but that is another post altogether). I built some hand rails…

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