Jigs, Fixtures, Tips & Tricks Archives - Page 64 of 69

Saw sharpening
May 3, 2006

This may interest any soul as simple as your informant. I recently applied Mr Gochnour's excellent advice in sharpening a very old gent's saw I had picked up in…
What happened to Shophelpers?
May 2, 2006

I have an old Excalibur fence, no longer manufactured. In about 1991 from "Western Commercial Products" based in Tulare, CA, ( or maybe their distributor) I bought yellow wheeled "Shophelpers".…
removing stain from furniture
April 30, 2006

what is the best and easiest way to remove stain from an old piece of furniture.
LID LATCHES……………..
April 27, 2006

How about inlaying rare earth magnets? A 1/2" magnet has a 9 lb pull (a 1"d. has a 30#!) Check out the Lee Valley site for ideas: http://www.leevalley.com/wood/page.aspx?c=2&p=42348&cat=1,42363 Might take…
Jig for repeat dados on tablesaw
April 25, 2006

OK, I need to make these repeat dados across a 2x4. Anyone have any suggestions for the type of jig I could use? Links to any pics or articles? I'll…
Bowback bending form
April 23, 2006

Does anyone have a measured drawing for construction of a bowback bending form? Or could you direct me to a source?
Rating taper jigs
April 21, 2006

I am looking for a taper jig. Of the commercial ones available, which do you prefer? I am not interested in building one since I have little or no time…
Auxiliary Fence and Feather Boards oh my
April 20, 2006

Just got a sheet of UHMW 12x48x1 and I want to make an auxiliary fence with it to support feather boards and to resaw wood. I have been looking around…
Crosscut sled size?
April 20, 2006

I am going to build a crosscut sled for Grizzelda.(my new baby!!) I found a partial sheet of 1/2" A-C that is 48x 33. Is this too big??? Don't want…
Octagon Layout question
April 19, 2006

Morning All, My brain is not working this morning so I ask you guys: I'm trying to layout an octagon on mdf, size 775 mm (30.5"), outside to outside…

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