General Power Tool Jigs - Page 11 of 12

Dressing Thin Stock
October 25, 2005

This jig allows you to dress stock to thinner than 1/8 in. on a conventional thickness planer. Without it the thin workpiece will vibrate and often splinter on the ends.…
Cutting Flutes on Curved Turnings
October 25, 2005

For cutting reeds and flutes in curved and tapered turnings, I use a cutter mounted in a drill press, and a special indexing jig to hold the workpiece. Although making…
Low-Tech Horizontal Boring Machine
October 25, 2005

My home-built horizontal boring machine isn't as sophisticated as M.G. Rekoff's (Fine Woodworking #37), but it's simple in design and sturdy enough to do an outstanding job. Its simplicity comes…
Pin-Router Adaptation for Radial-Arm Saw
October 25, 2005

You can easily convert a radial-arm saw to a pin router. This tool will open up a whole new world of operations, and make many familiar tasks, such as rabbeting…
Bandsaw Rip Fence Adjusts for Drift
October 25, 2005

Those who use the bandsaw for ripping and resawing know that each blade has its own line of cut, which is rarely parallel to the fence. This shopmade rip fence…
Poor Boy Radial-Arm Saw
October 25, 2005

For crosscutting long boards and making miter cuts, this shopmade saw guide is accurate, portable, easy to use and economical to build. The guide is simply an angle-iron and plywood…
Flatten Boards Without a Jointer
January 1, 2005

A sled lets you use just your planer to mill lumber to any thickness.
Shopmade Tension Gauge
February 1, 2001

Built-in bandsaw gauges are notoriously inaccurate. Here's an inexpensive tool that eliminates guesswork
Shop-Built Horizontal Mortiser
April 1, 2000

Using a router and two sliding tables, this homemade setup is a versatile joint-making machine
Infeed/Outfeed Table for a Portable Planer
August 1, 1996

Adjustable bed reduces snipe and planing time

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