General Power Tool Jigs - Page 8 of 12

Production Setup for the Chopsaw
October 25, 2005

When cutting hundreds of identical pieces of wood to length for production work, a chopsaw is essential but not sufficient. To speed up cutting time, you need automatic removal of…
Bandsaw Circle-Cutting Fixture
October 25, 2005

While I make no claims for reinventing the wheel, this bandsaw circle-cutting fixture has a few extra features that make it accurate, reliable and a pleasure to use. The fixture…
Bandsaw Dovetail Fixture
October 25, 2005

To cut dovetail joints, I start with the pins, cutting everything on my bandsaw. One problem that I ran into was that the table on my bandsaw like that on…
Avoiding Planer Snipe on Short Stock
October 25, 2005

When you need to put a short piece of wood through the thickness planer, here's how to eliminate snipe at each end of the workpiece. Cut 1-in.-wide wood strips about…
Segmented Turning Blanks on a Disc Sander
October 25, 2005

I like to turn bowls from ring assemblies that have been laminated from segmented blanks. The problem with building ring assemblies is that any minor discrepancy in the bevel angle…
Bandsaw Table-Tilt Fix
October 25, 2005

A technique for quickly adjusting the tabletop to frequently used positions, both forward and back
A Planer Sled for Milling Lumber
October 25, 2005

A sled lets you use just your planer to mill wide boards to any thickness.
Pin Routing on the Drill Press
October 25, 2005

Occasionally I need a pin router, but not often enough to justify the expense or to permanently dedicate the scarce shop space in my garage. So I came up with…
Multi-Use Bandsaw Auxiliary Table
October 25, 2005

Ripping and resawing on the bandsaw is always a problem because of the tendency of each blade to naturally lead the cut in a slightly different direction. The traditional method…
Chopsaw Stop Block
October 25, 2005

This chopsaw stop block has worked wonderfully for me. It speeds up my crosscut work significantly, and I never use a tape measure at the saw anymore. A special feature…

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