March 18, 20188 yr Popular Post ....submitted a thin strip cutting jig to Woodcraft magazine in Nov. 2005. Charles Neal has a huge woodworking channel on YouTube and a huge following. In one of his videos, he shows how to set up and use Lew's jig. Lew and Woodcraft are now recognized by Charles' world wide YouTube audience. Way to go, lew! Take a look. Edited March 18, 20188 yr by Gene Howe
March 18, 20188 yr congrats lew.. the T bolt/washer arrangement for the hold down can be improved w/ an elevator bolt... There are also toothed versions...
March 18, 20188 yr Years ago, I made a jig that is much smaller and functions in a similar manner. I cut a 6" x 6" piece of 3/8" plywood and milled 2 slots in it for adjustment to the blade. Then, I cut a 6" piece of oak to fit inside the miter slot flush with the surface of the table. I mounted 2 each 1/4x20 bolts heads down in the oak strip set to match the milled slots, and lock the slotted plywood in place with wing nuts. To use it, I raise the blade to thickness of the stock I intend to strip-cut and set the jig to the left side of the blade for the thickness I want to cut, locking it down with the wing nuts. Then, I slide the jig to the feed front of the saw, set the stock in place against the jig, and move the fence over to it. Lock the fence and cut. Reposition the stock, reposition the fence, cut. I can uniform cut strips 1/32"' thick. hat Edited March 18, 20188 yr by hatuffej
March 18, 20188 yr Author Just finished cutting some maple to 1/16". Lew, the jig works as advertised. Thanks.
March 18, 20188 yr 55 minutes ago, lew said: Thanks, Stick! Never heard of those. they are used to splice Elevator and Conveyor Belting.. the heads are designed to spread torsion over a wider area of the belt and not pull through when lap slicing... or to attach lift buckets to the belting... clip two sides straight and you have a world class T bolt.. get the toothed version and set them straight into wood for a no turn application... need to fix a stripped out carriage bolt.. this is your answer.. wood a soft and the carriage bolts want to pull through... elevator bolts to the rescue... need to apply more torque w/o damaging your project.. you guessed it... here the heads are against the belt.. toothed (fanged) version... larger bolts have 3 and more fangs... there are a lot of variations/styles/material/sizes.. Tapco_Bolts_5th_ed.pdf Edited March 18, 20188 yr by Stick486
March 19, 20188 yr And don't forget, there are actual carriage bolt washers like these. They are available in multiple sizes. Edited March 19, 20188 yr by p_toad
March 19, 20188 yr 3 minutes ago, p_toad said: And don't forget, there are actual carriage bolt washers like these. They are available in multiple sizes. IIRC those are called torque washers...
March 19, 20188 yr 4 minutes ago, Stick486 said: IIRC those are called torque washers... yup.. https://www.wclco.com/lock-washers/torque-washers-for-carriage-bolts/ Edited March 19, 20188 yr by Stick486
March 19, 20188 yr 3 hours ago, Gene Howe said: Lew, the jig works as advertised Thanks, Gene! I use mine occasionally but haven't had a need for a while.
March 19, 20188 yr Author I only wish my Shopsmith table had the t-track type miter slots. I have to use my long jaw Vice Grips, It is a pain to un clamp and re clamp for each new strip width. And, the table is aluminum, to boot. Can't even rig up a magnetic device.
March 19, 20188 yr 3 hours ago, Gene Howe said: I only wish my Shopsmith table had the t-track type miter slots. I have to use my long jaw Vice Grips, It is a pain to un clamp and re clamp for each new strip width. And, the table is aluminum, to boot. Can't even rig up a magnetic device. Throw that old ShopSmith away and go down to Harbor Freight and buy the Industrial model for around $100. with their coupons. Herb
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