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General Category => Brag Forum => Topic started by: don in brooklin on on September 19, 2012, 02:00:17 pm

Title: Made a sign and jig
Post by: don in brooklin on on September 19, 2012, 02:00:17 pm

I had a request to make a sign for my BIL from my other BIL. (Some sort of inside joke on the size of the shed)

I wanted to do raised letters so I set my saw to 3 degrees (ex-21) and wanted to drill the holes at the same 3 degrees to make the blade feeding easier.  I have an old Crafman drill press the is a real pain to change the angle and then get it back to 90.

I created a table that I can raize and lower to the right angle and then drill the holes.  I use a Wixey to adust the wing nuts on the end.  I now know that 3 degrees is 1.125 inches on the end.

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Post by: Keefie on September 19, 2012, 02:23:48 pm

great idea for the angle adjustment, and I love the sign. 

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Post by: DWSudekum on September 19, 2012, 02:28:06 pm

Great thinking out of the box like that.  I like the idea.. Just wish I had a newer drill press.  Mine is a Duncan and it with built in 1956 :)  Still runs well though..  Thanks for sharing the idea with us and the plate. 

DW

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Post by: newfie on September 19, 2012, 03:46:31 pm

nice work Don,good idea on the angle table thanks for sharing

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Post by: Tim2beupinAz on September 19, 2012, 04:07:52 pm

Great work and love the jig you made. Might have to try that.

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Post by: Russ C on September 19, 2012, 04:53:51 pm

Great job, really nice. Thanks for the pic.  :)

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Post by: Intarsia92 on September 19, 2012, 04:59:41 pm

Love the sign, looks cool.   Know what you mean about readjusting the drill press table; Your jig is a good idea.

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Post by: wombatie on September 20, 2012, 02:48:28 am

Great work

Marg

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Post by: Al W on September 20, 2012, 08:33:37 am

Good idea.

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Post by: frankorona on September 20, 2012, 08:41:49 am

Very nice job, and great idea, thanks for sharing

Title: Re: Made a sign and jig
Post by: newfie on September 20, 2012, 09:28:52 am

Quote from: don in brooklin on on September 19, 2012, 02:00:17 pm

I had a request to make a sign for my BIL from my other BIL. (Some sort of inside joke on the size of the shed)

I wanted to do raised letters so I set my saw to 3 degrees (ex-21) and wanted to drill the holes at the same 3 degrees to make the blade feeding easier.  I have an old Crafman drill press the is a real pain to change the angle and then get it back to 90.

I created a table that I can raize and lower to the right angle and then drill the holes.  I use a Wixey to adust the wing nuts on the end.  I now know that 3 degrees is 1.125 inches on the end.

  what is a Wixey??

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Post by: smitty0312 on September 20, 2012, 10:34:22 am

Don, I have to say I like that alot!!

Title: Re: Made a sign and jig
Post by: don in brooklin on on September 20, 2012, 02:01:33 pm

what is a Wixey??

An digital angle finder.  Great in the shop expecially if you have a table saw.  I have used with my scrollsaw but it is a little tight to get to the blade.

http://www.wixey.com/anglegauge/index.html (http://www.wixey.com/anglegauge/index.html)

Don.

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Post by: newfie on September 20, 2012, 09:03:56 pm

ok thanks got to look for one of them.

Title: Re: Made a sign and jig
Post by: don in brooklin on on September 21, 2012, 03:39:10 am

Quote from: newfie on September 20, 2012, 09:03:56 pm

ok thanks got to look for one of them.

I actually have the tilt box I got at Leevalley.

http://www.leevalley.com/en/wood/page.aspx?p=67350&cat=1,43513 (http://www.leevalley.com/en/wood/page.aspx?p=67350&cat=1,43513)

They have free shipping and handling on orders over $40 till Monday so you have to order something else.

The real Wixey is at BusyBee if you have one on the rock.  They also ship free.

http://www.busybeetools.com/products/ANGLE-GAUGE-DIGITAL-WIXEY.html (http://www.busybeetools.com/products/ANGLE-GAUGE-DIGITAL-WIXEY.html)

Don