A FACEPLATE-CENTERING JIG Centering the faceplate on a workpiece To center your lathe’s faceplate on a circular workpiece, use the handy jig shown at right. Turn a cylindrical piece of wood to the diameter of the faceplate’s threaded hole, tapering the end slightly. (You may wish to form a handle at the top end of […]
Category: SHOP-MADE JIGS AND FIXTURES
TURNING JIGS
Lathes enable a woodworker to turn blocks of wood of almost any irregular shape into beautiful, rounded creations. Woodturners often speak of how visual their art is; they see a chair leg, bowl, or pepper mill seem to grow from a spinning blank. Yet despite its visual element and the emphasis on “feel” for judging […]
. BORING DEEP HOLES
POCKET HOLE JIG
1 Making the jig To bore pocket holes on the drill press, use this jig made from %-inch plywood and two small pieces of solid stock. Refer to the illustration at left for suggested dimensions. Screw the two sides of the cradle together to form an L. Then cut a 90° angle wedge from each […]
V-BLOCK JIG
JIG FOR DRILLING EQUALLY SPACED HOLES
5H0PTIP Making wood plugs Save time making wood plugs by using a piece of tape to remove them from their holes. Use a plug cutter on the drill press to bore a row of plugs to the depth you require. Cover the row with a strip of masking tape, then rip the plugs to length […]
TILTING TABLE JIG
1 Making the table To bore angled holes without tilting the drill press table, use the tilting jig shown at right, built from solid stock and %-inch plywood. Refer to the illustration for suggested dimensions. Connect the jig top to the base using a sturdy piano hinge. Cut a ^-inch-wide slot in the support brackets […]
DRILLING JIGS
Drilling a hole is simple, but there are times when a jig can save you time and frustration, especially when the hole must be located precisely, or at an exact angle. The center-drilling jig, for example, ensures that dowel joint holes will be centered in the edges of mating workpieces. The jig for drilling […]
TWO TENONING JIGS
A SIMPLE TENONING JIG 1 Building the jig The jig shown above can be used on the table saw to cut both parts of an open mortise-and-tenon joint. Refer to the illustration for suggested dimensions. Cut the jig fence and back from three pieces of %-inch plywood and saw a 45° bevel at one end […]