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TIPS & TECHNIQUES Shop SolutionsRouter Biscuit Jig_ ■ I like the idea of using biscuits to edge join two boards. But I can't afford a biscuit joiner. So I made a simple jig for my router that uses a slot cutting bit to create the slots. The jig is easy to make. It's a double layer of Masonite with scalloped edges, see Drawing. (I cut the scallops with a jig saw and used a drum sander to smooth them out.) This way as the bearing on the slot cutting bit follows the scallop pattern it cuts a perfect slot. (In my case, I use a 2"-dia. bit with a l"-dia. bearing to cut a slot for a #10 biscuit.) I made the jig with two scalloped edges to provide a variety of spacing for the biscuits. The scallops along one edge are spaced 4" apart. But the scallops on the other edge are 6" apart. A lip glued to the bottom, serves as a stop. It automatically positions the jig on the wTorkpiece for the correct depth every time. R. Brucken Martinez, California Add-On Duet Collector ■ My band saw creates a lot of fine dust each time I use it (especially when resawing). So I made a dust collector to vacuum up most of the dust as it comes out under the table, see Drawing. The dust collector consists of two pieces of plywood and a length of PVC pipe. Install the PVC pipe in one piece of plywood. And cut a hole in the other piece for your vacuum hose. Then glue the pieces together and attach the collector to the band saw. Pres Kimball Lebanon, Oregon 28 ShopNotes No. 19 LIP (%" x WORKBENCH 2" RADIUS ROUTER BASE WORKBENCH V_ CENTER SLOT CUTTER ON BOARD THICKNESS ^ BASE PIECES (5" x 42") 2" DIA. s/32"-THICK SLOT CUTTER 1" DIA. BEARING WORK-PIECE LIP WORKPIECE NOTE: ALL PARTS ARE !4"-THICK MASONITE |
