Woodworker's Journal 1992-16-5, страница 44

For many woodworkers, a good pan of the fun with their woodworking hobby is in making jigs and I i\lurev lk'\ ising useful jigs lo improve a tool's accuracy, capacity, or versatility also u-.ii.illy results in time savings and impioved .mnracy when building projects. so there's little wonder that jigs are 44

among our most popular projects.

When ibis I in versa! Table Saw Jig arrived 111 our shop from North Brookfield. Massachusetts woodworker Ray Hayden. we knew we had a winner. Although we call il a table saw jig. by removing the fence and arm assembly from the base, the jig can also be adapted for use with a radial-arm saw.

There arc a host of factory made table saw attachments that serve many of the same functions as this jig. but they often cost well over $100. and we haven't found any single jig thai so well com

bines the three primary functions of miters, cutoff work and tapering. If you have a suitable piece of plywood available for the base, plus a few scraps for the remaining parts, about the only expense you'll have for this jig is a few dollars for the hardware—the assembly screws, bolts and hinge.

About Jig Making Remember, anytime you make a jig. you are building a tool. Accuracy and attention to details are important, Mark reference surfaces, and always measure

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