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Hi,

Forgot what they call it but it is designed with several interchangeable parts to cut all odds and ends of stuff. On thin wood it is easier then getting a saw out and does a half way good job on things like dowels and the like as well. If I remember right I think I got it from LeeValley.com?????

Ed

shydragon wrote:The saddle square is interesting. But, what is that other doo dad laying on your saw to the right?

reible wrote:...Now for the last of this set. No it is not going to help you solve the big mystery but it will keep you busy for a least a few second trying to figure out what that heck is going on...
[ATTACH]4731[/ATTACH]

Not to sure when I will be able to get back to this but the main parts still need some work and then I will have to make a few attachments to show you how it all goes together.

Ed

Hi Ed,
No guess on the project yet, but I AM guessing that the metal item that is shown in your attachment #4731 is going to be used to lock your jig into a specific location on the "T" track.

edit: Oakay, maybe somewhat of a guess now. Do I see a piece of "T" track attached to the wood that is screwed to the plastic??? Are you making a jig that will slide in a (normally horizontally placed) "T" track that has a vertical "T" track on it? Or am I seeing things?

Suspense is building!!!! Still Very interesting!

1st & 2nd guess - A set of movable stop blocks for use with a router. probably a table router. Or, Perhaps an insert into a router fence that will allow a zero clearance part of the fence.

Hi,

Sorry I didn't get to work on the project today. Not sure how much time I will get tomorrow but I wanted to make sure you get plenty of time to figure out what this is so I'll post a few more pictures.

This first picture will make it a little easier to see how the parts are coming together. It should be clear that the plastic piece that fits in the t-slot can be locked in place using the hardware shown. You can also see that the t-track is mounted to the wood (actually it isn't yet but it will be) and the plastic is mounted to the wood.
[ATTACH]4733[/ATTACH]

Keep in mind there are four of them and they all look alike. You might also see that the t-track is longer then the wood, this was due to the way the wood was cut to fit in the t-slot (made it shorter by that much). Sense I wasn't measuring in the normal since I just cut the 4 foot t-track section in half knowing that at some point it would need to be trimmed to match the woods length... we are not at that point yet. Here is a photo showing one of the four.
[ATTACH]4734[/ATTACH]

Ed

reible wrote:Hi,

Sorry I didn't get to work on the project today. Not sure how much time I will get tomorrow but I wanted to make sure you get plenty of time to figure out what this is so I'll post a few more pictures.

This first picture will make it a little easier to see how the parts are coming together. It should be clear that the plastic piece that fits in the t-slot can be locked in place using the hardware shown. You can also see that the t-track is mounted to the wood (actually it isn't yet but it will be) and the plastic is mounted to the wood.
[ATTACH]4733[/ATTACH]

Keep in mind there are four of them and they all look alike. You might also see that the t-track is longer then the wood, this was due to the way the wood was cut to fit in the t-slot (made it shorter by that much). Sense I wasn't measuring in the normal since I just cut the 4 foot t-track section in half knowing that at some point it would need to be trimmed to match the woods length... we are not at that point yet. Here is a photo showing one of the four.
[ATTACH]4734[/ATTACH]

Ed

I do not know why or what it will be used for(picture frame clamp?), but you WILL attach the four identical pieces into an adjustable rectangular shape.

I have knot figured out WHY you wood do this, and maybe it is knot your intention, but you could assemble the finished pieces into a square that you can make larger or smaller for some reason or other. Maybe some kind of adjustable loom in the making?

edit: Sorry, I guess Red already made a similar guess.

a1gutterman wrote:I have knot figured out WHY you wood do this, and maybe it is knot your intention, but you could assemble the finished pieces into a square that you can make larger or smaller for some reason or other. Maybe some kind of adjustable loom in the making?

edit: Sorry, I guess Red already made a similar guess.

GREAT minds run along the same path!:D

I figured seeing the parts coming together would help.

I'm about to get sometime to go out and work on it some more so I hope to have some additional pictures tonight. Right now I have to try and fix a problem I have caused by me trying to get the parts stuck together before I was ready to do it the right way.

Ed

reible wrote:I figured seeing the parts coming together would help.

I'm about to get sometime to go out and work on it some more so I hope to have some additional pictures tonight. Right now I have to try and fix a problem I have caused by me trying to get the parts stuck together before I was ready to do it the right way.

Ed

OKAY, I give up. What is it?

Incidently, I learned a lot with this thread, Ed. I just mounted my Incra on the Shopsmith router table to do some work that I sure hope comes out as good as yours.

Hi,

The orange handle tool in the picture is called a Miter Shear and yes it is from Lee Valley and can be found here:
http://www.leevalley.com/wood/page.aspx ... 92&p=32192

So that is the rest of that story.

Ed

reible wrote:Hi,

Forgot what they call it but it is designed with several interchangeable parts to cut all odds and ends of stuff. On thin wood it is easier then getting a saw out and does a half way good job on things like dowels and the like as well. If I remember right I think I got it from LeeValley.com?????

Ed