PTWFE Chapter Table saw Basic Cuts CH2

johnmccrossen · Post by **johnmccrossen** » Fri Feb 27, 2009 11:15 pm

Here are a couple of jigs from the 1955 PTWFE book that aren't shown in the newer version. I find the pattern sawing jig to be really handy and have used it several times. The rabbit sawing jig looks interesting but more than a little scary. Probably why that one went away. Sorry for the sideways pictures but I could not figure out how to attach my scanned pictures without rotating them after resizing. John McCrossen

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reible · Post by **reible** » Fri Feb 27, 2009 11:31 pm

Hi,

In reference to the pattern sawing I have a posting with a bit more detail at least picture wise at:
https://forum.shopsmith.com/viewtopic.php?t=2713

I also believe Nick did a saw dust session on this but I have never seen it. Perhaps someone remembers the session and can point us to it????

Ed

reible · Post by **reible** » Fri Feb 27, 2009 11:47 pm

I think you many have come upon a art form with the photo....

...."the nuhobby look first seen at the shopsmith forum in 2009 came to become known as the first trend of the new year and the wave of the future even today".... ModernArt magazine April issue 2011.

(sorry but the photo inspired me to comment and the rest just came out)

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I have and use a "mini" sled like yours for small parts and they are very useful, glad you took the time to post and hey that photo thing happens... but the thing is it sure shows what you have made and that is the important thing.

Ed

nuhobby wrote:Hi,

In review of this chapter, I realized that the table-saw has some assets that the bandsaw can't duplicate, for making exactly parallel smooth faces on workpieces. One of my favorite dress-ups for wood pens is to use a small slice of drilled Corian as the middle decorative band (replacing the narrow gold ring normally included in the kit). I made a special sled for doing these delicate cuts with a better safety factor..... This photo got messed-up in my several clips/pastes, and now it looks like it's grainy enough for the other PTWFE shots!

a1gutterman · Post by **a1gutterman** » Sat Feb 28, 2009 12:34 am

This might be the Sawdust Session that Ed was referring to:
http://www.shopsmithacademy.com/SS_Archives/SS121/SS121_Sawing_Irregular_Shapes.htm

nuhobby · Post by **nuhobby** » Sat Feb 28, 2009 6:51 am

Hey Ed,

I appreciate the humor!

This does bring up an interesting piece of historical Trivia. Eli Lilly the 2nd (died 1977) was of course the premier Indianapolis industrial businessman. He also was a longtime woodworking hobbyist and major history buff. At one point he made a deliberate spoof "modern art" piece out of wood and rods and junk.

I think you many have come upon a art form with the photo....

...."the nuhobby look first seen at the shopsmith forum in 2009 came to become known as the first trend of the new year and the wave of the future even today".... ModernArt magazine April issue 2011.

(sorry but the photo inspired me to comment and the rest just came out)

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I have and use a "mini" sled like yours for small parts and they are very useful, glad you took the time to post and hey that photo thing happens... but the thing is it sure shows what you have made and that is the important thing.

dlbristol · Post by **dlbristol** » Sat Feb 28, 2009 12:23 pm

WOW, that circular jig is scary!!:eek: Having shared that I have learned to trust my gut on some safety issues, I gotta' tell ya, " there Ain't no way" I would ever try that!

I understand the art form pictures! It took me most of 2 days on the computer to get photos resized, rotated and posted. I decided to go with the renamed photos, ( with a planer labled as a jointer) rather than risk another 2 days of work.

I saw the other jig on sawdust sessions, and plan to build on for some bird houses for next Christmas.

charlese · Post by **charlese** » Sat Feb 28, 2009 1:30 pm

dlbristol wrote:WOW, that circular jig is scary!!:eek: Having shared that I have learned to trust my gut on some safety issues, I gotta' tell ya, " there Ain't no way" I would ever try that!

I understand the art form pictures! It took me most of 2 days on the computer to get photos resized, rotated and posted. I decided to go with the renamed photos, ( with a planer labled as a jointer) rather than risk another 2 days of work....

Also being a person that has posted sideways photos, I'm right with you on the re-sizing learning curve. Next time, I'll just snap the photo in 'landscape' rather than 'portrait'
Errors in naming photos? Yep! I'm there too!
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Concerning the circle rabbet jig - - You just have to be amazed at the ingenuity that allows one to make rabbets like this on a table saw.
Safety with this jig? I loved the text around the circle jig photo. "When starting the cut, slide the piece into the semicircular guide very slowly..."
Really?!!!!!
My question is: "What if the circle starts spinning and I pick up a sliver while holding it?" I suppose the answer would be "Grin and bear it - and hold the circle tighter"

curiousgeorge · Post by **curiousgeorge** » Sat Feb 28, 2009 2:37 pm

For those having a problem with resizing and rotating pics, take a look at this free program. It is a great program, easy to use and will help in your quest for both functions as well as many others.

http://www.irfanview.com/

reible · Post by **reible** » Sat Feb 28, 2009 3:52 pm

Some years back I did a tutorial on how to do a few simple things like shrinking a photo using infanview over at the routerforums site (no idea if it is still there, it was a sticky at one point). If people would like I will do a fresh version for here... maybe even add a few other things to it.

BTW I have used this program for lots and lots of years. It is simple, fast and does a lot of the things better then programs you have to pay for. Yes it is free for home users. This is always way up on the list of most downloaded programs at www.cnet.com, and always rated high. Even if all you ever do is resize and rotate with it is worth it.

Ed

curiousgeorge wrote:For those having a problem with resizing and rotating pics, take a look at this free program. It is a great program, easy to use and will help in your quest for both functions as well as many others.

http://www.irfanview.com/

reible · Post by **reible** » Tue May 19, 2009 3:40 pm

Hi,

With present discussions going on related to compound angles and the fact that the link to table 3-1 from the online PTWFE is broken I decided to add the table by way of a pdf. This might be useful for those that don't own the actual book.

BTW if you do have the book it is on page 37.

Back in 2007 someone needed some information for things that were not in the table. At that time I made a spreadsheet and posted it as a pdf. Took me a few minutes to find it again but here is a link to that table:
http://www.shopsmith.net/forums/attachm ... 1190651857

It is in the same general format of the shopsmith table and might be worth while printing out and adding to a note book. Please note it is 3 pages long.

Here is the missing table 3-1:
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Ed

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PTWFE Chapter Table saw Basic Cuts CH2

Re: Modern Art

Scary jig!!!!!