PTWFE Jig challange

[easterngray]

Anyone interested in taking part in the PTWFE jig challenge? The idea is to choose a jig or SS modification as depicted in any edition PTWFE, make it and post your results with a picture here at the forum. There are many great ideas in the book and this could be a fun project for forum members. Please post the edition and page number of where your item appears. I am going to start with the feather board equipped auxilliary fence as depicted on page 6 of the 1984 "revised edition". Anyone else want to participate? Alec

[thedovetailjoint]

I can't think of what jig or fixture that I might need, but I'll dig out a PTWFE (Power Tool Woodworking For Everyone book, just in case it's new to someone) and take a look. I suspect that many of the J&F that I use regularly had their genesis from PTWFE.

I hope you get some takers. Scott

[8iowa]

Back in '83, when I purchased my Shopsmith 500, I didn't have a planer (Shopsmith hadn't introduced their planer yet) In that era Shopsmith included PTWFE in the package.

Quickly catching my eye was the 15" drum sander, plans on page 271 of this vintage book. (which I still have) Novice as I was, and not knowing any better, I made one out of oak. This was one of my first lathe projects, I even used the dead center, again unaware that the live center even existed. I surprised myself by turning the oak cylinder within about 5 thousandths over it's length.

This drum sander made it possible to take bandsaw resawn boards and smooth them to uniform thickness. The downside was the clouds of dust, which my wife hated as the laundry area was also in the garage. An upside was the DC3300 that my wife gave me for Christmas that year.

I still have this drum sander, but it is not used anymore.

[dusty]

Alec, I think that this is a fabulous idea and I am going to answer your challenge. The first jig that I shall "attempt" is the Miter Gauge Extension detailed on page 22 in the 4th edition of PTWFE.

I chose this one for a couple of reasons. First, I think that I am up to the challenge. Second (probably should be first) is because this is a jig that should exist in every work shop. Thirdly, the one that I have has been around a while and is due for replacement.

As a companion and additional answer to your challenge, I am also going to tackle the Miter Gauge Extension with Sliding Stop, detailed on page 23 in the same edition.

This project will likely end up with some unintentional modifications. I don't know exactly why, maybe some of you do, but nothing I build seems to comply with the initial specifations.

Editorial Comment: Good learning experience for use of drill press and router table.

[papahammer8]

lol dusty . i wonder why lol. if able i would like to participate. i have been ill lately. i'll go out to the shop later today. see what i can dig up this will be fun. thanks

[papahammer8]

ok a couple pics. i have over the years needed a jig or 2 . heres 2 of them. once when i was organizing my shop i came upon a problem i didn't want to shove in a drawer so i needed a home for all of my moldimg and shaper cutters .so i got out my trusty ptwfe went to the shaping section page 111. is where i found the storage case i built. which has it's own place in my shop. easy to get to keeps out the dust. second i also like to build toys. i have 5 grandsons . the bulldozer in pic has a cove cut that makes up the blade. no problem chapter 4 table saw special ops. page 60 figure 4-9 . ptwfe is a very handy reference book. don't just put it away somewhere on a shelf , keep it handy in the shop . hagd folks thanks papa .[ATTACH]10531[/ATTACH]

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[wa2crk]

Hi;
Woud a self made jig that takes principles from PTWFE work OK?
While not an exact copy I did use the "saddle fixture" concept and the SS "T" nuts for the jig.
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Bill V

[easterngray]

Thanks for the great response guys! This will be a fun thread to be sure.
I began making my auxillary fence w/featherboard tonight. I am making it from white oak. I cut the stock to length, jointed one edge and then ripped to width and jointed the other edge. Tomorrow I will plane to the proper thickness, cut the groove for the featherboard and drill and countersink the holes for the carriage bolts. Here is a picture of the stock right after ripping to proper width. Note that I used my adjustable outfeed support - a 2x4 "T" support That is adjusted by positioning it in my Work-Mate table. More to come tomorrow! Alec

[nuhobby]

I thought -- SHIRLEY -- this was in PTWFE. But I believe it was from a Nick Engler book instead...

A dovetail cutting jig for the bandsaw:
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And a project done with it:
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[easterngray]

Chris that is a nice jig! Alec