Something I had not fully considered was that by extending the curvy jig in the way I had, I created some rather large void spaces which no longer exerted any pressure on the clamped veneer boards. The result being Continue reading Curved front jig – take 3
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Curved front jig
Using the CNC machine, one of the other students had created a fairly hefty curved front jig which I repurposed to created my curved fronts. The issue being Continue reading Curved front jig
Practise drawer dovetails
Putting the Leigh Jig to work, the pine mock-ups seem to fit with no troubles.
An issue with high speed routing is Continue reading Practise drawer dovetails
Curvy Jig
A component of my course this year is to create something with curved surfaces using solid timber. To that end, my cabinet doors will be of curved design. I have created a multi-sheet MDF panel with blackwood veneers. Continue reading Curvy Jig
Leigh Jig
I have the serious impression that there is a great conspiracy out there and our lives are all just a joke for some uber being’s amusement. After a bit of research, I decided upon the Leigh Superjig in the 18 inch width from Carbatec. Essentially an ‘easy’ way to do some half blind drawer dovetails and some finger joins for the carcasses. Dowelling is a bit inelegant for a 3rd year student.
I bought the set of router bits and noted that the Leigh bits had an unusual 8mm shank. A bit more research revealed that I’d need an adaptor for the Leigh e-bush which meant that I’d need to define which router I’d use. Happy with Makita (what we use at TAFE- they seem bulletproof in the face of the ‘chisel tossing idiots’ as my sister-in-law calls them), I decided to assess their range.
The lightest model the RP0900X1 (check it out, it’s probably still wrong) seemed to fit the bill perfectly as it is advertised as being an 8mm router. Great, thinks I, no collet adaptors needed. the fewer widgets, the less chance of things going wrong.
Bzzzpt! Thank you for playing, next contestant please!
I lost half a day trying to make my 8mm bits fit in the 8mm router. Finally out of exasperation, I pulled my ruler out and measure the 2 collect adaptors. 6.4mm and 9.5mm. Waitaminute! What happened to 8mm? I lost the rest of the day hitting the hardware stores of Warrnambool to be told that no such thing exists. And so I checked Makita’s website again. Then I converted 3/8″ only to discover that it isn’t 8mm!
Kudos to Makita Australia, because a few unimpressed phone calls later, a chap called Matt organised an 8mm collet adaptor to be freighted to me gratis (for the advertised 8mm router I bought under false pretenses, I might add).
In the meantime expecting Easter to waylay my collet, I decided to venture out to Carbatech to grab a 1/4 inch straight bit so that if all else failed, I’d at least be able to rout something! I asked for the long shank 8mm straight bit and by the merest chance the short shanked one happened to be on display. Long story short (pun), the long shank is actually shorter than the short shank. As I wanted a long cutter, I bought the short one because it was longer.
If my head could shake any more it would explode!
