Alan m
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« Reply #30 on: May 23, 2012, 06:50 PM » |
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sorry for the way the pics are. i can rever get them on there right.
the best of the big square is that the parralel (to rail) arm sits on the work piece and the Perpendicular arm sits down infront of the piece and acts as a fence. the diagonal arm helps keep the perpendicular arm from flapping down.
i think i will look out for a smaller version . i think jmb has one.
the best of this is that it folds up nice and small . it wont fit in the sleeve anymore but probably would fit in the duide rail bag
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« Reply #31 on: May 23, 2012, 06:57 PM » |
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Love it Alan, simple and effective.
Only suggestion I have is to set the bolts in far enough that they pull the rail all the way to the square, then you are not relying on the bolts being perfectly placed. It looks like there is a small gap now and it could introduce error.
Great idea.
RMW
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Alan m
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« Reply #32 on: May 23, 2012, 07:03 PM » |
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Love it Alan, simple and effective.
Only suggestion I have is to set the bolts in far enough that they pull the rail all the way to the square, then you are not relying on the bolts being perfectly placed. It looks like there is a small gap now and it could introduce error.
Great idea.
RMW
there is a slight gap . i did that to try and remove error . i was afraid that if the measurment was off a small bit then it wouldnt align properly. i see where you are coming from. i might try that on the next smaller one when i get one. i aligned it with the holes in my mft and it all seems square to teh eye . when i use it a bit i will see if it is 100 % square. |
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ts 55+2 1400 rails+ 1 lr32 1400 rail, domino+assortment systainer+ domiplate, ct 22 with boom arm+home made thien baffel, lr32 set, rotex 150, home made MFT,home made work center, 6 t locs for other tools, of2000 , ro 90, mft 800, trion , ls 130
wish list
of 1400, MFT 3,, even more t locs for other tools
"A pessimist sees the difficulty in every opportunity; an optimist sees the opportunity in every difficulty."
- Sir Winston Churchill (1874-1965)
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Richard/RMW
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« Reply #33 on: May 23, 2012, 07:11 PM » |
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The way those clips work in this situation the bolts don't have to be the same distance from the edge of the square, just close. Lock one clip in place and slide the rail tight to the square, then slide the other clip on the rail until tight and screw it down.
I always thought the clips were the most useful piece on the rip dogs, but I never really spent any time coming up with other uses. Your idea has me thinking.
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RMW
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Jonhilgen
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« Reply #34 on: May 23, 2012, 09:33 PM » |
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My need is to do production crosscutting of sheet goods for entire large kitchens. Dozens of crosscuts one after the other as fast as possible. Minimal material handling. Slide full sheets onto the 4x8 cutting platform and lift components cut to size off. Then over to the MFT for holes and edgebanding and whatever.
I keep thinking that the real answer for crosscutting is a dedicated implement. A solid 1/4" aluminum square with a bar screwed to the top to guide the saw. You'd lose cutting depth but I'm focusing on sheet goods.
No friction tape. One strip of splinter guard tape on the cutting edge just like a normal guide and a strip of teflon tape to level the square. The square is held in place by hand pressure on the square itself. Maybe a handle would be required to get more leverage. The point is that the thing needs to be slippery enough so that it slides easily to the mark with no resistance from the far side. This is drop dead crucial if you are going to incorporate a stop.
Here's a sketch of what I'm talking about.
[ ERROR: SPECIFIED ATTACHMENT MISSING ]
Seems like Woodpeckers could knock these out with no problem.
Fshanno, qwas makes a dedicated square for a guide rail. I have one permanently attached to one of my 1500 rails and I can cross cut the bejeesus out of sheet goods for a kitchen build. Completely negates the need for an mft, and when I'm done I can hang the guild rail in my truck for site work (much easier than lugging an mft around.) Jon |
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« Reply #35 on: May 27, 2012, 10:34 AM » |
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Alan - I used your idea & added some small posts to my t-square for the rip clips.     I used a small aluminum spacer (1/2" by 3/8" high) and an M8 button head cap screw, just tapped the aluminum. The head of the screw is just slightly larger than 1/2" and the height exactly the same as the clip, it locks in place nicely. Thanks for the idea. RMW Love it Alan, simple and effective.
Only suggestion I have is to set the bolts in far enough that they pull the rail all the way to the square, then you are not relying on the bolts being perfectly placed. It looks like there is a small gap now and it could introduce error.
Great idea.
RMW
there is a slight gap . i did that to try and remove error . i was afraid that if the measurment was off a small bit then it wouldnt align properly. i see where you are coming from. i might try that on the next smaller one when i get one. i aligned it with the holes in my mft and it all seems square to teh eye . when i use it a bit i will see if it is 100 % square. |
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Alan m
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« Reply #36 on: May 27, 2012, 03:01 PM » |
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how do you think it works.
i like mine . the square is too big for smaller parts but i like how small it is folded .
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ts 55+2 1400 rails+ 1 lr32 1400 rail, domino+assortment systainer+ domiplate, ct 22 with boom arm+home made thien baffel, lr32 set, rotex 150, home made MFT,home made work center, 6 t locs for other tools, of2000 , ro 90, mft 800, trion , ls 130
wish list
of 1400, MFT 3,, even more t locs for other tools
"A pessimist sees the difficulty in every opportunity; an optimist sees the opportunity in every difficulty."
- Sir Winston Churchill (1874-1965)
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