My latest jig build - The Superjig. This one is something extra

[Ola C]

Hi all,

On this forum you might recognize me as the inventor of the Domino jig for small parts. Well...I'm back with a new jig build.

I buried this deep down in the youtubethread in "Fun games and diversions" subcategory...but, imo it's worth it's own thread so people will find it. If anyone is upset with the cross posting I can delete the other post. [unsure]

Anyway, I think my latest jig, "The Superjig" might be worth watching if you're interested in jigs or woodworking as a whole. It's a super accurate box joint/tenon jig on steroids, mainly developed for table saw but will work on router tables as well if you have a miter channel. I call it a gamechanger and I think it is. It's accuracy is within 0.03mm and it's easily indexable in steps 0.05mm. As I say in the videos, plans and build videos will follow if the interest is big enough.

3 parts, each around 20 mins. Any questions just let me know [smile]

 

[hdv]

Hej Ola, det är en fin redskap!

Nice work! That seems to be a very easy to use tool that offers some great accuracy. I'll be looking forward to the follow up posts. I might build one myself.

By the way: I fully agree on the manual vs automated version. KISS has its place in woodworking too!

 

[Svar]

If you want simple to just make finger joints then use something like this:
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Does exact same thing with the same speed and accuracy. Attaches to your existing miter gauge.

If you enjoy building cool machines, then OP's version is great.

 

[Ola C]

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You should see this as a joinery jig for the tablesaw, as I say in video#2 I cut tenons more often than boxjoints. I set up a tenon cut under 30s and I know the tenon will be within 0.05mm of the target, in most cases better than that. I can set up a double tenon in about a minute, with the same accuracy.

I'm a part time pro woodworker and I never build jigs for the sake of it. I build to improve speed and/or accuracy.

When it comes to boxjoints, the only set up needed with my jig is pretty much to set the blade height and align the blade with the edge of my work piece. My jig and others using indexing/screws movement doesn't add up accumulative tolerances. Also I can cut multiple parts in one go which really speeds up the process.

I used a similar to the one in you pic for a 30cm boxjoints and the headache to tune if for the 30th finger to fit as good as the 5th or 10th...well.

The one in your pics is ok for smaller parts and set up should be quick if you buy the templates for it. It could be quicker making the actual cuts as it's lighter and easier to push.

 

[Ola C]

The Superjig is now twice as good, at least for boxjoints. Until this week I thought it could only make boxjoints on even millimeter numbers. So, I sat down with my sketchbook to figure out how difficult the odd ones would be.

Turned out they are almost as easy to make as the even ones. Video update on this subject.

 

[Ola C]

Finally complete plans and build videos are available. First video in the link below, remaining ones in the same playlist (Building The Superjig). Link to plans in the video description. You wont regret if you build this jig, I used mine for 9 months now and it's really fast and accurate to work.
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[Muttley000]

On my watchlist for tonight, thank you for sharing, I really enjoy your videos!

 

[Ola C]

On my watchlist for tonight, thank you for sharing, I really enjoy your videos!

Oh, that will be a long night [unsure]. These are build videos and maybe not that interesting/entertaining until someone wants to build their jig.

 

[Ola C]

The Superjig 2.0 is released!

This jig can nowadays do so much more than when first presented last year. For example then I said boxjoints on every 2mm, it nowadays makes them on every 0.5mm finger width without problems. I have also extended the capabilities with boxjoint variations in different forms (picture 2). You can do pretty much any pattern or variation you want with this jig.

I also added tilt function in two directions to enable angled joinery. To add to that I have a new more simple way to calculate the coloured pin positions and decided to make completely new videos. First video demoing the jig and describing it, and then 4 user videos. Boxjoints, boxjoint variations, bridle joints and finally tenons. Old videos will soon be removed from youtube. If someone is in the middle of one of them, let me know and we solve that.

Demovideo linked below, the user videos are in the same playlist. Also some pictures what is included in the user videos.


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[luvmytoolz]

Superb! Well done, that looks a really handy jig!

 

[DavidCBaker]

Are you going to make them and then sell them, or is it just in a plan to build it yourself? Thanks.

 

[Ola C]

Are you going to make them and then sell them, or is it just in a plan to build it yourself? Thanks.

I built two of these jigs. The first one when I invented it and the second one for filming the build instruction videos. Now the idea is that people build their own jigs. I will not build to sell.

 

[Ola C]

Maybe a picture of the jig itself is motivated, see now there is no such since I deleted the old youtube videos.

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