So what woodworking gifts did you receive for Christmas

[dltflt]

I got a Woodpeckers 32" T-Square, Magswitch universal base & Fence kit, KM-1, DJ-1 on order, LED Magnifying Light and a set of bench dogs.  I just ordered the 3000mm rail and it will be here Tuesday.  Good Christmas for woodworking tools.

Don

 

[Kodi Crescent]

A Rockwell Jawhorse and Rockwell JawStands.  No more installing overhead items with unsupported 3rd hand poles (crash!)!

The JawStands also work well to support cutting long pieces that overhang the MFT.  The clamp on the Jawhorse is great for cutting steel with the reciprocating saw.  Much much easier than what I was doing before.

 

[bonesbr549]

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[Ken Nagrod]

+1

Thanks Bob Marino!

 

[Jesse Cloud]

I got a Woodpeckers 32" T-Square, Magswitch universal base & Fence kit, KM-1, DJ-1 on order, LED Magnifying Light and a set of bench dogs.  I just ordered the 3000mm rail and it will be here Tuesday.  Good Christmas for woodworking tools.

Don

Hey Don,
If you don't already have a Magswitch, get ready for a pleasant surprise.  I use it on my bandsaw.  I put a lot of pressure on it when resawing.  I am totally amazed that it holds on so tightly.  My laminations vary by less than 0.001 inch after a full day of resawing.  One caution, though, be sure your fingers are clear before you activate the magnet.  I got one heck of a blood blister that way. [eek] [embarassed]

 

[Joe Smith]

Yes, the Leigh Super FMT does appear to be a well designed, well manufactured, and well documented jig.  I got everything set up in less than an hour and, so far, have spent about three hours experimenting with it. 

So far, I have had some good results and some puzzling results.  Just about an hour ago I managed to produce a tenon which was mis-shaped:

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and, for the life of me, I can't figure out what I did wrong.

Frank, does the Super FMT flex a little when you apply to much pressure?  I looked at the Super and the Pro and that was one of the concerns of mine and was why I went with the Pro. 

 

[Corwin]

A Rockwell Jawhorse and Rockwell JawStands.  No more installing overhead items with unsupported 3rd hand poles (crash!)!

The JawStands also work well to support cutting long pieces that overhang the MFT.  The clamp on the Jawhorse is great for cutting steel with the reciprocating saw.  Much much easier than what I was doing before.

Hey Kodi,

I hope you will like your new Rockwell JawStands.  They look to be an updated version of the Triton MultiStand -- however, Triton did not do a good enough job with the manufacture and customer support of their MultiStand, so I hope that your Rockwell JawStands will prove to be a better product.  Anyway, I've used two of these type stands to make a 4'x8' cutting table that I can tilt upright to set a sheet of material against and then tilt the tabletop and sheet material to the horizontal position to make my cuts.  Great back saver!  You might check out my photo gallery here to see what I'm talking typing about.  Happy New Year!

 

[Kodi Crescent]

Thanks, Corwin!  Happy New Year to you as well!

From what I understand, Rockwell and Triton have some sort of business deal and Rockwell is now selling their knockoff of it.

I really think I'll like the Jawstands.  I've been building some suspended shelving in my garage and before I was trying to balance the shelves on unsupported 3rd hand poles while trying to scribe the shelf to the wall.  One bump and the whole thing comes tumbling down.  The Jawstands can hold the poles okay, but they'll still slip out on occasion.  Clamping them in the Jawhorse would be a much different story though.

I was really disappointed in the area of the clamping surface.  In the pictures it seems like the entire edges with the black supports are the clamping surface.  Sadly, that's not the case.  The clamping surface is maybe 1 1/2" square.  Enough to hold something, but not as much surface as I would have liked.  The Jawstands will be useful, but these won't clamp like the Jawhorse.  But then again, they were only 1/3rd of the price...  The fold up and store nicely though.  Much faster to setup and tear down than the steel adjustable saw horses I had before.

 

[nickao]

Let us know after using it awhile. I always wanted one or two of those, but never pulled the trigger.

 

[GPowers]

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+ 1

 

[dltflt]

I got a Woodpeckers 32" T-Square, Magswitch universal base & Fence kit, KM-1, DJ-1 on order, LED Magnifying Light and a set of bench dogs.  I just ordered the 3000mm rail and it will be here Tuesday.  Good Christmas for woodworking tools.

Don

Hey Don,
If you don't already have a Magswitch, get ready for a pleasant surprise.  I use it on my bandsaw.  I put a lot of pressure on it when resawing.  I am totally amazed that it holds on so tightly.  My laminations vary by less than 0.001 inch after a full day of resawing.  One caution, though, be sure your fingers are clear before you activate the magnet.  I got one heck of a blood blister that way. [eek] [embarassed]

That is one of the reasons I bought it.  The other is for the table saw.  I glad it works well.

 

[Ken Nagrod]

I've had my Rockwell Jaw Horse for about a year now.  It's really good.  I have the plywood attachment for it as well.  I found that clamping long pieces in it or a long sheet of ply causes it to tip.  I think I'll solve that by getting another.  It'll also make a sturdy plywood table that way.  Careful folding it up as it's a good finger pincher.

 

[dennylj]

Yes, the Leigh Super FMT does appear to be a well designed, well manufactured, and well documented jig.  I got everything set up in less than an hour and, so far, have spent about three hours experimenting with it. 

So far, I have had some good results and some puzzling results.  Just about an hour ago I managed to produce a tenon which was mis-shaped:

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and, for the life of me, I can't figure out what I did wrong.

Frank,
From the photo you posted it appears (I could be wrong here) that you are clamping your tenon workpiece horizontally, not vertically.  All tenon stock should be clamped vertically.  See the procedure below.  It is also possible that the table is not clamped and that is moving slightly when you route the tenon.  Check that it is clamped firmly.  Hope this helps.  I have been presenting seminars at Lee Valley in Ottawa for several years on the Leigh Jigs and this sort of thing happens from time to time if one forgets to ensure the table is clamped properly after centering it over the stock.
Cheers,
Denny
Procedure
1. Install appropriate bit in router
2. Install joint guide
3. Mark outside surfaces of mortise and tenon stock
4. Adjust table to its centre position
5. Install fence off centre by about 1/2 the width of the tenon stock.  Ensure it is 90 degrees vertical.

Routing Tenons
• Mark the length of the tenon on the work piece.
• Clamp tenon stock vertically against the fence and touching the retractable sight.
• Turn the left guide pin clockwise until it stops, the raise it two full turns.
• The left guide pin steers the router bit around the guide to form the tenon.
• Move the router in a clockwise direction to begin (a climb rout) to produce a clean shoulder, then counter-clockwise to complete the tenon, ensuring the guide pin rides against the joint guide all around.
• Before removing the router or tenon work piece, confirm the tenon is properly routed.