Video of a shop made circle cutting jig for the OF1400
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Hi Eric
Nice circle jig and a fine video.
I'll just throw in a few pic's of my own homemade circle jig.
I had to make som holes with a 1 inch radius...impossible to do with the MFS system! So I found a piece of scrap plexiglas and made what you can see in the pics.
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...and making larger circles with a radius up to approx. 12 inches.
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...and it really feels good to make your own jigs [cool]
I'm planning to find another piece of scrap plexiglas and make a longer version with some more center holes (longer piece of plexiglas on the opposite side of the handle than the router. If you get what I mean!?)
Kind regards
Henrik
Nice circle jig and a fine video.
I'll just throw in a few pic's of my own homemade circle jig.
I had to make som holes with a 1 inch radius...impossible to do with the MFS system! So I found a piece of scrap plexiglas and made what you can see in the pics.
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...and making larger circles with a radius up to approx. 12 inches.
[attachthumb=#]
...and it really feels good to make your own jigs [cool]
I'm planning to find another piece of scrap plexiglas and make a longer version with some more center holes (longer piece of plexiglas on the opposite side of the handle than the router. If you get what I mean!?)
Kind regards
Henrik
erock
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Henrik you beat me to it. I was laying in bed last night and smacked myself
In the head . I should have used the festool gear I have.
Thanks for sharing. Your jig looks great! Now I know how to improve my jig .
I'll mess with it when I get home from work.
Eric
In the head . I should have used the festool gear I have.
Thanks for sharing. Your jig looks great! Now I know how to improve my jig .
I'll mess with it when I get home from work.
Eric
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Great Idea. I had to pull the old PC 690 out last week. Made an absolute mess. Now the bar has been raised.
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Again....thanks Henrik for opening my eyes to a better solution for my circle cutting jig needs.
Why couldn't I think of this yesterday? [doh]
Here is the new and improved jig. The only thing I need to do is find a longer M6-1.00 screw or bolt.
I can use the guide stop and rods for better accuracy. Plus this is a lot easier to set up. [embarassed]
To bad the longest M6 screw or bolt Lowes carries is 60mm long. I plan on buying a M6-1.00 x 100 bolt and remove the cap of the knob of the
guide stop so I can use the knob.
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I guess the video I made is all for not. Oh well, at lease I learned something.
Again, thanks Henrik, this is another great example of how the FOG members can helps each other out and take our Festools to another level.
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Eric
Why couldn't I think of this yesterday? [doh]
Here is the new and improved jig. The only thing I need to do is find a longer M6-1.00 screw or bolt.
I can use the guide stop and rods for better accuracy. Plus this is a lot easier to set up. [embarassed]
To bad the longest M6 screw or bolt Lowes carries is 60mm long. I plan on buying a M6-1.00 x 100 bolt and remove the cap of the knob of the
guide stop so I can use the knob.
[attachthumb=#]
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I guess the video I made is all for not. Oh well, at lease I learned something.
Again, thanks Henrik, this is another great example of how the FOG members can helps each other out and take our Festools to another level.
[thumbs up]
Eric
Eoghan Brown
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Oh, you bet me to it.. I knew there was a way to cobble all those accessories together. Good Job...
...always a pleasure to be able to help or inspire. [smile]
I'll just post a picture of my "next generation circle jig". I found a long piece of plexiglas but haven't had the time to make the jig.
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I want to make it a bit longer on both sides of the handle so I can make larger circles. Adding som more center holes.
And I want to add a disc fitting perfectly into a hole in the jig, so I can fix the disc to the board or piece of wood with som double adhesive tape...to avoid putting a screw into the board. Then I'll mount som sort of a cross bar with wing nuts to prevent the jig from jumping of the disc/rotating point.
Hope that made sense...or feel free to ask. ???
Kind regards
Henrik
I'll just post a picture of my "next generation circle jig". I found a long piece of plexiglas but haven't had the time to make the jig.
[attachthumb=#]
I want to make it a bit longer on both sides of the handle so I can make larger circles. Adding som more center holes.
And I want to add a disc fitting perfectly into a hole in the jig, so I can fix the disc to the board or piece of wood with som double adhesive tape...to avoid putting a screw into the board. Then I'll mount som sort of a cross bar with wing nuts to prevent the jig from jumping of the disc/rotating point.
Hope that made sense...or feel free to ask. ???
Kind regards
Henrik
