Longevity of shop-built jigs

Leuf · 2006-08-17T05:01:03+00:00

So today I brought out my shop-built tenoning jig that rides the tablesaw fence and made a mess of some tenons. Brought over the square andsaw just how much that sucker could rock on the fence. Hmm, it suredidn't do that a few months ago.My miter sled that I made in the winter worked really great, until thesummer when the oak runners wouldn't even fit in the miter slots dueto the change in humidity. After planing them down with a shoulderplane it just never slid quite as well as it did before, and I'm inreal trouble when winter comes back. My plywood zero clearance insertwasn't flush with the table anymore either.Do I just suck at jig building or is every one else quietly cursing atthe jigs they made a few months ago?-Leuf

Aug 17, 2006 21 Replies

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Leuf 19 years ago

No drain at all in the basement unfortunately, unless I tie it into the plumbing. I suspect they don't have enough juice to get up 8 ft without adding a pump into the bucket. I don't plan on staying here long enough to justify all that.

-Leuf

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Lew Hodgett 19 years ago

Might consider sealing the finished jig with a coat of 2# shellac.

SFWIW, 1/2" B/B is only 9 ply while 5/8" B/B is 11 ply and is the standard for tooling for the die cutting industry.

Nice stuff for jigs if you don't want to use 3/4 B/B (13 ply).

Lew

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