Thread: Taper Jig

I have seen a version which looks exactly the same in a Carbatec Catalogue.

Bids

yep i have it at home, the one from carbatec that is and it works an absolute treat

...from Ebay...cost me £19 total...a simple piece of equipment, cleverly made and looks it will do exactly what it says on the tin!!

OK, I know this is an old thread. I've made a taper jig for my Workstation 2000. Basically a base 900 x 200 with two slots across the width and a top 'fence' that will sit on it to set the taper and then lock. The workpiece clamps to the base and is held to the right taper. It's a fairly standard design. My question is, how to hold the jig in position so that it remains parallel to the blade while sliding across?
The T-slots on the workstation do not run out at the ends so putting a guide underneath to run in them won't work, as the guides would hit the ends before the job ran through all the way.
I can hold the jig against the Workstation fence, but I'd rather have something that holds it parallel, so that I'm only concerned then with feeding it through.
Has anyone else resolved this?

Cheers

Peter

Adapt a "cross cut sled". You should find dozens of examples. Basically a board wider than the table top, with a runner down each side to run on teh outside

Originally Posted by bpj1968

Adapt a "cross cut sled". You should find dozens of examples. Basically a board wider than the table top, with a runner down each side to run on teh outside

Thanks Brian. I've got a cross cut sled. It's given me the clue, though. I was thinking in terms of fitting it to the T-Slots or finding a way of attaching it to the fence.
Your answer has made me realise I'm better taking the fence off and doing a runner down the outside of the table. I should have thought of that myself !
Anno domini ! Duh!

Cheers

Peter

Actually you could screw an aluminium chanel to the side of the table top and then screw a strip of wood on the underside of the jig for it to slide in the chanel and stay true to the saw blade.