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6th March 2018, 12:59 AM #1
Mitre Fence for Slider
I do not saw many mitres, however my wife has been suggesting I make several frames, and I must admit that my readiness to make a mitre fence for my Hammer K3 tablesaw was really about the challenge more than the eventual projects.
I had seen this mitre fence sold by Felder, and went oooh ...
Of cause the asking price is just silly. And then I watched this video ...
... which looks like an MDF version, and said to myself, "I can make that". And so I did (well better ... of course ).
The fences are extruded aluminium to which are fitted flip stops. These are essential for sawing exact and equal lengths. The parts were available from a local woodworking store, Timbecon.
The measurements are accurate ...
The angle adjuster doubles as a fitting, connected to the side of the slider ...
The accuracy of the square end is all important. This was achieved with a bit of jiggling made possible as the end clamps had a small amount of adjustability built in ...
Once done, the fence was set at 45 degrees to the blade ..
The first test cut was promising ...
This was just one side. The real test would be that the four corners fit as accurately and tightly ...
This is just a scrap, which was not an even thickness, but all corners were perfect!
Happiness is a successful jig
I have details of the build if anyone is interested.
Regards from Perth
DerekVisit www.inthewoodshop.com for tutorials on constructing handtools, handtool reviews, and my trials and tribulations with furniture builds.
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6th March 2018, 01:03 AM #2
Awesome build mate! Would definitely love a good look at this at the GTG.
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6th March 2018, 07:34 AM #3SENIOR MEMBER
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That is brilliant Derek!
Thanks for the post and all the pictures. It has inspired me for the Holzprofi I have...I'm drooling over your Felder.
By the way, have you come across the 'Fritz and Franz' jig for the slider? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q0PyFjtSHrE
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6th March 2018, 09:25 AM #4GOLD MEMBER
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Very good Derek, I see you found a use for those measuring tapes.
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6th March 2018, 09:27 PM #5SENIOR MEMBER
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That wasn't one of the ones you lost was it Chris
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6th March 2018, 11:46 PM #6SENIOR MEMBER
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Very nice Derek.
Your making me look bad...lol
You make suggestions on how to make one and then you go and do it!....
My vigor to make one has been renewed....
Steve
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18th March 2018, 04:01 PM #7SENIOR MEMBER
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Have you used it in anger yet Derek?
Interested to hear how it went.
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18th March 2018, 05:00 PM #8
Hi Steve
Not yet. I've been too involved with building stools. I shall be building some picture frames at some stage, and will let you know how it goes.
Regards from Perth
DerekVisit www.inthewoodshop.com for tutorials on constructing handtools, handtool reviews, and my trials and tribulations with furniture builds.
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18th March 2018, 06:43 PM #9GOLD MEMBER
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Looking at this again Derek why do you think you need the corner bracket with the wing nuts, to me it is surplus to requirements.
CHRIS
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18th March 2018, 07:52 PM #10
Hi Chris
It makes it easier to set up for a perfect 90 degrees by locking the fences together at their adjoining corner ...
The structural integrity comes from the clamps to the sides.
Regards from Perth
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18th March 2018, 09:36 PM #11GOLD MEMBER
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To me the four brackets would be man enough as there is no real force trying to separate the ends where you put the small sub corner piece for want of a better word. If the right angle brackets were to be put closer to the intersection the angle bracket is not needed.
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18th March 2018, 10:06 PM #12
Chris, the assembly must be absolutely spot on 90 degrees, otherwise the complementary angles do not add up to 90 degrees. I just found it easier to add the corner bracket as it created an extra set of hands when fitting the wooden corner block. If that is out a smidgeon, then precision is lost. I'm sure that someone else could assemble the fences with more dexterity than I have. Try it without - as I mentioned earlier, the brackets are not structural.
Regards from Perth
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I wasn't trying to be critical just to understand your thinking on having them there. Did you just accept the 90 degrees cuts from the slider for the base or did you have to massage that with a hand plane? As you rightly point out the 90 degree angle is everything in the jig and just measuring it with a good square might not be as accurate as it could be. I would not be prepared to say my saw fence is set accurately enough to get the result I would want to see for those cuts but for all other purposes it would be spot on.
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19th March 2018, 09:48 PM #14
Hi Chris
I didn't take it as a criticism. No problem.
Regards the 90 degrees .... I set up the crosscut fence pretty precisely to saw the wooden section. I checked the result a few times. A foundation of accuracy is important .. but not enough.
The aluminium sides were added, and removed, several times as parts were made, fitted, re-fitted ... The wooden corner is deliberately a smidgeon undersize. It it was a smidgeon oversize, it would throw off the squareness. This was why it was so important to ensure that the two sides met exactly at the apex of the corner: a smidgeon past the corner, and the fence would nudge the corner piece too far.
The fences were finally added. The outer clamp has an enlarged bolt hole (the bolts are captured in M6 aluminium threads inserts). The enlarged hole offers a slight adjustability. Building this in is essential. All was absolutely spot-on when tightened down.
I did a few test runs. Amazingly it was dead on accurate from the outset.
Regards from Perth
DerekVisit www.inthewoodshop.com for tutorials on constructing handtools, handtool reviews, and my trials and tribulations with furniture builds.
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28th March 2018, 09:38 AM #15Senior Member
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Hi Derek, I have admired the quality of your work and ingenuity from afar (opposite side of oz) and this is another great job.
You alluded to details of the build being available, I would be grateful for these, either via a post, or PM
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