Edge Guide Jig for Routers or Circular Saws
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- Опубліковано 1 жов 2024
- Just draw your cut line, clamp this jig right on the line, fold back the spacer, and cut. Right on the center of the line. Every time.
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Good jig. Tamar @ 3x3 custom made a video on this jig a few years ago.
Thanks, and I saw that video! I decided to do my own because of the piano hinge and the fact I prefered the 2" hinges, plus making it double-sided (at least, I don't *think* hers was double-sided). But I love her videos!
The preview of the adjustable router jig loots really interesting, looking forward to that one.
Thanks! 😄
You are amazing Dan ;p Thanks for sharing your knowledge!
Thanks, that's really nice! 😄
Looking forward to the video on that dado jig. Looks slick!
Thanks! 😄
Forget the “measure to the center” or “don’t worry about the blade thickness ” of course it matters. Don’t measure at all. Use the tool itself to determine the width of the filler.
I was thinking the same thing. I've seen several other videos for straight edge guides where you cut the guide a little wide and then use the tool to cut it to the final width. The method used in this video is overly complicated and inaccurate. I like the idea of the design, but his method of getting to the final dimensions is not the best.
@@craigphillips3154 That's actually a good idea of how to cut the spacer. Where were you when I was making this video? 😂
Like I said in the other reply, good idea, and where were you when I made this video? 😂
Thanks for the great tip and explanation on how to use the jig. I need to build one of these that works for both my palm router and my circular saw. I like using the two sides and the self-closing hinges. Nice touch!
Thanks! Glad I could help! 😄
Excellent video, same as dado jig. Will definitely build both for my daily projects. Thanks for your training and your teaching methods.
Thanks, and you're quite welcome! 🙂
Now using this idea how can I build micro adjustment so I can create a 0.150 slot with 0.125 router bit? Wanting to make slots for 1/8" masonite panels in 1/2" plywood with 1/4" slot depth. Slots are 1" on center with 20 slots per part.
Good question, and I'm not really sure. In fact, I can't think of anything right now, unless you can make a spacer of some kind. Sorry I'm not more help.
I have a question. Lots of UA-camrs suggest using 3/4” plywood for making these jigs but I have a bunch of table leafs that were left behind when people purchased dining room tables from our vendor mall that seem to be either hardwood such as oak or particle board sandwiched between oak veneer. Will particle board work for building these jigs? I could use oak but it almost seems like overkill. Thanks
I thought I'd already answered this, but maybe I didn't hit "Reply". My answer is I'm not sure, but give it a try! Remember that screws don't hold very well in particle board, though, so that's something to consider.
Each side 4 a different application. Good thinking! Newbies love 2 c the professionals make mistakes. Isn't that silly? But, they all seem just so....perfect, and I'm so...not. I do the most airhead things. I'm still at the point that the 3rd time around I finally get it right.
I agree that we love to see the pros make mistakes. The truth is, they make plenty of mistakes too, especially when they're trying something new. And don't let your mistakes get you down - just know that I'm right there with you, slapping my forehead, shaking my head, and (if it's your cup of tea) cursing up a storm. 😂
I am a hobby woodworker, but not new to it. I always learn from you and appreciate how you share your mistakes. I would appreciate a shop tour and learning what tools and brands you have. I don't see you use every expensive brand and I appreciate that. Can you share what you have and if you like it? Thanks.
Thanks! That's a good idea, and I may do it sometime. I'll add it to the list. 😄
Thanks Dan, I could use a jig like that I'm tired of using a straight edge that's 4 feet long and about 20lbs on projects that are 2 feet long and have to fight with it to get the saw or router to line up with my cut mark 👍
I hear you! And you're welcome. 😄
Your videos are fantastic, thank you so much for sharing your knowledge.
Thanks! I appreciate it! 🙂
Is it a jig? Is it a reel? Whatever it was ..... I enjoyed every minute of it. Great video.
Keep 'er lit Bro!
Thanks! I appreciate it! 😄
If you used sketchup to make the graphics I think it would make a great video showing the making of the graphic.
That's an interesting idea. I mean, there's lots of SketchUp tutorials, and I even have one (sort-of). But seeing how someone does something specific can be a good tutorial by itself. I'll think about it. Thanks!
Your videos are always interesting Dan. Your presentation style is very easygoing. Cheers🇬🇧
Thanks! I appreciate it! 😄
WHAT BRAND NAME IS THE BEST FOR SELF CENTRED drill set ??
I'm not sure what's best, but I use a set from Bosch, and I really like it: amzn.to/2NRkwBf
simple but very affective i need one for my router and circular so thanks always good to see what you are doing.
Thanks! Glad I could help! 😄
Nice job. I like the simplicity of this. Cheers 👍😎🇦🇺
Thanks! 😄
Thanks for that detail tip on the hinges. I just know I would have centered mine too.
😂 You're welcome!
By God! I am going to make one. Got a lot of scrap to use up till wood prices come back down.
Awesome! 😄
Is a great idea. It would definitely work for a jigsaw as well =)
Thanks! 😄
This channel is a godsend. Thank you for making all these videos.
Thanks! That means a lot! 😄
Will an 8 inch dado set work on my 10 inch Ryobi table saw?
If the Ryobi says it supports dado sets, then yes. Most dado sets are 8".
A big thumbs up on this tip!
A big thanks in return! 😄
For circular saws, i find the shoot board provides cleaner cuts. Because it acts as a zero clearance on 1 side of the cut.
Thanks for the info! 😄
"Normal length and grumpy" ...
😆😆 bwahahahahaha 😆😆
Don't sell yourself short, mate😉
I would have gone for, tall strapping and handsome! 🤔🤭🤣
Embellishments are always better when talked up some.
Great little versatile jig, there Dan. 👍🏽
LOL, I'm glad someone got that innuendo. And actually, I was probably exaggerating, and not about the grumpy part. 😂
@@TheNewbieWoodworker
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And thats why I keep retuning like a moth to the flame! 😉👍🏽
@@SMee67 😂
nice and simple...thanks foir sharing.
Thanks, and you're welcome! 😄
Thanks for sharing have a blessed day in the name of Jesus
Thanks, and you're quite welcome! 😄
Hi Dan, Fantastic jig and so simple to make.
Great explanations as ever in how to do something but also what not to do, as in in hinge placement.
Looking forward to the other jig video.
Take care Dan.
Cheers, Huw
Thanks, Huw! As always, I appreciate your comments. 😄
"nice and sweet.. Just like me" 🤣 you always makes me giggling.. Great vedio as always keep it up 👌🏼
Thanks, glad I can make you smile. 😄 My wife and I like to joke about "it's like me" things. We originally saw it in the movie "Forget Paris". ua-cam.com/video/txWye0YCIq0/v-deo.html
@@TheNewbieWoodworker i wish you both a happy, peaceful and successful life 🌹
@@hussainal-hussaini8483 Thanks, and you too. 😄
How's about a three-use jig, if like me you have a circular saw, a jigsaw and a router? All you'd have to do is put in the widest two tools first and find a long piece to put in in order to fit in the smallest. Would that be safe, do you think?
I think I'd go the other direction. Have the spacer be the smallest, then add additional pieces with magnets. You only need them while you clamp it down, and once you fold the spacer out of the way, you could even pull them off if needed. Does that make sense?
@@TheNewbieWoodworker Yes, I think that is what I was trying to express, in my fumbling way.
@@johnedwardtaylor 👍
Unfortunately this did not work for me for a circular saw. I followed it to the T but when I fold it the bulk battery and motor of the circular saw are hitting the folded portion. I am using a Ryobi 7.25 inch circular saw
I'm thinking you need to use it the other direction, so the battery hangs off the other side. Does this make sense?
@@TheNewbieWoodworker that is what I think is the next best option. However I don't have a table saw and need to cut the piece with my circular saw. If I want to put it on the other side, I am running into an issue in cutting the width needed because my fence would need to be on the piece that needs to fall off. Any options?
@@TheNewbieWoodworker I solved the issue
@@diybuildandlife207 Awesome! 🙂
Great Video, I love how you explain things, using a liilt humour and lite hartedness with just enough technical info without becoming boaring.
I made one a few years ago, however mine was slightly different .
In mine, the park you clamped down for routing IS the space for my circular saw.
and the part I clamp down for my circular saw is my spacer for my router.
Meaning i have only 2 parts to use it with both.
Cool! 😄
Holy Moly - that’s a great idea!
Gonna try it as soon as I can. The one thing I struggle with pretty much every project is making simple straight cuts. So much so, I was considering buying a track saw... but I think I’ll try this first.
You and me both. I've learned a couple of things, though, that might help. First, if you're using a router, make sure you're cutting in the right direction. Going one way will help keep it close to the straight edge, but going the other way will cause it to want to wander from the straight edge. I can't explain which direction is right, using just words, but try it out both ways and you'll see it right away.
Second, regarding a circular saw: I could never keep my circular saw straight until I bought a new saw (the Makita cordless). I have several older circular saws, and there's a big difference between them and the new one. I'm not sure what the difference is, but if you have an older circular saw, you might think about getting a new one. I'm really good at spending other people's money. 😄
Thank you! I have been struggling with cutting a straight line, I have no table saw. Many other designs out there, also simple, but still didn't work for me. I made mine with the saw short-wide side (1 1/2) on one side and the long-wide side (5 1/8) on the other side. This way I can easily flip it if I use one side of the saw or the other.
Good job! Make sure you're moving the router the correct direction. It's kind of hard to explain which way is correct, but just know that if you move it the correct direction, it's pretty easy to keep the router against the straight edge. But if you move it the wrong direction, the router will want to wander away from the straight edge.
That's... F'n brilliant!!!! Simple and effective.
Thanks! I f'n appreciate it. 😂
@@TheNewbieWoodworker 😂 I had made sure to apply a bit of adverb for good measure.
@@MintStiles 😂
Excellent video. I something like that on Wilkerdos. 👍👍👍👍👍
Thanks. I've seen this in several videos, so obviously this wasn't an original idea of mine. 😄
The projects I started about 2hours and 15 minutes ago would have went a lot smoother if I saw this video first. ,,🤣 If you do the math that was 15 minutes before the video posted. 🙈
Arg - I hate when that happens! 😂 ua-cam.com/video/gqQ99s4Ywnw/v-deo.html
Err. This gives you the centre of the router, which is never what you want to know, The edge of the tool is the parameter of interest when routing, Sorry, but this doesn't give you that.
True. Which is why the next video will be about building an adjustable template that *does* go to the edge of the router bit.
@@TheNewbieWoodworker Great - I look forward to that
@@donepearce 👍
Great video with right amount of humor. Also appreciate you pointing out the offset needed when mounting the hinges. Looking forward to that adjustable router jig.
Awesome! Glad I could help. 😄
Thank you very much you have really helped me out with my woodworking projects over the years. 👍🏽
Thanks, that's really good to know! I appreciate you sharing that with me - it means a lot. 😄
Seen something similar but adding a second spacer to the other side is a great idea. One for my trim 1/4 and one for the larger 1/2 router. Saves space always good.
Yep, there's plenty of versions of this around. I mostly made the video because I'm going to use this in an upcoming video, but also because of the double-sided idea.
I like the double sided option
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Awesome! I love practical jigs, especially when they're multi-purpose.
Cool! The multi-purpose part was an afterthought, but apparently it was a good thought... 😄
It's always the simplest ideas that are the best. Thank you for sharing this!
You're quite welcome! 😄
Great, thanks.
Thanks, and you're welcome! 😄
Love it. Looking to have a guide for both my router and hand held circular saw for this weekend. Perfect timing!
Awesome! Glad I could help. 😄
Nicely done
Thanks! 😄
Great video. Very detailed. Looking forward to the next one.
Thanks! 😄
Good job 👍
Thanks! 😄
Nice jig.
Thanks! 😄
Great Idea & video! good to see you back making videos!
Thanks, and so am I. 😄
Hey Dan i finally got me a table saw! ill be making one of your sled's maybe even 2 lol. ive already made a second push stick "man cant cut alone with just one push stick" haha
you got any advice on dust collection what i mean by that is i have a blade guard and it has a tube that connects to the saw exhaust and then goes out the back, i 3d printed an adapter to fit my exhaust and my vacuum cleaner it fits very tight but the saw is still making quite a mess.
i can understand the bit of mess on top of the saw thats ok but it is still going over the floor but not as much as it did when i didnt use the vacuum cleaner lol........never doing that again i had to vacuum my whole garage dust everywhere!
Congratulations! What saw did you get? I need to see some pics to understand what you're talking about. You can either post links to some pics here, or send them to me via email by going to my website thenewbiewoodworker.com/, clicking the "menu" in the upper right, and select "email".
@@TheNewbieWoodworker sure thing I will probably do a video and send a link of it probably easier. it's a UK brand titan ttb763tas it's a budget unit but as far as I'm concerned it's the best of all the budget brands available took me a few months to decide which one to get.
Thanks
@@TotoGuy-Original I found a couple of videos on that table saw. It looks like it has a dust port in the back, as well as the hose from the blade guard. So I'm guessing you hook the hose to the dust port in the back, and your shop vac sucks dust from both above and below the table at the same time.
That sound right to you? If so, are you using it that way, or are you only using the hose from the blade guard?
@@TheNewbieWoodworker yeah that is right. Haven't had time to do a video yet but I will. Going to make sure everything is clean and then do some cuts so you can see where it's going.
@@TotoGuy-Original 👍
Another good video. Thanks.
Thanks, Doug! 😄
Wow, there are some great ideas there - thank you. I have this embryonic idea for making this jig adjustable to suit the tool one is using - jigsaw, router, circular saw and perhaps others...I think you can see where I'm going with this. The fiddly bit is getting the flip over part to evenly change in width to suit the tool. Perhaps three (or more) guide holes?
I think it could be done, but it might not be worth the effort. But hey, don't let me stop you - you never know what you might come up with! 😄
@@TheNewbieWoodworker Tossing ideas around is always fruitful. Its nice to hear a different perspective. Thanks. I will only build it if I get it clear in my head and right now, its quite fuzzy :). I'll keep you in the loop if you are interested.
Easy. Cut another strip or strips to add to the spacer to make it equal to the additional thickness needed and attach with magnets. Since the flip over part is only a spacer, this should work. I would use a forstner bit to drill holes and use small round neodymium magnets. So if the router spacer is 2 1/4 inches and the circular saw is 4 inches, use a 1 3/4 strip that attaches with magnets. If needed, compensate for any gap the magnets may cause. (would be 32nds. or none at all) That's my idea at least.
@@MikeTheSith200 Magnets! What a great idea, and I'm ticked I didn't think of it myself, because I use magnets for all sorts of things. Like I said, great idea. 😄
@@TheNewbieWoodworker thank you sir!
Lol at your analogy gone wrong.
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Dan, I really liked your calipers in this video but when I went to buy them and saw all the options, I quickly realized I don’t know what I’m doing/looking at. Any chance of doing a caliper video? Yeh, I could find someone else’s... but I’d miss your personality doing it. Thx.
@@anneoreilly4900 I might make one some day, but here's the basics: Anything fancy is for metal workers, who need really exact numbers. Us woodworkers don't need that stuff. I use both a digital caliper (amzn.to/2CasjDX) and an analog caliper (amzn.to/2Ey9Sun), and I regularly find reasons to use both. I'm sure there are cheaper calipers, and they're probably just fine. For example, Harbor Freight has a $20 digital caliper that's gotten good reviews. Let me know if you need more info. And thanks for saying you'd "miss my personality". My siblings would probably think you're crazy. 😛
My five sisters would agree with yours...for me, lol. Thx, Dan.
@@anneoreilly4900 😂
Great video as always.
Thanks! 😄
Love the idea! Unfortunately, I can’t afford to make this😂
You can’t afford a couple scraps of plywood? Give us a break.
Instead of spending time watching video's, go out and collect some bottles and cans for a few hours....
@@HBSuccess & Boots (He's joking about wood prices.)
@@vjosullivan Actually, thanks for that clarification. I didn't get it either, but it makes perfect sense now. 😄
Just rip some siding off your house. 😄