Cheap & Easy Tracksaw Mitre Jig [Video 513]
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- Опубліковано 30 вер 2024
- I make a cheap, easy and versatile mitre and crosscut tracksaw trimming jig from scraps and offcuts. Enjoy!
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I think I’d rather use this jig than a miter saw you get better dust collection. Thanks mate and as always love your work
And the track-saw master is back! Again, such simple but not so obvious tricks like cutting the bottom piece in 2 and getting the required accuracy that way.
I have rewatched that bit several times and still do not get the rationale behind cutting the bottom scrap into two pieces. Probably something with the kerf?
@@5084204 it just allows each piece to be accurately adjusted on the jig at the end rather than having to be precise with the drilling initially which is harder to do. You’re using the known accuracy of the MFT to set the jig and the bottom two pieces do not need to be connected for that but need to be separated to allow the small adjustment necessary and the cut gives about 2mm of adjustment which is likely all that’s needed if the initial markings were reasonably close.
Hi Peter nice little jig. I made something similar for a circular saw(which lead me down the track saw path) one thing which might not be obvious to many is the importance of square pieces - I used “dimensional lumber” at the time as I couldn’t cut straight (hence the need for the jig). But it’s a chicken and egg scenario. A lot of shop made jigs are super useful and cheap to make, but the foundations of these all rest in square boards-without parallel sides, you’re doomed.
I was in that position for a long time. The combo square and speed square I had been using turned out are not very square. I became very paranoid when setting up my equipment. LOL. Even tho I upgrade all of my measurement devices, I still think they are not good enough since I was plagued by them for so long.
Genius, really like all the jigs you make 👍
Thanks 👍
I don’t own a track saw. I am always amazed at how much you do with yours. In addition you could easily add dog holes for 15° & 30° if when needed.
track saw is good for sheet goods. It's hard cut precisely with circular saw and a guide (guide without a track)
Love it, as always. One question: it seems that the front & back pieces don't need to be as tall as the thickest stock you'll be cutting since the tall dogs account for the stock height. The front piece just act as a reference stop (fence) for the stock and could be only 6mm regardless of stock thickness. Am I missing something?
Thanks; the thing you'd be missing would be support. If the rail isn't resting on the rear fence / front batten, then it's only flat on the workpiece; with narrow stock like this jig is intended for it'd be easy for the rail to tip out of true, leading to inconsistencies in the cut. 👍
The exact jig i was looking for. Where is the black mft style bench top from?
You are still the top man on tracksaws best video in ages in my opinion
One benefit I see is helping someone out on a small job where you don't want to haul all that equipment around. This will come in handy. You could effectively have table saw and chop saw capability to certain extend.
Great idea, good use for all those 'scrap' bits none of us can throw away (in case we need it someday)
Always going to come in handy, right? 😂 👍
@@10MinuteWorkshop I have been saving my scraps for more than a decade. I still think they will come in handy some day. And the yare growing on me (in numbers).
Great videos Peter. A danish company named Angle Design has an amazing miter cutting track saw guide rail that you might find interesting interesting.
thanks for the video. Why did you cut the bottom piece?
Would it be smart to make a bigger one and use it in stead of an MFT table?
Great little mitre jig Peter.
Thanks Dave! 🙌 👍
This is great thanks 🙏🏻
Hi Peter, great work. I'm on the precepice of shelling out good money for a good mitre saw - my use case will be for small and fiddly trim, I am concerned that your jig won't be ideal for cutting non - square trim, like half round, baseboard, etc.
This goes as well for any mitred hinge on any MFT. At my skill level, it's hard enough keeping the track in place on longer cuts, let alone delicate short mitre cuts
Thanks!
I’ve very much enjoyed your videos. I’m considering making an MFT bench but have one concern. Although the system seams to work beautifully for sheet goods, how well does it work on hardwood materials? I make small furniture made primarily of hardwoods. Trays, boxes and a bit larger items like smaller tables and bookcases.
I’ve recently moved and no longer have the large space to work in that I once had.
I would be very interested in videos showing your process for cutting hardwoods.
I love how your drill press jumps around like mine
How about using a UJK surface cam clamp 105325 12mm thick to hold small parts on your mft table? For most application it will fit under the track. For thinner stock you could fabricate a thinner cam and hold it to the table with an anchor dog.
nice! Question - where did you get those blue stanton dog locks for the rail visible in 8:13?
Thanks! Links in the description, as always. 👍 Dave Stanton Dog Locks - www.etsy.com/uk/listing/1324340248/
Great idea. I have made your portable table which has been great. I've routed channels for cutting strips and cross cuts on and think using the MFT holes could actually do that as well? 🤞
Thanks for this Peter. Yet another great idea.
You could do dust-less crown molding with this without having a central cut station. Compound angle settings though, which can confuse people compared to holding a spring angle and keeping the saw 90, but people often do it the harder way when doing very large crown molding... You could cut gigantic molding like in some fancy Russian palace.
Brilliant work, Peter! 😃
Thanks a lot for the build video!
Stay safe there with your family! 🖖😊
Thanks, you too! 👍
How does this work for material of different thickness? Lets say i want to cut material ranging from 1-5cm thick. The sides would need to be 5cm high to be able to fit the piece under rhe track, but that means the track would hover over material with less thickness. Would this be an issue?
Would be nice with an easy solution where the height of the track can be easily adjusted depending on the material.. but then again, maybe its not needed as long as you clamp down the piece being cut?
Use a spoilerboard to bring the workpiece being cut to the right height. If you routinely cut many different thicknesses then make two, one for thinner stock and one for the thicker. 👍
@@10MinuteWorkshop yeah, was actually thinking of making a couple of different jigs for different thicknesses.
How important is it that the track is flush with the piece your cutting? Is it ok with some gap between the track and the piece you're cutting if you make sure to clamp it down? Or would that be a safety concern?
Nice jig mate. Jigs - any workshop worth it's salt is riddled with 'em!😁
Cheers Stew! And absolutely! 😂👍
If ya happen to have access to a part guide this alignment is much easier, great idea though
Up to a point; I mean you could do this on an MFT to get the 45, but the point of the jig is that it supports the workpiece closely above and below the cut; without the jig you'd be balancing the saw/rail on bits of scrap and trying to keep everything together. The jig is easier, and helps get a more consistent result. 👍
Grest jig ! Thanks for sharing your knowledge
Having sold my chop/mitre saw recently this jig is a must have addition to my track saw setup. Thank you for continuing to share such useful jigs and projects. Cheers 👍😎🇦🇺
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Whats the thickness of the base plate?
This was 18mm but you can use whatever you have to hand. 👍
I really like this. I’m curious if you have a way to make repeatable cuts with this? Maybe just making it longer?
Yes, just make it a little longer and clamp a stop to the fence. 👍
Turn on the heater in the shop, another Fantastic Peter Millard Jig needs to be made.
How does this man only have 200K subs
Thanks Peter ... I will definitely make one.
Have you tested the Festool TS60 KEBQ+? A review would be interesting.
No, afraid not. 👍🤷♂️
Damnit peter. I have a tracksaw and a Mitre saw. Needed a miter larger than the capacity of the Mitre saw 3 days ago. Spent the time fiddling with squares etc until I got the cut. Came inside and found this video. Absolutely brilliant as per usual but a bit late. . . . . .
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Great video
What have you done to your table and why did I miss tha video?
Thanks. Don’t know why you missed it, but all was told in ‘Ikea Curtain track DIY MFT’ [video 487]
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Hi Peter, yes saw your table build, i was refering to the new look with it routed out. looks like for additional cut areas. did you do a specific video on this ?
200k subs imminent hopefully….you’re a hard worker and deserve the success. Cheers Peter
Thanks! Probably not 200k this year tbh, but around the corner, for sure. 👍
A little offtopic: does the TS55 work with 165mm blades ?
Never tried it, but I’d expect not as it’s made for a 160mm blade; can’t imagine Festool would throw in a spare 2.5mm of clearance all around the blade. 🤷♂️
Great invention. You are truly the Thomas Edison of woodworking. It was a little hard to exactly understand what you were making at first. So I thought that if you showed the end product and then show how you make it, numbskulls like me would appreciate the construction process more. Happy Christmas!
Thanks for including the background and the thought/design process this make this so much more than just a "how to make this useful jig" video, as always lots of practical advice & tips, thanks for sharing your experience !
Glad it was helpful, thanks for taking the time to leave such a positive comment! 👍
On the benchdogs system what application would you use the b dogs compared to the guide rail dogs?
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Picture frame making will be my use for this, I've made a sled version for the table saw but I like the portability of this.
You might like next weeks video… 👍
As per usual Peter, Top Notch 😎👌
That's great Peter, excellent piece of kit to take on site rather than lugging the chop/mitre saw around, hope your'e well thanks for posting, cheers.
Exactly that! Thanks, you too! 👍
Great video, you always making me think and push me on new ways of cutting with a tracksaw. FYI fine woodworking podcast mentioned you in last weeks episode.
Thanks. And yes, they got there in the end with my name, lol! 👍
Good stuff! Thank you.
Great stuff , very handy👍
😁Mr Genius at work, thanks for this amazing jig Peter!
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Just a thought, but I I made one, I would make four wedges so I could lock work to the front fence.
Yep. But now you’re just giving away the plot… 🤷♂️
I guess we could make another version to accommodate 45 degree angled cuts using a track saw? Merry Christmas and a Happy 2023, Peter. Thank you for all you do to help us enjoy woodworking at an affordable price.
Compound cuts? Yes, absolutely, and as you say, better to make a separate jig for that. Thank you - same to you too! 👍👍
Yup. Compound cuts where the 45 degree cut is beveled along the short edge, not the long edge. Those cuts are rare though.
Thanks for responding on a holiday weekend. Is your channel primarily now about teaching us to make certain unique pieces of furniture these days?
Thanks Peter.😀👍
Love your creative mind Peter. Quick question though: since you have an MFT workbench you could use that in stead of the jig?
Thanks! And that would be because it’s a video about a tracksaw mitre jig, not a tracksaw MFT arrangement. 🤷♂️👍
@@10MinuteWorkshop sometimes you need to point that out to your followers. Otherwise there will be a lot of things in the scrap bin 😉 latest is always greatest, isnt it 😅
Cool jig Peter...🤘🤘
Peter, I understand what you did, but not why. You have your mft table. why couldn’t you use the bench dogs with the mft to get your miter cuts? I’m still converting over to using the mft style table and track saw so maybe i’m not getting the obvious. I have learned woodworking using more traditional power and hand tools.
As I say in the video, it’s an update of a simple jig that I made for site use during installs, or for in the workshop when the mitre saw or MFT is set up for something else, or for the folks who don’t have an MFT or a mitre saw. 👍
@@10MinuteWorkshop Ok. I heard the mitre saw, I missed the mft. Perfectly understand now. Thx for the reply.
Many thanks! Really great idea.
Looks great, guess you could do lap joints on it with a longer entry zone.
Sure! 👍
That would be nice to make to take out to the job site encase I have a need for a quick 45
Exactly! 👍
Nice Jig Peter, you could improve it further my adding a matchfit groove in the middle, so you could clamp a block in there for repeat small cuts.
Thanks. The idea was that it’s a simple jig you could make with just a tracksaw. You want to add in a router, then there’s a whole host of other things you *could* do, right?? 🤷♂️👍
@@10MinuteWorkshop my bad, I missed the brief, would not be cheap and easy as the matchfit router bits do cost a bit.
Another gem. Thank you.
You could also drill other holes for other angles if you have or make a square.
Yep. 👍
Thanks
Great idea as always
Superb as ever. Cheers
You are a genius!
A great simple project
Seeing that glued mitre coming together was very satisfying to see
It was! Quite a relief too! 😂
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Great idea Peter
Good job
Well hello good sir
Good work. Like the jig. Cheers.
Thanks 👍
Awesome idea as usual!
SWEET!
What a great idea Peter. Thanks for sharing!
Thanks! 👍
I don't understand. Can't you just layout your 45 degrees on the MFT?
I'm not making the jig for myself. It's for people who don't have an MFT, or a mitre saw, or maybe, as I say in the video, you have them but those tools are already in use or set up for another task. 👍
@@10MinuteWorkshopI'll probably be making one soon. I have an MFT in the shed, but don't want to cart it into the house to cut some engineered wood flooring to length.
@@10MinuteWorkshop Oh.
Neat :)
Absolutely brilliant and so so simple Peter.
Thanks David! 🙌👍
@@10MinuteWorkshop Peter where did you get the squares in the video from?
Nice video mate
Thanks! 🙌
Love your work 👍
Thank you!
Cracking little jig, definitely be knocking one of these up 👍🏻
Have you been peeking in my Garage (workshop) - did something very similar several years ago. Only differences was didn't move the stop (dog) on the rail closest to me but on the far one. It lasted for best part of 4 years before a neighbour 'borrowed' it - never had it back.
Actually well done - it's nice and simple and saves on the cost of a tool. Even useful on site.
Thanks! As I say in the vid this is an updated version of one I made years ago for installs, after I found I was lugging the Kapex around just to cut tiny bits of trim. And yes, better dust collection too! 👍
Thanks!
Thank you! 🙌
I love what you do in your shop without a table saw. I'm unlikely to give up mine, which is the heart of my shop, but I seek out your channel to see you come up with clever solutions. I made a (sorry it's so) modest contribution to encourage you to keep going!
Always a pleasure to watch your Videos 👍 Especially about Tracksaws 🖲
Thanks 👍