This is PHENOMENAL!!! It's amazing just how expensive buying legs like those that you made is. To see how easy it is to "turn" your own despite not having a lathe is awesome! Thanks so much for sharing this incredibly useful jig.
Michel your a mind reader. I need to turn some epoxy and wood legs for a table I’m making and was going to try someone’s lathe but now I’m totally going to make this!!! Such awesome timing brother. Thanks so much!!!
Sure thing! I was in the exact same situation, and my friend with the lathe was too busy to help, so I improvised. Let me know how it works out for you!!
I was just thinking about how I was going to go about making my dad a personalized pool cue, and then I looked through your old videos and found this. Thank you!
Your work has given me some great ideas for my own shop! I really appreciate you taking the time to share these. I made your table saw leg turning jig and after A couple hours of use I modified it. It is now continuously adjustable. at both ends.
Very well done. One problem I had. I am using Mahogany to make the legs. It is not a true "hardwood" in my experience, and the T Nuts were slipping out, and making a grove. So I went out and bought some hanger bolts and drilled them into the leg. So far I think it will work. Thanks Alfab
I bought your sketchup plans (because you deserve the support) and will build this jig today. One thing I was a bit disappointed with: It would be really helpful to have the dimensions of all the pieces on the Sketchup. That would have saved me the time it took to go through your video, stopping and starting as I copied dimensions to the sketchup drawing. I'll be using this jig mostly to make dowel blanks for my lathe, which will make getting to round a lot quicker. I will modify the jig to match my lathe bed, which is longer for making things like walking sticks. Hopefully there won't be too much flex and chatter if I make a longer dowel. Thanks for this. I have high expectations. Particularly impressed with the finish you got right out of the jig, something I couldn't achieve with my other dowel jig for the table saw, which came close to being a total failure.
Just made my own version of this, it works perfectly. One note, double check the taper degrees. I used a digital protractor to scribe 1, 2, 3 and 4 degree lines on the sled. I did a test cut at 1 degree and used math to calculate the taper. The actual taper was almost exactly 2 degrees. I had marked a 1 degree line then removed material on both sides of the workpiece, which created a 2 degree taper. Math!
Dude ... Dude... ok you get my vote of simple genius!!! I just got thru cutting 8 tapered legs on a quick jig that I thought was good enough and it got the job done but it’s disposable. Sub’d and look forward to more of your vids thanks for a great explanation video!
I'm a bit lathe to the party, but upon seeing this jig, I instantly thought that the spinning motion could be automated with a stepper motor. The stepper motor would probably need a box, but it should be possible to set up and thus make it at tad bit safer (by not having to both push the jig safely through a running, high speed blade, but also make sure to keep a drill level while doing so). The reason for choosing a stepper motor over a normal motor, would be adjustable speed. I've definitely saved this for later. And subbed too. There's some impressive content on your channel here that I wish to try out in the future
Nice simple design. I like that it also doubles to trim down to octagonal. Unfortunately I have an antique table saw with a smaller 8" blade, and not sure it will work with the "side cut" like that. I'll have to investigate.
i used this technique last year on a client job....it was too difficult for me to get an evenly turned leg with lathe so i made a super crappy jig like this and it was so dang awesome. Your jig looks way better though, haha! i may have to rebuild mine 👍🏻
Michael, muito, muito obrigado pela dica! Estou entusiasmado para começar a fazer cadeiras com pés palito e isso me ajudou a economizar no meu orçamento, já que tenho a marcenaria como hobby. Abraços do Brasil, my friend!
Great video, in more ways than one. The time n material used to make round legs is so much cheaper than a lathe. Plus you could makethe jig longer, even square up the tops. Possibility r enendless.Thanks so much for sharing.
I was just thinking that. Also, would it not make sense to do the same thing on the tail end to be able to do different diameter legs altogether? This would introduce the possibility of accidentally setting the taper in reverse but I don't see a danger in that. Please correct me if I'm wrong.
one of my kids wanted a pair of mid-century tables that had splayed round tapered legs. Boom! After making up the square blanks, I was able to get all 9 legs done inside of 1.5 hours. I say 9 legs because when you're dealing with a prototype and something in unfamiliar territory, you're going to screw one of them up Beyond repair!
I've looked at a few videos of table saw lathe jigs and I've noticed a key difference between this one and all the others. Other jigs I've seen have the axis of rotation of the work piece directly above the saw blade, whereas in this video the jig spins the work piece to the side of the blade. I wonder if anyone has some thoughts about whether there's a strong reason for one or the other? It appeared to me that in this video the initial finish is better, which sort of makes sense if the blade is making contact with the final shape of the work piece at a tangent angle rather than just the tips of the saw teeth. On the other hand none of the other jigs seemed to require having the corners shaved off... I would also imagine that the total thickness of the work piece would be more limited in this side cutting design. Great work, hope the youtube community can help me with this question!
What an awesome jig! I just built one and the results are great. im getting some flat spots on the leg towards the tailstock from the initial cut-offs that i cant explain yet...let me know if you experienced this as well.
This is awesome! I see your note about the minimum 3/8 distance to blade. Dang, could you see anyway this could be adapted to safely work for chair back spindels? (like around 1" stock, finishing up at 3/4" D spindels that taper to 1/2"D or less). Maybe if wood pins instead of nails? and maybe a support in the middle to stabilize the thin stock? thoguhts? thanks!
Really impressive jig. Works great and looks way better than a DIY jig has any right to. XD For the nail, you could glue an extra little block over the head to hold it and ease any paranoia about it ever coming out.
Or sink the nail's head a bit and drop another nail/screw perpendicularly behind it. Edit: Nah, your way is much easier. I was thinking of the nail/screw to be able to change out the nail. But the failure mode here will be the nail wallowing out the wood so you'd need to make a new block anyways..
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Nobody explain as much as you do. Are an instructor? Teacher? Communicator? Wao! Thank you!
This is PHENOMENAL!!! It's amazing just how expensive buying legs like those that you made is. To see how easy it is to "turn" your own despite not having a lathe is awesome! Thanks so much for sharing this incredibly useful jig.
Sure thing!!
I thought I saw all the things you can do with a table saw. I am truly impressed.
i SAW what you did there
Hahaha! Mr. Bill. Nobody ever mentions him but I grew up with him in my childhood. Thank you for another video.
I actually lol'd at that line!
Wow. The speed of using the jig is impressive and the finish just straight off the saw looks fantastic!
Thanks Sharon! Yeah, I was surprised by that too 😳
Great video and clear instruction without wasting a bunch of time! You're obviously very talented. By the way, love the music on your videos too.
Michel your a mind reader. I need to turn some epoxy and wood legs for a table I’m making and was going to try someone’s lathe but now I’m totally going to make this!!! Such awesome timing brother. Thanks so much!!!
Sure thing! I was in the exact same situation, and my friend with the lathe was too busy to help, so I improvised. Let me know how it works out for you!!
Well done. As a retired Industrial Engineer where I developed assembly fixtures for manufacturing this is very impressive
Thank you!!
I've seen a few of these "turn on the tablesaw" type jigs. This one is so easy and approachable! Fantastic job!
Thanks!
It also looks like one of the safest, there's a few that are just asking for some bad kick back
Yes, on narration
GREAT JOB!!!
This thing is incredible!!! I'd use this jig even if I HAD a wood lathe! You really do amazing work man! If UA-cam had awards, you'd get my vote!
I was just thinking about how I was going to go about making my dad a personalized pool cue, and then I looked through your old videos and found this. Thank you!
Your work has given me some great ideas for my own shop! I really appreciate you taking the time to share these. I made your table saw leg turning jig and after A couple hours of use I modified it. It is now continuously adjustable. at both ends.
Nice! Glad to hear it 😁
This is great! I just got a lathe and this is quicker and more accurate if you want a straight taper. Gold star
Okay, that was just downright impressive. Kudos!
Dang, that's brilliant! Honestly, I'm stunned that actually works. Wow.
Thank you so much for posting this video. I just finished making the jig and it works fantastic!
Love the simplicity of how this jig works and is built. I definitely want to try this out
Thanks Johnny!! Yeah, give it a go!
Very well done. One problem I had. I am using Mahogany to make the legs. It is not a true "hardwood" in my experience, and the T Nuts were slipping out, and making a grove. So I went out and bought some hanger bolts and drilled them into the leg. So far I think it will work. Thanks Alfab
I bought your sketchup plans (because you deserve the support) and will build this jig today. One thing I was a bit disappointed with: It would be really helpful to have the dimensions of all the pieces on the Sketchup. That would have saved me the time it took to go through your video, stopping and starting as I copied dimensions to the sketchup drawing. I'll be using this jig mostly to make dowel blanks for my lathe, which will make getting to round a lot quicker. I will modify the jig to match my lathe bed, which is longer for making things like walking sticks. Hopefully there won't be too much flex and chatter if I make a longer dowel. Thanks for this. I have high expectations. Particularly impressed with the finish you got right out of the jig, something I couldn't achieve with my other dowel jig for the table saw, which came close to being a total failure.
Any updates?
Man, I have always wanted to try this! Once the jig is set-up, it seems so quick and easy. Awesome job, man!
It's been on my list for so long too! It's really quick, you just have to be prepared to douse your shop in dust 😂
Sweet! This is just what I needed, bought the plans, looking forward to "turning" my first legs.
Wonderful! And thank you for narrating to make it easy to follow.
Superb design and presentation. Thank you for sharing.
Brilliant idea, superb execution and a nicely paced video with great audio. Many congratulations. Consider a job in the media.
that was awesome bud . Great idea very impressed
Nice jig! Good work. Thanks for sharing.
This guy must be top 3 on youtube
Just made my own version of this, it works perfectly. One note, double check the taper degrees. I used a digital protractor to scribe 1, 2, 3 and 4 degree lines on the sled. I did a test cut at 1 degree and used math to calculate the taper. The actual taper was almost exactly 2 degrees. I had marked a 1 degree line then removed material on both sides of the workpiece, which created a 2 degree taper. Math!
Glad to hear it! and thanks for clarifying the degrees thing
Awesome narration, great jig, great video. Thx!
Dude ... Dude... ok you get my vote of simple genius!!! I just got thru cutting 8 tapered legs on a quick jig that I thought was good enough and it got the job done but it’s disposable. Sub’d and look forward to more of your vids thanks for a great explanation video!
Recently started listening to his videos but "persuader" was awesome
Amazing video Michael! Nice job!
I loves the voice over style and the jig is dope
Thanks! It's my first voice over, so glad it sounds good!
So awesome. Arguably faster than a lathe, too.
Lot of work great job you are awesome
Excellent Michael, did a similar thing a while back but not with drill drive so will revisit with that thanks a lot
After watching this amazing jig build you just got another Subscriber 👊🏼
Thanks!
Absolutely brilliant,been looking for something like this for ages. Well done.
I'm a bit lathe to the party, but upon seeing this jig, I instantly thought that the spinning motion could be automated with a stepper motor. The stepper motor would probably need a box, but it should be possible to set up and thus make it at tad bit safer (by not having to both push the jig safely through a running, high speed blade, but also make sure to keep a drill level while doing so). The reason for choosing a stepper motor over a normal motor, would be adjustable speed. I've definitely saved this for later. And subbed too. There's some impressive content on your channel here that I wish to try out in the future
Very cool Mr. Alm. Great dialog as well.
Thanks Jeff!
Wow!!! Is wonderful!!!
Tanks muy friend!!!
(Desde Reynosa México)
That’s a great jig. So versatile.
Thanks Chad!
Michael Alm dude. I’ll never miss one of your videos. You have talent to spare and inspire.
I am truly impressed well done great video could see myself making this jig too thank you
Nice simple design. I like that it also doubles to trim down to octagonal. Unfortunately I have an antique table saw with a smaller 8" blade, and not sure it will work with the "side cut" like that. I'll have to investigate.
Really very impressive. Very good idea.
Amazing. Never would have thought of this.
Thanks for sharing this idea!! I made one for myself for a hallway table!!
Well thought and executed.
DUDE! This thing is awesome!!!!!! I went to SPU by the way. :)
Great jig. I've seen many versions but this one appears to work best.
I echo Alan's comment, not only impressive but relatively simple.
Nice work and thank you for the edutainment. Stay awesome.
outstanding.. I saw the next video first.. this is great..
Great jig I have been buying legs and it hurts.This for sure i a jig worthy of it's time to build.great job thank you
i used this technique last year on a client job....it was too difficult for me to get an evenly turned leg with lathe so i made a super crappy jig like this and it was so dang awesome. Your jig looks way better though, haha! i may have to rebuild mine 👍🏻
Michael, Dude!! This is incredible. I've always loved your style and craft. This is a great solution to making legs. Keep it up man!
Thanks Anthony!
Michael, muito, muito obrigado pela dica! Estou entusiasmado para começar a fazer cadeiras com pés palito e isso me ajudou a economizar no meu orçamento, já que tenho a marcenaria como hobby. Abraços do Brasil, my friend!
Eu fiz uma jig também analise aí se vc gosta ua-cam.com/video/4gUoKBP6L-0/v-deo.html
Ingenious and fantastic result!
Great video, in more ways than one. The time n material used to make round legs is so much cheaper than a lathe. Plus you could makethe jig longer, even square up the tops. Possibility r enendless.Thanks so much for sharing.
wonderfull, amazing, verry clever 🙌👏👍
thanks a lot, for sure i'll try this
succes
Great vid! A suggestion, you could use a short piece of “T” track under the swing end to change the angle. Just a thought.
I was just thinking that.
Also, would it not make sense to do the same thing on the tail end to be able to do different diameter legs altogether?
This would introduce the possibility of accidentally setting the taper in reverse but I don't see a danger in that. Please correct me if I'm wrong.
That's what I did on both ends and now my Jig is repeatedly continuously adjustable.
Aces! Well done.
Wow! Such an awesome jig. Definitely gonna build me one of these.
Great job as usual! I love this declension of a tablesaw tapering jig! I'm definitely going to build it your way, as I need one. Thanks for sharing!
That is just too cool !
Awesome job dude!
Well done. I have a small lathe but could still see making this jig as well.
GREAT idea and execution! Thank you!
It is emerging
You are brilliant sir
one of my kids wanted a pair of mid-century tables that had splayed round tapered legs. Boom! After making up the square blanks, I was able to get all 9 legs done inside of 1.5 hours. I say 9 legs because when you're dealing with a prototype and something in unfamiliar territory, you're going to screw one of them up Beyond repair!
That's awesome!
Brilliant idea!
I've looked at a few videos of table saw lathe jigs and I've noticed a key difference between this one and all the others. Other jigs I've seen have the axis of rotation of the work piece directly above the saw blade, whereas in this video the jig spins the work piece to the side of the blade. I wonder if anyone has some thoughts about whether there's a strong reason for one or the other? It appeared to me that in this video the initial finish is better, which sort of makes sense if the blade is making contact with the final shape of the work piece at a tangent angle rather than just the tips of the saw teeth. On the other hand none of the other jigs seemed to require having the corners shaved off... I would also imagine that the total thickness of the work piece would be more limited in this side cutting design. Great work, hope the youtube community can help me with this question!
amazing video thx for posting
What? Is this the Izzy Alm channel? 😃👍👍👍
Hahaha! I definitely have Izzy to thank for showing me you can build jigs like this!!
Really cool Michael! 😃👍🏻👊🏻
Thanks Fred!
Great build Bud👍
Smart mate,really smart. Will definitely be trying this
Amazing ... inspiring ... congratulations!
Very good work ♥️👍👍👍
Love it, thanks! I'm actually going to be building a desk soon and have been thinking through a design for a jig like this.
Look for a used lathe on craigslist... !
Good job on tbe jig, enjoyed the video.
Wow , Thats genius . Thanks a lot !
Great job man!!!
Cool project
I knew I wasn’t the first one who thought about this!
Super informative thanks
What an awesome jig! I just built one and the results are great. im getting some flat spots on the leg towards the tailstock from the initial cut-offs that i cant explain yet...let me know if you experienced this as well.
I am having this issue as well. Haven’t been able to find a fix yet.
Did you ever figure this out? I have been wondering whether the initial cuts are truly necessary if you were to just start slow.
Отличное приспособление.👍
Ideia maravilhosa,digna de um mestre👏👏👏🇧🇷
This is awesome! I see your note about the minimum 3/8 distance to blade. Dang, could you see anyway this could be adapted to safely work for chair back spindels? (like around 1" stock, finishing up at 3/4" D spindels that taper to 1/2"D or less). Maybe if wood pins instead of nails? and maybe a support in the middle to stabilize the thin stock? thoguhts? thanks!
Dude this is great!
Now I just need a table saw😂 great video!
Really impressive jig. Works great and looks way better than a DIY jig has any right to. XD
For the nail, you could glue an extra little block over the head to hold it and ease any paranoia about it ever coming out.
Thanks dude! Yeah, I made it fancy with all that walnut. That's a nice solution to the nail thing
Or sink the nail's head a bit and drop another nail/screw perpendicularly behind it.
Edit: Nah, your way is much easier. I was thinking of the nail/screw to be able to change out the nail. But the failure mode here will be the nail wallowing out the wood so you'd need to make a new block anyways..
you are good man i will put in practice your idea thanks
Nice work
you are so good thanks for sharing this tips, Grete Job
Nice! I have to build this!!
i’m wondering if the t-nut is able to fly off. I hammered some t-nuts in too wood before but it doesn’t really stay put.
I will made this... It's very simple...