BleedingGums
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While certainly not as cool as some of the other jigs posted here, this is a little jig that I made to help with ripping thin strips on the table saw. The plans for this jig are from Woodsmith:
The oak strip goes into the miter slot on saw table and the wing nuts lock it into place. The top part of the jig slides side to side to allow cutting strips of various thickness. The bearing essentially allows the wood being cut to be fed smoothly into the blade while securing the thin strip from flapping around.
The bearing on mine is from a bottom bracket set that I sourced from a local cycle shop (it was in their miscellaneous parts bin & cost me ~$1.50). The adjusting knob is just a leg leveler since I did not want to drop $5 on a store bought clamping knob. The rails are just tempered hardboard I had laying around and the body parts are birch plywood.
I have the plans for this in pdf if anyone is interested.




The oak strip goes into the miter slot on saw table and the wing nuts lock it into place. The top part of the jig slides side to side to allow cutting strips of various thickness. The bearing essentially allows the wood being cut to be fed smoothly into the blade while securing the thin strip from flapping around.
The bearing on mine is from a bottom bracket set that I sourced from a local cycle shop (it was in their miscellaneous parts bin & cost me ~$1.50). The adjusting knob is just a leg leveler since I did not want to drop $5 on a store bought clamping knob. The rails are just tempered hardboard I had laying around and the body parts are birch plywood.
I have the plans for this in pdf if anyone is interested.