| Blog series by CaptainKlutz | updated 01-30-2019 11:19 AM | 2 parts | 3132 reads | 11 comments total |
Part 1: Dial indicator options to set up your planer & jointer
Do you need or want a dial indicator to make the set up of your planer or jointer easier? Probably have seen the commercial options:Shopfox W1218A- https://www.woodstockint.com/products/W1218ACurrently $140+ on Grizzly web site-Or maybe the One way #2289 Multi-Gauge – https://oneway.ca/products-category/miscellaneous/Multi-Gauge/Multi-Gauge-ProductCurrently listed for $93.65 from One way. The principle behind these tools is simple. Need a flat reference plane, with mounting point...
Part 2: Make a DIY Rotocator
What is Rotocator? please see post #1. :) Preface:What I have made below is not new. It is not my original idea. I take zero credit for this tool. I found some images for this tool searching for cheap way to make the trademarked Rotocator, and later found an obscure blog post with parts list. Since I first book marked the web page, it has disappeared from WWW. Decided that this tool was important enough it needed some additional documentation in WWW, especially for folks here on...
