Rockler had a sale ...

how did u resaw polycarb? i would have never thought u could. very nice job.

-- Ike, Big Daddies Woodshop, http://[email protected]

sweet!

seems faster than my dial jig. THX

-- Router è ancora il mio nome.

great idea…..

This is scrap from a company that puts up those thick bullet proof shields you see in banks and check cashing stores. I used a 1/2” 3TPI blade from Morse.

It cuts just like wood because you are feeding it slow.

You could use plexi but I guess it would have to be a little thicker. This does not bend at all.

The larger hole is to hang it on the wall.

-- No piece is cut too short. It was meant for a smaller project.

Excellent idea, and thanks for the answer to the cutting question asked by bigike.

-- Dave O.

Sweet “jointer pal”. Do the knives touch the magnets, or do they rest on the polycarbonate?
Hmmm, Now all I need is to find a company giving away free polycarbonate…
Oh, I suppose I could use something else…

-- A thing of beauty is a joy forever...

Great and inexpensive idea. A lot cheaper than my Adjust-O magnet squares I purchased from CyberWeld.
If only your idea would have come a couple of months earlier.
Thanks,
John

-- John200, Vancouver, WA

Cool jig.

-- If all you have is a hammer, everything looks like a nail!

We set the magnets just a skosh (RCH) deeper than the poly. We also drilled center holes all the way through. Putting a 1/2” magnet in a 1/2” hole is really a tight fit so we figured the air would need to escape. And if it was the other way around, a little loose, there would have been room for the glue to escape.

Your finger can just tell that there is a gap.

We knew the poly was uniform across its width. That way the blade is guaranteed to be level. The magnets are strong enough.

Glad you like it.

Lee

-- No piece is cut too short. It was meant for a smaller project.

thanks for posting this, i need to remake mine!
i saw this trick in wood or woodsmith mag a while ago so got a few magnets at radioshak .
those junky things BARELY held up a frikkin paper-clip! literally.
harbor freight’s got 10 RE mags for $2 . 5/16x1/8

the RE magnets are real handy for jigs n things anyway,good thing to keep a bunch on hand.

also found 1/2”x1/8” (same as rockler) on ebay, 50-pack for $13 .

-- Matthew,Long island ny. www.tribalwind.com

Great jig – Believe I will need to make me one….

Thanks for sharing

-- Scotty - aka... SgtSnafu - Randleman NC

Lee: Great project.

Nice looking jig.

-- I've been blessed with a father who liked to tinker in wood, and a wife who lets me tinker in wood. Appomattox Virginia [email protected] †

If you are like me you have probably scavenged a few old hard drives for magnets like this:
http://lumberjocks.com/projects/22266
they are ridiculously strong so be careful…

-- A thing of beauty is a joy forever...

Here’s another Variation tutorial.

http://www.finewoodworking.com/ToolGuide/ToolGuideArticle.aspx?id=5294

-- Router è ancora il mio nome.