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Last night I was going to post this jig but discovered I didn't take any pictures, just video. Today and set it up again, not problem as it only takes a few minutes. I cut a new disc, larger than the one in in video though and discovered something that you might want to consider for set up. This time I am using the tread cutting jig on the drill press to drill holes on the outside. This opens another whole realm of projects, some that would be difficult to do with out it.
Setup. I drew a line across the disc right threw the center of the disc. Found out this may aid in setup, If your saw cut is directly below the shaftj just line up the line with the center of the saw cut. Check that the line is vertical just to make sure. May not be to critical for some projects, but critical for others.
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Position the drill bit centered on this line where you want to drill
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Clamp the unit to the drill press table and lock it to the column
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Drill and rotate to drill all the indents in the indexing plate that you have chosen.
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Thats all there there is to it, accuately space holes with no effort. Just fun to do. The first time I used it as demonstrated in the video, I made into a fan for a weather vane.
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There are other things this jig can help you make, after seeing that old truck that duchy posted today with the spoke wheels, and since |I had to set the jig up again, I thought may be I could make one with this jig setup. An hour later.
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The setup for this one is more critical, It is not as accurate as I want. That is just the rim, I need to make a tire for it. This was the second one, I used a different type of drill bit for this one and it turned out allot better.
To learn more about this jig and see it in operation I made the following video
I see some of you might have already watched it as I was planning of posting this last night.
I also made today, a jig to make the index wheels, drilled one today and it appears successful, will do more work and post it tomorrow night.
Thanks for looking and your interest in these indexing jigs,
Comments and suggestions are appreciated as we learn together, you may have a better idea. These jigs did work well the first time used, but I can see improvements and can post them later.
Setup. I drew a line across the disc right threw the center of the disc. Found out this may aid in setup, If your saw cut is directly below the shaftj just line up the line with the center of the saw cut. Check that the line is vertical just to make sure. May not be to critical for some projects, but critical for others.
Position the drill bit centered on this line where you want to drill
Clamp the unit to the drill press table and lock it to the column
Drill and rotate to drill all the indents in the indexing plate that you have chosen.
Thats all there there is to it, accuately space holes with no effort. Just fun to do. The first time I used it as demonstrated in the video, I made into a fan for a weather vane.
There are other things this jig can help you make, after seeing that old truck that duchy posted today with the spoke wheels, and since |I had to set the jig up again, I thought may be I could make one with this jig setup. An hour later.
The setup for this one is more critical, It is not as accurate as I want. That is just the rim, I need to make a tire for it. This was the second one, I used a different type of drill bit for this one and it turned out allot better.
To learn more about this jig and see it in operation I made the following video
I see some of you might have already watched it as I was planning of posting this last night.
I also made today, a jig to make the index wheels, drilled one today and it appears successful, will do more work and post it tomorrow night.
Thanks for looking and your interest in these indexing jigs,
Comments and suggestions are appreciated as we learn together, you may have a better idea. These jigs did work well the first time used, but I can see improvements and can post them later.
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