Boots:
NOTE Jan. 2022: Rev 3 now available for newer model machines (see below).
What are these, incredibly realistic keychain fobs? Earrings for a Texan ball? Props for a spaghetti western dollhouse? None of those things, my friend!
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They are stabilizing boots for your 'Forge! Resting on the bottom of your machine and out of the way of any moving parts, these little guys keep your tray from moving even a fraction of a kerf. Seriously, it’ll be solid as a rock.
Now you’ll be one step cl…
Corner jigging:
I got a set of slate coasters. Unfortunately slate’s a pretty analog material, and each square was very slightly different. Under normal circumstances, this would not be an issue, as the differences were very small… but these are to be a matched tiling set, and so alignment was crucial.
The way I solved for it was to make a “consumable” jig.
Carefully measure your coaster: length, width and height. Be sure to mark the bottom somehow so you know your orientation later.
Go to your favorite S…
As with all jig techniques, how you do it will depend on your requirements in terms of precision. You can get it down to sub-kerf accuracy if you do a kerf corrected jig, but in general 0.007" translational and sub-0.1 degree rotational is plenty accurate.
As Jimmy DiResta says: If it looks straight, it is straight.
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