My scanner isn't working so I can't post a sketch. For example lets say your part is 1 1/2" in diameter at the bottom. Just screw a piece of wood 3/4"x 1 1/2" wood to the bottom of it making a T shape. This would hold the part for you as well as holding the part where you could cut both sides and have both cuts parallel with each other.
Jig for an awkward cut
Hello all,
I'm not much of a jig person partially because of laziness and partially because I can usually make do without. However, I'd like to make some cuts that are a bit sketchy and would like to make it more safe. I've made these cuts in the past and it turned out alright, but I want to be safer. What I'm working on are Knights for a chess set.
The first picture below is the finished version of a knight that I've done in the past, the second picture is that same piece from the back, the third picture is the piece that I have ready to cut with some red lines added so that you can see roughly where I'd like to make the cuts, and the final picture is a sketch of the jig idea described below (my bandsaw blade isn't that big haha).
The way that I made these cuts in the past was by laying the piece on its side in the groove of a flat board and then held the piece in place while making the cut on the bandsaw. My idea for a jig would be to screw the piece to a small board (I used a screw chuck to turn the piece) and attach that board perpendicularly to another board (with the ball resting on that board). This seems like a decent enough plan to me but I figured if I'm going to make a jig, I should consult folks that are more accustomed to making jigs.
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I'm not much of a jig person partially because of laziness and partially because I can usually make do without. However, I'd like to make some cuts that are a bit sketchy and would like to make it more safe. I've made these cuts in the past and it turned out alright, but I want to be safer. What I'm working on are Knights for a chess set.
The first picture below is the finished version of a knight that I've done in the past, the second picture is that same piece from the back, the third picture is the piece that I have ready to cut with some red lines added so that you can see roughly where I'd like to make the cuts, and the final picture is a sketch of the jig idea described below (my bandsaw blade isn't that big haha).
The way that I made these cuts in the past was by laying the piece on its side in the groove of a flat board and then held the piece in place while making the cut on the bandsaw. My idea for a jig would be to screw the piece to a small board (I used a screw chuck to turn the piece) and attach that board perpendicularly to another board (with the ball resting on that board). This seems like a decent enough plan to me but I figured if I'm going to make a jig, I should consult folks that are more accustomed to making jigs.
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