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Just wondering what you opinions are for a TS tenon jig. Like this one. Is the quality the same with the different companies? Delta,Rockler,woodcraft,grizzly. Which do you think has better options?
Tenon jig for table saw. Opinions needed
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Yep, they all about the same...
But you can make a pretty cool one if you want: http://www.woodworkingtalk.com/f27/tenoning-jig-modified-15905/
Than one rides against the fence, so if you fence is accurate and can be fine tuned in small increments, it will work fine. If not you're better off with a commercially made one with fine adjustment feature. :yes:
you'll find a few hours of enjoyable reading here:
http://www.woodworkingtalk.com/search.php?searchid=1404557
But you can make a pretty cool one if you want: http://www.woodworkingtalk.com/f27/tenoning-jig-modified-15905/
Than one rides against the fence, so if you fence is accurate and can be fine tuned in small increments, it will work fine. If not you're better off with a commercially made one with fine adjustment feature. :yes:
you'll find a few hours of enjoyable reading here:
http://www.woodworkingtalk.com/search.php?searchid=1404557
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Woodnthings - I like your jig but I don't have that micro adjusting fence. You make a good point about the necessity of micro adjustment.
MasterSplinter - I believe that most of the commercial jigs are probably the same. I own a Jet just like the one you show and my Jet jig serves me well. I can't speak for the others, but I know my Jet is very heavy and solid and the micro adjustments are great and easy to use.
MasterSplinter - I believe that most of the commercial jigs are probably the same. I own a Jet just like the one you show and my Jet jig serves me well. I can't speak for the others, but I know my Jet is very heavy and solid and the micro adjustments are great and easy to use.
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Really? You think i could? I would need a larger one than a bench top model.
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yes.MasterSplinter said:
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Buy a back saw and but em by hand ;-)
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I don't cut many on the table saw. If I do I just back it with a 6" wide board and cut them. I have a cabinet saw so its pretty easy.
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What do you mean here AL?
....back it with a 6" wide board...
Are you holding the backer vertically?
Are you laying the workpiece flat on the table and "chewing" the waste away by multiple cuts?
I don't understand..... :blink:
If you hold the work vertically, it may get cumbersome if it's 3 or 4 ft long, like on a table leg or stretcher. I had to make a kerf in the end of a replacement bed rail a while back for the existing hardware, it was all I could do to manage the height. Others later suggested laying the work flat on the bench and using a circ saw. If using a table saw, the tenon length is limited to the maximum height of the raised saw blade, usually about 3" or so.
Actually, with a fine tooth blade, the bandsaw can make some fast and easy tenons. :yes:
....back it with a 6" wide board...
Are you holding the backer vertically?
Are you laying the workpiece flat on the table and "chewing" the waste away by multiple cuts?
I don't understand..... :blink:
If you hold the work vertically, it may get cumbersome if it's 3 or 4 ft long, like on a table leg or stretcher. I had to make a kerf in the end of a replacement bed rail a while back for the existing hardware, it was all I could do to manage the height. Others later suggested laying the work flat on the bench and using a circ saw. If using a table saw, the tenon length is limited to the maximum height of the raised saw blade, usually about 3" or so.
Actually, with a fine tooth blade, the bandsaw can make some fast and easy tenons. :yes:
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I looked on Cl and did not see any inexpensive band saws. Sucks.
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Woodnthings, I checked out the tenoning jig thread. Anyway you can share some of the dimensions on it?
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Thanks for the details woodnthings.
I have a Woodcraft model. It sits there gathering dust while I use one very similar to the one that woodnthings made. Mine rides along the Biesemeyer fence.
I got a rather good deal when I bought the jig from Woodcraft but with 20-20 hind sight, it was money wasted.
One of the magazines had the plan for my tenon jig. (Don't remember which one.) It was a free-be. I would say to build your own. The concept is simple and the most difficult part is putting a fence on the jig that is perpendicular to the table.
I got a rather good deal when I bought the jig from Woodcraft but with 20-20 hind sight, it was money wasted.
One of the magazines had the plan for my tenon jig. (Don't remember which one.) It was a free-be. I would say to build your own. The concept is simple and the most difficult part is putting a fence on the jig that is perpendicular to the table.
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Okay here's a picture. If I have 100 to cut I would make a jig with a little more to it. But if I have a few. The picture shows my method. The first cuts are done with the sled.woodnthings said:
See how the blade hides inside the "pusher". If I didn't have a unisaw. I might need a little more than this.
Sometimes I use this.
I wouldn't cut anything longer than 4' on the table saw. But bigger is easier for me.
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I agree with Rich. I had one of those monsters. Worked like a real heavy miter gauge. Sloppy and very slow. So easy to move the piece when clamping. Build one. You will like it so much more.rrich said:
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