DIY Leveling Jig using the TURBOplane | Arbortech Tools
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- Опубликовано: 2 фев 2021
- Yet another simple woodworking hack from Kevin Inkster that shows you how to create a Levelling Jig using the TURBOPlane & Power Carving Unit.
This makes levelling, flattening or planing a slab super easy, without major machinery and at minimal cost. It is especially helpful when the timber is twisted and either won't fit or work with a thicknesser straight away.
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The products used in the Levelling jig hack include:
The Arbortech Power Carving Unit fitted with the Arbortech carving disc.
⚙Power Carving Unit (6 Speed Variable) - bit.ly/POWERCARVINGUNIT
⚙TURBOPlane - bit.ly/TURBOPLANE
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I can't seem to find the new for the jig. Did I misunderstand?
@@indigos290 On our website!
@@ArbortechWoodworking I went looking on the website and was unable to find it.
@@indigos290 No worries - here is the link to our Jig blog post - www.arbortechtools.com/au/what-s-happening/stories/the-power-carving-jigs-that-took-social-media-by-storm - and here is the Levelling Jig Plan - www.arbortechtools.com/awcontent/arbortech/arbortech-stories/levelling%20jig/arbortech-levelling-jig-plan.pdf :)
@@ArbortechWoodworking thank you
Yes!!!A bracket kit with plans for jig would be wonderful. Thank You
Hi Karen. All we can say is, STAY TUNED!
From the first time I saw your tools I have wanted to adapt them to my CNC for levelling
The most exciting teaching spot I’ve ever seen.
Thank you, we are happy to hear you have found this video valuable!
I’m so happy I watched this
Glad it's provided some value to you!
Mister, You are awesome!
Glad you liked it!
This idea is genius!!!!
That's great mate. Very practical. Well done.
Thankyou Martin!
Very nice Jig!! Mr. Inkster 😊
Thanks Mahendra!
True pillars of a society! Thanks!
Thanks for the love.
Brilliant idea!
Thanks, Alvin. Kev is full of clever ideas!
Kaboom. Wonderful use of this kit.
It really is!
Hello Kev, your idea is brilliant! I have been using my router, but I really like what you did. I believe a bracket kit would be a nice option. I would suggest to make the clamp that hold the angle grinder adjustable, yet sturdy! Thank you for sharing! Greetings from Oregon!
What a great suggestion. Thank you. We will pass on to Kevin.
wow , this is exactly what i am looking for . Great idea
Glad it was helpful!
Great jig, and easy setup, that does not cost an arm and a leg.
Glad you liked it!
Simple and brilliant, well done.
Thank you, Carole.
Brilliant! Great for live edge slab table.
Glad you liked it!
i consider myself to be a very creative and good problem solver, but this idea, i really havnt considered, thanks a lot, great video and lovely wood
Hey Henrik, thank you for the kind words. You must give this hack a go and let us know your thoughts. Cheers!
Great jig and much more efficient than any router bit! Liked and subscribed!
Thanks so much!
Kevin, you are a legend sir! Soooo much better than a router jig!
He sure is!!
@@kevsshed9561 I can't wait to see version 2.0! I love all my arbortech equipment and these additional bits are icing on the cake. Stellar work!
Thank you, this was very interesting to watch. I am studying to make a kitchen table from rough sawmill lumber. I think this jig will help a lot.
We would love to see the results, keep us posted!
Beautiful! I already have all the components to make this, and I think I will immediately retire my router-based unit and get the turboplane version running as soon as possible. I have been resisting the purchase of a jointer and planer because I just don't have room in the garage shop. This is in effect a combo jointer-planer for a fraction of the cost, in in a form that can be quickly broken down for storage out of the way!
Agreed, this jig setup coupled with the Power carving Unit are a great alternative to save space in the shed. And it can also be used for power carving when you're done :)
Tq sir
Inspirational
Thanks!
This is an awesome idea! I would definitely purchase the bracket to hold the grinder if you do decide to manufacture that. So much better then using the router sleds!
Hi Jason, glad you liked the video! I have also passed your feedback on to our R&D team.
Revolutionary, this is a blessing in disguise & Made DownUnder 🇦🇺🍺👍
Glad you liked it!
Awesome idea, makes me want to go buy some slabs!
Glad you liked it!
Szacun !!!
Dziękuję!
Arbortec needs to sell this rig. I've literally been thinking on this.
Got me thinking for sure. I jave a router sled. It won't take 1/2 inch for sure.
Good work.
Stay tuned!!!!!
I’m going to the shop
Nice!!
This is awesome. Ever since I got my Turbo Plane I've been thinking there must be a way to use it as an alternative to a router sled.
Glad to hear!
Love this idea, I’m not very clever so it be great if you made a kit.
Glad you liked it!
Great idea, can you share the design and dimensions of your jig. Regards
Head to our website to learn more!
I don't know how many other "Arbortechies" have put one of these together, but I have built one basically following your plan. Others might want to consider some of the modifications I made. I changed a couple of things in an attempt to tighten up excess play in the mechanism that mounted the tool to the wooden frame. The modifications that I think were most significant were these:
-The carving tool (motor unit) is attached to the frame using some heavy duty angle braces attached to a thick plywood cross pieces.
- I added a U-bolt with a provision for bracing the back of the grinder against side-to-side or up and down motion.
- The Turboplane is housed in the leveling guide instead of the chip catcher.
- The bottom edges of the frame are covered with aluminum channels to smooth out the sliding motion on the rails.
If anyone wants more detail, let me know and I will post a short video.
By comparison with my earlier version, these measures have made the whole thing more stable and the smoothing action is under better control. It looks to me like the result is very good, although I am still learning the best ways to use it for milling lumber. I kept going back to the hardware store to try new parts, but overall the cost stayed well below the price of the benchtop jointer/planer I was considering, and is easy to put away when not in use. When I want to use the Arbortech tool as intended, I can remove it from the frame by loosening the two 8mm side bolts and the U-bolt, then replacing the handle. Pretty easy, really.
Fantastic! Sounds like you have put a lot of thought into your jig. We would love to see it.
@@ArbortechWoodworking I spent today making more adjustments and comparing a router version to the Arbortech version. I would say maybe the router version is slightly quicker to set up and probably more accessible to most home woodworkers. However, I prefer the Arbortech version so far. For one thing, with a shop vac attached, I get almost no mess to clean up, whereas the router leaves the garage piled high in wood chips. My router collet must be dirty or something, as it appears that the bit keeps working downward from the router, leaving an uneven surface. While the Arbortech does not leave the surface at final finish, it is quite smooth now that I have the tool holding very stable in the wooden frame.
Neither version leaves a surface as finished as a jointer, but I intend to finalize the surface with hand planes and sanding. This levelling sled costs less, takes up less room, and is easier to store than even the most compact jointer and planers.
Thanks Kevin. Great idea!! Now what does that piece of wood with all of that character become?
This beautiful piece of Marri became a lovely shelf! :D
Hi Kevin. Just saw this video & liked it. I've been considering router sleds & see your point about speed of this alternative. How do you trim it so that it is flat / level? I'm thinking that if the blade is out on any axis it won't save any time at all as you will be working to the low point (either front, back or edge groove) anyway. A router has a flat base that is precisely aligned with the collet.
Hi Craig, we spoke to Kevin and he has replied with: With my jig, I can set it up so that the blade is perfectly flat, but in fact, I found that it being just slightly angled forward is even better. When you move it around, it always takes out material to the maximum level and because of its diameter being 100 mm, it cuts extremely shallow cuts even if it’s not perfectly level.
This is a really brilliant jig! I feel like this method would be faster and safer for me than using the router method. Thank you for sharing!
How did you attach the bracket to the grinder?
Glad it was helpful, Ian. I have passed on your question to Kev for further comments.
Hi Ian, it attaches to the threaded holes on either side for the side handle
Great video on using the jig, but I need to see how to make the attachment to the cutter.
Hi! You can find out more about this jig on our website. Cheers.
Is a very useful jig. I'm sorry about my english, is very poor.
Could you shows us how you did this jig please?
Thanks,greetings from Chile.
Hi! You can find out more about this jig on our website. Cheers.
Unfortunately the link to the VIP Newsletter doesn’t work anymore. Can you please make a Video about how to build the Jig ? Pleaaaase ?
Hi there, you can view all the plans of the Jig via the link below 👇
www.arbortechtools.com/au/what-s-happening/stories/the-power-carving-jigs-that-took-social-media-by-storm
Did you ever make a kit that was for sale?
Hi Garry! Unfortunately we did not create a kit for this one. Cheers :)
Wondering if this leveling jig is in production yet?
Soon!
I had the same thought the turbo plane flat out removes material than a router bit
Let us know how you go!
Is this jig in production yet?
At this stage it is a concept/ DIY jig. We will be releasing the Plan via the VIP Newsletter in the next few weeks which will details how to make your own. You can subscribe here: bit.ly/SignUpArbortech
I had the same idea and came here if another person had already done it. Mine will be made of metal and adjustable with screws. I weld so its easier than making a wooden thing.
Sounds great, Buddy. Please share your hack with us once completed. Looking forward to it!
Is that wood called Mere? The same wood the maori use to make Taiaha?
Hi Hau'i! Great question, let me check for you.
Its a local/ native timber called Marri :)
While I'm thinking about tools I'd like to see. Sanding has got me down. Sanding paper is flat, and it's a consumable. Be nice if there was something like a 'turbo rasp'
Would need to be made of something durable. Available n a couple of shapes such as one that looked like the 'ball gouge', one that looked like the 'Turbo plane', and one that was barrel shaped. The teeth or cutting surfaces would need to be small cause this would be a finishing tool. Maybe a couple of 'grades' of sanding power? I know this is a lot of bits to buy, but if they were durable for a decent length of time, it would be worth the dosh.
Hey Dave, thankyou for your feedback and suggestions. I have passed on to our R&D team.
@@ArbortechWoodworking Cool as :-) I've just ordered your precision tool set and would be keen to see what your highly creative minds might come up with? As an extra note, I've noticed that in my work, and in meany of your videos, sanding almost becomes a sculpting tool. Unfortunately, one burns through a lot of coarse grit paper when one is using it to remove large amounts of material :-)
@@kevsshed9561 That's great. Especially cool if there was something that could do a finished surface inside a deep undercut 'ball gouge' created cut.
Just saw a Stumpy Nubs video of cool tools. There was a solid metal carbide sanding block. Interesting! :-)
While we're discussing sanding. Have you guys ever experimented with attaching a fan to any of your tools? If someone doesn't have a vac handy, sometimes just getting the dust out of the way is fine.
I'm thinking of how you attach the depth gauge to the turbo shaft. Could you attach an ENCLOSED fan to the shaft of any of your tools in the same way? It would drive a draft down onto the work surface and clear debris??
Or maybe the shaft of the sanding tool could be fashioned to drive air down onto the tool head?
@@kevsshed9561 Received my Precision Tools purchase last week and had a play yesterday.
Nice new packaging, sans plastic!
The only tool I'm disappointed with is the sanding barrel. For the reasons I've detailed above.
If the sanding paper was replaced with a metal sleeve coated with carbide dust, I'd start to use this tool.
Also maybe a capsule shaped sleeve with a small hole in the end to allow access to the tension screw?
Poor man’s CNC
Some say poor, others say clever ;)