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I start watching so videos where it seems they are just showing off their upscale high dollar tools. I have the same band saw as I saw in your shop and a similar table saw. It felt so good to see you accomplish the same task safely and just as well.
My friend....a thousand likes if i could!!!!...my Rocklers Jig is on back order until November..this saved the day....I am now subscribed!!!.. BTW, excellent video...to the point and simple...thanks for sharing..
Very nice, thanks for bringing this Fine Woodworking jig to a more prominent place. Meets my favorite criteria of KISS and a great balance of |Good|Quick|Cheap|. Not often you get all three balanced so well.
This is probably the single coolest and most useful jig I have ever seen! I've wanted to add tapering to any number of projects, but the commercial tapering jigs are expensive and VERY difficult to use -- at least for me. This is so incredibly simple and easy to use. I'm going to make one this afternoon. Thank you!
Wow! That’s exactly what I needed! Repurposing a vintage foundry pattern into a coffee table and need to make legs for it. Thought a tapered look would be cool with different sized holes going from top to bottom of leg. Thanks for your video!
Thanks, this is perfect for what I need. I just needed a simple jig to taper 3 legs for a quarter round table I am making. I did not want to spend a few hours making a fancy jig and this was the answer right there.. Thanks again!
Great jig! And so simple. For anyone else watching, he didn't need to unscrew the end stop to predrill the adjusting screw. The adjusting screw would be just as functional further away from the end stop.
Yes and no. The further from the stop, the bigger the difference between how far the screw sticks out and how much total taper there is. And the less precise of adjustments you can make. Granted, moving it out another inch over that length would have made very little difference.
I love the level of effort you put into making sure it was dead square, for a jig that makes crooked cuts.... :) Still, it's a good habit, so good on ya!
Haha - thanks! If you like that, check out my disc sander video. I had to go through several designs to come up with a way to get that one straight, but once I did it came out really awesome. Here's a link: ruclips.net/video/7gTRuCgDSPc/видео.html
Seriously I’m in awe as today I wanted to throw my jigsaw for not cutting through wood to create a tapered chair leg and the wood I was working with was too thin to rely on my circular saw. That’s when I came up against the complexity of creating a table saw tapered jig (like you put it) that wasn’t so fancy or expensive yet functional and... Ta Dah I found your video!!! Thank you for sharing your ingenious jig 🤟🏼
Perfect solution ! Especially where limited blade height might otherwise limit depth of cut on a thicker 3.5” leg. No need for that extra sled thickness. I would chamfer or round over leg corners on router table for better precision. Thumbs up !
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Am I crazy? I'd need to try it to be sure, but instead of doubling the screws adjustment for the cuts on the opposite side, couldn't you instead get rid of the jig and flip the leg over end-over-end and use the cut side against the fence? You'd have to adjust where the fence is, sure, but I feel like that's easier and more accurate.
Good video. One warning though, once I was cutting a table on the table saw like you were, but my taper was a little bigger and the saw blade threw the discarded piece at my so violently it stuck through my shirt and into my skin about 1/2 inch deep. Very painful. I cut them on the bandsaw now.
I made one tonight, but it didn’t work for my project. I’m building a guitar pedalboard, so the taper goes from 3 inches to one. I’m a beginner, maybe I’m missing something, but the bottom side of my work piece is more or less 3 inches away from the edge of the jig for the cut line to be straight alongside the saw, so it’s not stable, I guess I would need to clamp it down somehow.
Sounds dangerous...at least in its current form. You could probably build a jig that gets clamped in place, and contains a screw for adjusting the taper. But again, you'd need to make sure you clamped the jig down, and maybe even clamp the workpiece to the jig. There's some other stuff to think about as well; you'd have to figure out how to start the cut exactly where you wanted the taper to start, so the jig would need to be able to move left to right (when you're standing at the machine) and still clamp it down once you find the right position. The thing I liked about this jig however was that it was simple and fast. If you make a version for your radial arm saw, in order for it to be safe, it might defeat the purpose because it'll no longer be as fast or simple. All that said, I wouldn't recommend it. By the way, thanks for checking out the video and taking the time to comment. I hope you'll check out the rest of my videos as well! Have a great day, and have fun building something!
I’m really happy with my purchase. Bang for buck, it’s just awesome. Check out my review: Porter Cable Benchtop Jointer Reviewruclips.net/video/S_fl31hTsFs/видео.html FYI, I have no affiliation with Porter Cable and was not paid to do the review. Hope it helps you!
Thank you for the reply. I just got home from picking it up this morning at Lowes (went to work after). I'll try setting it up tonight when the kids fall asleep.
Cool! I hope you enjoy it. It took me some time to get the fence set to 90 degrees, but I that was the worst part. What finally did the trick was clamping 2 squares to the fence (one at each end).....I had to clamp and unclamp them several times to get both of them finally to be square when the were making contact with the table, but it was worth the fiddling. Now the fence is square at both ends. Plus, nothing else I tried worked. Good luck!
"Short cuts make short fingers" lol. I can dig it. However I disagree in this scenario...you don't use a sled every time you run a board through the saw, and I don't see this as any different.
As a beginning woodworker, I'm genuinely curious why it is any different than running a board along the fence to do a normal rip cut. Since he's still using the fence, why does it matter if it is clamped or not?
Okay I’ve been reading many positive responses and came upon yours plus one other concerned person. I see both arguments and agree with both sides but I need a jig that’s safe yet functional and not going to take a days worth of time from what I’ve already got on my list of to do’s. How can you secure it? Any tips because I’m still learning as a beginner with the tablesaw and I need all my digits
You put a lot of emphasis on making sure these two pieces were perfectly square to each other. I'm not seeing why that matters. The end of the workpiece will never contact this push block squarely since it is contacting it at an angle by definition. This push block does nothing more than push the workpiece with a single point of contact, what difference does it make if it's perfectly square?
Ok, this like the 4th video of yours that i've watched. And I really do like them all. But I really have to ask, and please forgive my for asking, it's just that it has been nagging me for a while; Are you wearing makeup?
Lol - you're the second person to suggest that now. No, I do NOT wear makeup. The last guy that said that mentioned "eye concealer", so I'm guessing it's something to do with my eyes. The only thing I can think is that the skin under and around my eyes is usually much whiter than the rest of my face because of years of wearing sunglasses in outdoor constructions jobs. That, and even though I no longer do construction work, I still spend a lot of time outside wearing sunglasses.
That’s funny! Can’t remember the name of the actor on the show “Lost”, he had the opposite effect appearing as though he wore black eyeliner and mascara but it happened to be he had seriously enviable thick, black lashes. Many ppl would love to have naturally concealed eyes ✌🏼
Well I think I've got that covered too - a few weeks ago somebody said I looked like I was wearing eyeliner - lol. When I was younger, people used to constantly ask me if I wore eyeliner or mascara because my eyelashes or so long and dark...I don't hear that much anymore these days, except for occasionally here in the comments haha.
Never run shit wood thru your jointer or planer. The table saw is the tool for that, because a 10" blade is easier to replace than the blades on those other two tools. If you chip one tooth on a table saw blade it will continue to cut, but if you take a chip out of jointer or planer blades you're going to ruin four or five days of your life, and you'll be pissed, plus your stress will spill over onto your girlfriend. That's never good, especially for you because she's still angry about you over the garage and her girlfriend issue. If you're using wood from a pallet that has been dragged over who knows what, you will at some point miss a tiny little pebble, or metal chip inbedded into that shit wood, and that's the tiny little piece that will ruin your tools. Don't do it, just rip it on your table saw, because if your using shit wood, than the project is not of importance and doesn't warrant a nice clean edge. btw....what's the word of that garage expansion project?
Let me give you some golden advice, cancel the word “Just” from your vocabulary or you’ll never be a master carpenter. Don’t “just” do anything, think about it, and if the conclusion hurts, it’s the right conclusion. Or be “JUST” mediocre
I start watching so videos where it seems they are just showing off their upscale high dollar tools. I have the same band saw
as I saw in your shop and a similar table saw. It felt so good to see you accomplish the same task safely and just as well.
Thanks! Glad you enjoyed it!
My friend....a thousand likes if i could!!!!...my Rocklers Jig is on back order until November..this saved the day....I am now subscribed!!!.. BTW, excellent video...to the point and simple...thanks for sharing..
Dude, extremely simple! Way better than all the other videos. thanks for sharing!
I’m glad you found it helpful!
This is exactly the simple tapering jig solution I was hoping to find. Thank you for the great idea!
Very nice, thanks for bringing this Fine Woodworking jig to a more prominent place. Meets my favorite criteria of KISS and a great balance of |Good|Quick|Cheap|. Not often you get all three balanced so well.
Thank you, Ron! I'm glad you enjoyed it!
This is probably the single coolest and most useful jig I have ever seen! I've wanted to add tapering to any number of projects, but the commercial tapering jigs are expensive and VERY difficult to use -- at least for me. This is so incredibly simple and easy to use. I'm going to make one this afternoon. Thank you!
I'm glad you like it - it's a very old style of jig, but as you pointed out, very simple. Thanks for the feedback!
Wow! That’s exactly what I needed! Repurposing a vintage foundry pattern into a coffee table and need to make legs for it. Thought a tapered look would be cool with different sized holes going from top to bottom of leg. Thanks for your video!
I’m glad it was helpful 🙂
Thanks, this is perfect for what I need. I just needed a simple jig to taper 3 legs for a quarter round table I am making. I did not want to spend a few hours making a fancy jig and this was the answer right there.. Thanks again!
I’m glad you found it helpful! Good luck on your project!
I just tried your idea today on 4x4 and it worked like a charm! Thanks
Awesome - I’m glad it helped you out!
Thank you for the vide. Used this method today for a desk I made for my son. Worked great and I still have all my fingers!
Awesome - I’m glad it worked out...and especially glad you have all your fingers! Remember people, woodworking is dangerous - BE SAFE!
Fast and simple to build. Worked like a charm. Thank you.
Great jig! And so simple. For anyone else watching, he didn't need to unscrew the end stop to predrill the adjusting screw. The adjusting screw would be just as functional further away from the end stop.
Yes and no. The further from the stop, the bigger the difference between how far the screw sticks out and how much total taper there is. And the less precise of adjustments you can make. Granted, moving it out another inch over that length would have made very little difference.
Thanks for the easy and clever jig. Used it today, and it worked great!
No problem! I'm glad it worked out for you!
Thank you so much for this great jig idea. I tend to overthink these things but this is perfect…👍🏻
I love the level of effort you put into making sure it was dead square, for a jig that makes crooked cuts.... :) Still, it's a good habit, so good on ya!
Haha - thanks! If you like that, check out my disc sander video. I had to go through several designs to come up with a way to get that one straight, but once I did it came out really awesome. Here's a link: ruclips.net/video/7gTRuCgDSPc/видео.html
A great simple jig. Thanks
No problem! I’m glad you like it!
Seriously I’m in awe as today I wanted to throw my jigsaw for not cutting through wood to create a tapered chair leg and the wood I was working with was too thin to rely on my circular saw. That’s when I came up against the complexity of creating a table saw tapered jig (like you put it) that wasn’t so fancy or expensive yet functional and... Ta Dah I found your video!!! Thank you for sharing your ingenious jig 🤟🏼
Thanks! I'm glad you found it useful. To be fair though, credit for the general idea goes to finewoodworking.com
Thank you, tried this today works brilliantly!
Thank you for a simple jig that doesn’t require a band saw and drill press!!
Perfect solution ! Especially where limited blade height might otherwise limit depth of cut on a thicker 3.5” leg. No need for that extra sled thickness. I would chamfer or round over leg corners on router table for better precision. Thumbs up !
I did this and had the same piece of pallet divider wood. It worked perfectly and it was easy and safe.
Thanks for the feedback!
Made one today work just fine thanks for the tip
Exactly what I was looking for. Thanks.
Nice little jig and vid, thanks I will be making a coffee table soon that will require tapered legs and this will be the jig I use.
Thank you! I'm glad you found it helpful!
Very practical and perfect for what i need. Thank you for sharing and saving me hours of time on a jig that i need sometimes...
E Caff thanks for commenting! I'm glad it helped!
Thanks for sharing that, well done, true simple!
Thank you!
This is exactly what I was looking for to make a quick tapering jig! Great find from Fine Woodworking and thanks for posting!
I'm glad you found it useful, thanks for letting me know. By the way, I checked out your channel and I'm excited to where it goes.
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Simple is the best ....thanks
I’m glad you enjoyed it!
Simple and does the job you need it to do. Thanks this will help with my table project ✌
You’re welcome! Good luck on the table project!
Very clever just what I've been looking for and very clear instructions
Cheers
Tim from Wood 4 Nothing
Thanks! I'm glad you enjoyed it!
Thanks for sharing this. That is a great tip and a very simple jig indeed!
Thank you, John! Glad you liked it!
Thanks-I LOVE simple jigs that actually work... 👍🏻
No problem! I'm glad you enjoyed it!
Nice. The screw is good, but now I'm considering adding a threaded insert and a small machine screw so the screw hole doesn't get worn out.
Learning all the time, thanks!
Very nice work, thank you.
Awesome video as always!
Thanks Chris!
Definitely making one of these tapering jig's.
Am I crazy? I'd need to try it to be sure, but instead of doubling the screws adjustment for the cuts on the opposite side, couldn't you instead get rid of the jig and flip the leg over end-over-end and use the cut side against the fence? You'd have to adjust where the fence is, sure, but I feel like that's easier and more accurate.
Very cool simple way to cut a taper - I will try it!
Thanks, and good luck!
Thanks so much.
Good video. One warning though, once I was cutting a table on the table saw like you were, but my taper was a little bigger and the saw blade threw the discarded piece at my so violently it stuck through my shirt and into my skin about 1/2 inch deep. Very painful. I cut them on the bandsaw now.
Thanks for the tip!
Did you have a riving/splitter knife on?
Very cool thanks
Inexpensive and easy to make so I plan to try it. Thanks!
Let me know how it goes!
One Minute Workbench Finally made this and it works great. I am making another table and used it to taper all 4 legs. Simple but effective!
Sam Puckett great! I’m glad it worked out for you - thanks for sharing!
I need to make 2 angle cuts on a lathe blank so I can glue in a different color wood before turning. Thanks for the simple jig.
No problem Mike - glad it helped!
This works great, thank you!
I'm glad you found it helpful!
I feel so dumb for not thinking of this. Simply genius!
Don’t feel bad - I didn’t think of it either!
Loving it !!!!!soooo simple
Thanks
No problem!
KISS method! Love It! Thank you!
Glad you like it - hope it helps!
Great video - thank you!
Martin Dimitrov I'm glad you liked it!
Very cool!
Thank you!
How would i use this for 34.5 in legs?
Nice bech press !
I made one tonight, but it didn’t work for my project. I’m building a guitar pedalboard, so the taper goes from 3 inches to one. I’m a beginner, maybe I’m missing something, but the bottom side of my work piece is more or less 3 inches away from the edge of the jig for the cut line to be straight alongside the saw, so it’s not stable, I guess I would need to clamp it down somehow.
Making one tonight
Good job!!
Thanks!
I'm trying to visualize how this tapering jig might be utilized on my radial arm saw. What do you think?
Sounds dangerous...at least in its current form. You could probably build a jig that gets clamped in place, and contains a screw for adjusting the taper. But again, you'd need to make sure you clamped the jig down, and maybe even clamp the workpiece to the jig.
There's some other stuff to think about as well; you'd have to figure out how to start the cut exactly where you wanted the taper to start, so the jig would need to be able to move left to right (when you're standing at the machine) and still clamp it down once you find the right position.
The thing I liked about this jig however was that it was simple and fast. If you make a version for your radial arm saw, in order for it to be safe, it might defeat the purpose because it'll no longer be as fast or simple.
All that said, I wouldn't recommend it.
By the way, thanks for checking out the video and taking the time to comment. I hope you'll check out the rest of my videos as well! Have a great day, and have fun building something!
When you’re on a jobsite; a piece of scrap ply wood, a couple pencil marks and two brads does the trick in no time.
Most dangerous thing I’ve seen yet
What table saw do you use?
DeWalt DW745 - I hope this helps!
genius !
How do you like your PC160JT?
I’m really happy with my purchase. Bang for buck, it’s just awesome. Check out my review: Porter Cable Benchtop Jointer Reviewruclips.net/video/S_fl31hTsFs/видео.html
FYI, I have no affiliation with Porter Cable and was not paid to do the review. Hope it helps you!
Thank you for the reply. I just got home from picking it up this morning at Lowes (went to work after). I'll try setting it up tonight when the kids fall asleep.
Cool! I hope you enjoy it. It took me some time to get the fence set to 90 degrees, but I that was the worst part. What finally did the trick was clamping 2 squares to the fence (one at each end).....I had to clamp and unclamp them several times to get both of them finally to be square when the were making contact with the table, but it was worth the fiddling. Now the fence is square at both ends. Plus, nothing else I tried worked. Good luck!
dead simple and dangerous. you need the work piece held down. hold down clamp attached to a sled. shortcuts make short fingers
"Short cuts make short fingers" lol. I can dig it. However I disagree in this scenario...you don't use a sled every time you run a board through the saw, and I don't see this as any different.
That's why I put thumb down... fingers very close to the blade.
Take care man.
Super dangerous if you don't have a riving knife but only kinda dangerous if you do.
@@mateopresenta4999 Did you not see the push sticks?
thats a dangerous cut-the workpiece needs to be secured-believe me
As a beginning woodworker, I'm genuinely curious why it is any different than running a board along the fence to do a normal rip cut. Since he's still using the fence, why does it matter if it is clamped or not?
Okay I’ve been reading many positive responses and came upon yours plus one other concerned person. I see both arguments and agree with both sides but I need a jig that’s safe yet functional and not going to take a days worth of time from what I’ve already got on my list of to do’s. How can you secure it? Any tips because I’m still learning as a beginner with the tablesaw and I need all my digits
I need legs made for my dining room chairs I cannot find anyone in Atlanta to make them. Can you refer someone in Atlanta?
Sorry - I'm not very familiar with the Atlanta area. If anybody reading this can help out though, be sure to comment here!
excellent for doing out of plumb extension jambs on doors and windows.
You put a lot of emphasis on making sure these two pieces were perfectly square to each other. I'm not seeing why that matters. The end of the workpiece will never contact this push block squarely since it is contacting it at an angle by definition. This push block does nothing more than push the workpiece with a single point of contact, what difference does it make if it's perfectly square?
Ok, this like the 4th video of yours that i've watched. And I really do like them all. But I really have to ask, and please forgive my for asking, it's just that it has been nagging me for a while; Are you wearing makeup?
Lol - you're the second person to suggest that now. No, I do NOT wear makeup. The last guy that said that mentioned "eye concealer", so I'm guessing it's something to do with my eyes. The only thing I can think is that the skin under and around my eyes is usually much whiter than the rest of my face because of years of wearing sunglasses in outdoor constructions jobs. That, and even though I no longer do construction work, I still spend a lot of time outside wearing sunglasses.
That’s funny! Can’t remember the name of the actor on the show “Lost”, he had the opposite effect appearing as though he wore black eyeliner and mascara but it happened to be he had seriously enviable thick, black lashes. Many ppl would love to have naturally concealed eyes ✌🏼
Well I think I've got that covered too - a few weeks ago somebody said I looked like I was wearing eyeliner - lol. When I was younger, people used to constantly ask me if I wore eyeliner or mascara because my eyelashes or so long and dark...I don't hear that much anymore these days, except for occasionally here in the comments haha.
lol - good point!
Great jig. But you need to learn working safer with the table saw.
I'm glad you dig the jig! Thanks also for the safety advise!
Never run shit wood thru your jointer or planer. The table saw is the tool for that, because a 10" blade is easier to replace than the blades on those other two tools. If you chip one tooth on a table saw blade it will continue to cut, but if you take a chip out of jointer or planer blades you're going to ruin four or five days of your life, and you'll be pissed, plus your stress will spill over onto your girlfriend. That's never good, especially for you because she's still angry about you over the garage and her girlfriend issue.
If you're using wood from a pallet that has been dragged over who knows what, you will at some point miss a tiny little pebble, or metal chip inbedded into that shit wood, and that's the tiny little piece that will ruin your tools.
Don't do it, just rip it on your table saw, because if your using shit wood, than the project is not of importance and doesn't warrant a nice clean edge.
btw....what's the word of that garage expansion project?
Let me give you some golden advice, cancel the word “Just” from your vocabulary or you’ll never be a master carpenter. Don’t “just” do anything, think about it, and if the conclusion hurts, it’s the right conclusion. Or be “JUST” mediocre
Thanks for the advice!