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I needed a horizontal drill for making the Vintage sleighs The brass escutcheon pins that were used to hold the pieces together needed to be drilled into the middle of 1/4” wood and to not blow out the side. The pins are about 10 thousands bigger than a 1/16” drill bit. So I drill the hole and then put in the pin.
This type jig is used when making round Shaker Boxes to drill the holes very close to the edge and to allow the toothpick dowel to be put in.
It’s 1/2” Baltic birch with a 1 7/8” hole that fits the collar on the drill body. I use stacks of wood and shims to get the drill bit to the correct height that I need to do the drilling. You then push the wood in to the required depth.
The block to hold the drill is glued and screwed. The block that holds it in the vise is also glued and screwed.
-- Karson Southern Delaware karson_morrison@bigfoot.com †
12 comments so far
lew
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posted 224 days ago
Great solution, Karson.
I admire the way you think “outside the box”
Lew
Grumpy
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posted 224 days ago
Simple & effective Karson.
-- Grumpy - "Always look on the bright side of life"- Monty Python
HokieMojo
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posted 224 days ago
I see you’ve found use for plywood made overseas. Good creative solution.
Karson
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posted 224 days ago
Yes small jig pieces for China Plywood.
-- Karson Southern Delaware karson_morrison@bigfoot.com †
Outnmbrd
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posted 224 days ago
It’s simple, it works, it’s cheap – can’t beat it!
-- time, there's never enough time...
Thos. Angle
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posted 224 days ago
Great jig, Karson. Simple and it works. I’ve still got my old ShopSmith but seldom use the horizontal drilling feature. I’m surprised there isn’t one somewhere in that shop of yours. LOL
-- Thos. Angle
SPalm
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posted 224 days ago
I agree with Mr. Angle. I would have though that you would have already owned one. :)
Well, it is not a thing of pure beauty, but it looks like you got it to work for you.
I think I detect some MDF and aluminum plate in there also. Good to use up the scrap.
Steve
-- Stevethepeeve -- I'm no rocket surgeon
Karson
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posted 224 days ago
I’ve got a horizontal router, but not a drill. Well now I do.
-- Karson Southern Delaware karson_morrison@bigfoot.com †
Karson
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posted 224 days ago
Need to make the alumimum flashing a little bigger so I can attached it better and some bigger pieces of MDF so I can get the clamps out of the way. But it get it done. What more can you ask of a jig. If I use double faced tape it would change my height. But, then again It would be hard to remove for different heights.
-- Karson Southern Delaware karson_morrison@bigfoot.com †
Dusty56
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posted 223 days ago
You and MacGyver must be related somehow : ) Great job , Karson !
-- You know you're getting old when you know the difference between you're (you are) and your (belongs to you) AND how to use them in a sentence .
AgentTwitch
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posted 223 days ago
Ah yes, MacGyver…The drill spins at 1000 rpm until the aluminum heats up from the electromagnetic force field of the drill bit sending a flair into the air at precisely the same moment a bad guy flies over Karson’s workshop in a helicopter. Brilliant! It drills holes, too!
-- Regards, Norm
jockmike2
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posted 222 days ago
Quite the jig Karson, your in league with GaryK now. I thought he was the best jig maker, you got a few good ones up your sleeve too. LOL
-- Mike. mwurm13@yahoo.com