Bottle balancer jig

that should work well.. thanks for showing it

-- making sawdust....

great idea.

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Nice jig, thanks for sharing with us.!

-- masrol, kuala lumpur, MY.

I have seen other ballancers that have the hole drilled at 90 degrees and then router the edge with a 1/4 in. roundover bit. That way, the bottle can move in and out and as it does, the angle changes to where it ballances. I tried it last weekend. I used a wine barrel stave and cut both ends at approximately 45 deg. After a few adjustments on my bottom angle, it ballanced perfectly. And with the rounded over hole, I can use all types of bottles, tall, short, heavy, etc. and they all ballance eventaully. Amazing.

Thanks for sharing.

-- Todd @ winecountrywhimsy Sonoma County, CA

Good jig well done

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I like the way you think… I think I will try this… but I will provide lateral support to avoid slippage on the drill press.

-- Drink twice... and don't bother to cut... @ lazylarrywoodworks.com.au For lovers of all things timber...

degoose – Since these photos were taken I made a large drill press table and the jig is clamped to that and a small clamp to hold the wood to the jig.l I used it once without clamping the wood to the jig and I have the remains of the wood hung above that drill press as a reminder to never do something that stupid again!

-- Never board, always knotty, lots of growth rings

That was what I was getting at… Tried something similar myself… only once though…..

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Looks to me as a great , quick, money maker, gift, and easy Project thanks!!

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