Jigs I made

Vince,

Your tools and jigs looks great. Many times I have wished I could do metal work since I can think of items that would be useful and no one makes such a thing that’s affordable. It really customizes your woodworking abilities!

-- "But godliness with contentment is great gain." 1 Timothy 6:6

Great idea, great job.

-- masrol, kuala lumpur, MY.

Looks great! I’d like to hear more about the ‘ball jig’. :)

-- I'm a wood magician... I can turn fine lumber into firewood before your very eyes! - http://www.woodworkersguide.com

If the welds hold everything together they are good enough. My welding is pretty ugly, ugly but strong, my Dad was a much better welder.

-- ...it's rennovation time!!!

Great Looking Tools!! That ball jig is really neat!!

Thanks for the comments guys. I made the ball jig so I can turn round balls for bottle stoppers. I figured I would make a few of them and it would be easier to do it with a jig. It’s not faster but it is more consistent.
It also works well if you need a gradual arch in your turning.

-- Vince

How do you go about using the ball jig ? Is the steel rod anything special ( grade wise)?

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Dusty,
The steel rod is just a 1/4-20 bolt with the head cut off. Any grade of metal will do. The bolt I used is stainless steel.
The cutter is a HSS tool bit I got from Enco.

-- Vince

good designs !!!!

-- POPSHOP ,

cool jigs well done

-- Jim from Heirloom Woodshop Southern Oregon

Thank you for the feedback …Can you do a blog on how to use your ball turning jigs ?

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very nice jigs Vince,will need to post my ball jig too…

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