Splined Miter Jig (as promised)

Great Idea! Thanks for sharing!

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SWEET!!! Love the no blade contact and the window at the side. It allows you to keep an eye on things. Heading out to the WoodShack now to give it a spin…..

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That’s probably the best design I’ve seen yet. Added to my Fav’s and gonna make one.

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I have been trying to come up with a design that allows easy view of were the blade is. The toughest part these is getting the set up exactly right. I think I will take a look at mine and see if I can modify it to achieve what you have here. If not, it’s getting cold again and the old one will add a little warmth to the house and I will start over using your design. I always tape my corners, which helps with blow outs. Since I started doing this I haven’t had any major blow outs.

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I like this design much better than what I am using now, I’ll have to try this. it looks like more support, and better visual of the project.

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I like everything about it!!!! Another project for my “todo” list!!! thanks for sharing!!!

john

Nice jig. One suggestion, if the angled pieces were run all the way to the end of the slots (against the saw top), it would provide a back up and help prevent tear out. If you make different heights of slots, you could have extra pieces to install. Thanks for the post.

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That’s very clever. Another one added to the faves and to-do-list, thanks for sharing.
And hey, Merry Christmas! :)

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I was concerned about tear-out after seeing the pics before reading your post , but
if you only add the 1/8” ply to one side , doesn’t it throw off the spline on the other side ?

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I never needed on , most likely i shall never need one yet I like it very much

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I’ve always like the window type jigs so you can see your blade height. Nice job on this one. I also recommend using your backer board on ALL cuts, not just the ones you suspect will give you tearout.

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Dusty, tape the backer board below the ‘window’ and its not a problem. Don’t remember who asked for this last night but I hope it helps. Rance, I usually tape the back side as I get very little tear out using the Freud box cutter set but your recommendation is right on. I just get lazy.

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Thanks for sharing ! Good ideas deserve to be used and spread around !

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Just thinking out loud….I like to cut splines on a 10 degree angle 1” from the top and turning the jig around cut a 10 degree spline in the opposite direction and put one centered between the two….I think that could be accomplished if I alter your design and widen the body to span the two miter slots and not use the fence…. I’m just thinking out loud….do you have any thoughts on the idea ? I used the two miter slots when I built by finger (box) joint jig and the stability is “gooder” than I had hoped for…. I’m thinking this would work …might need a clamp from the sides as well as front to back ? love bouncing ideas around ! Oh and if you added a 1/8” piece of scrap for tear out prevention in the back, you could add the same in the front to balance the size of spline cut ? ‘whatcha’ think ?

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Thinking out loud too… Wouldn’t it work better (a relative term!) if the back angled piece went all the way down and the front was open so you could see? I, like Len, worry about tear out and changing angles. Just a thought…I like the design, it is far superior to my flimsy one!

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