| Project by DeLayne Peck | posted 248 days ago | 3233 views | 38 times favorited | 9 comments |  |
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For some reason I have been doing more jigs than a Irish Folk Festival lately. Maybe it’s because I retired less than two years ago and finally have the time to enhance the capabilities of my shop. Here’s the latest, a push block, The Rip-Snorter:
The center block is fully adjustable. It slides horizontally on two steel 1/4” guide rods. The center block is connected by a single, central threaded insert and locking knob. Tightening the locking knob pulls the central block against the length of the deck. Using guide rods greatly simplified construction, is friction free, and only serves to keep the block aligned.
The “dog bone” handle allows the locking knob to pass freely underneath and tighten easily in any position. All 5 insert are 1/4’ 20 TPI.
Popular was used throughout. Dimensions were devined by guess and by golly. The main deck is 3/4” stock, 5 1/2” W x 2 1/2”H x 6” L. The rail side support is 5/16th thick, detachable, but not intended to be sacrificial. For ripping any thinner strips, I use a commercially available ball-bearing jig.
The opposite L support is downward adjustable and stabilizes the push block on stock narrower than 5 1/2” wide. It will accomodate stock up to 2” thick. It is 4” x 6” with a 1 1/2” foot. The foot is connected with inter-locking rabbits to increase gluing surface.
Traction is furnished by strips of an old, 1/4” thick mouse pad, rough side down.
Disclaimer: Any similiarity to anything else on Earth, living or dead, is completely coincidental. The Rip-Snorter is presented for entertainment purposes only. Consult a physician to make sure you are fit to rip or still ripping after 4 hours.
Follow Up Note: I have been using the Rip-Snorter since I built it in Sept. 2012. After months of use, I can endorse it. I love the control it provides of both pieces of ripped wood. I puzzled over the dimensions working from a picture of the commercial version. I got them right. The rods, sliding center block, and single locking knob work exceedingly well. It’s very easy to adjust and lock. I’ll be very interested in any enhancements, post them here!
-- DJ Peck, Lincoln Nebraska. I don't have a Shop. I think of it as a Tool Chase. Where the hell did I put that?
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DavidBethune
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#1 posted 248 days ago
Hi There..
It looks similar to my Grip-N-Rip they work great!
http://lumberjocks.com/projects/14510
Why don’t you post the plans for it..
HillbillyShooter
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#2 posted 248 days ago
Great looking jig—posting the plan would also be great. Could you enlighten me further on what “a commercially available ball bearing jig for ripping thin stock” is? Thanks for the post.
-- John C. -- "Firearms are second only to the Constitution in importance; they are the peoples' liberty's teeth." George Washington
mloy365
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#3 posted 248 days ago
I like it.
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DeLayne Peck
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#4 posted 248 days ago
I’d love to post plans, but I am frustrated beginner with Sketch Up.
Rockler has the Thin Rip Tablesaw Jig, here . I use mine with good results. Niney-eight reviews, 4+ stars.
Dave, I didn’t find your 2009 Grip-N-Rip post, wish I had. It is fabulous with detailed plans. Our dimensions are similiar. The Rip-Snorter has a stationary handle for simplicity. My guide rails eliminated two knobs and the use of T-track to keep the central block in alignment.
To perfectly align the holes that hold the guide rails, I taped the two sides of the frame together and stack drilled 1/4” holes. The holes are located 3/8th” down and 1” in from both ends. Corresponding 1/2” deep notches were then cut in the 1 1/2” square x 6” center block. A threaded insert was then install, dead center, 3” on the center block.
-- DJ Peck, Lincoln Nebraska. I don't have a Shop. I think of it as a Tool Chase. Where the hell did I put that?
Karson
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#5 posted 248 days ago
Nice functional jig. great build
-- I've been blessed with a father who liked to tinker in wood, and a wife who lets me tinker in wood. Southern Delaware karson_morrison@bigfoot.com †
gfadvm
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#6 posted 248 days ago
That looks very professional and you gotta love the name! Good job.
-- " I'll try to be nicer, if you'll try to be smarter" gfadvm
davidroberts
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#7 posted 248 days ago
David Bethune – I tried to download your Grip N Rip plans shown in your seminal blog, but I could not connect to the upload. Are the plans still available? Thanks Actually David, I think the drawings you posted and the detailed text is quite sufficient, generous, in fact. Thanks
Delayne, great jig, great name. I may give it a try. I had a rip snort once. Had to leave work to change pants. Who is meh girl?, or am I just that thick?
-- david roberts, spinning Tales from Topographic Oceans, no, really.
gfadvm
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#8 posted 248 days ago
David, I am LMAOROF over your rip snort comment!
-- " I'll try to be nicer, if you'll try to be smarter" gfadvm
DeLayne Peck
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#9 posted 248 days ago
Ah, the “Meh Girl !!!”
Some advertising that periodically shows up in the far right margin on the pages of LJs. Looks like a knock-kneed teenager with sunglasses in her panties. Selling T-shirts. Her’s says Meh.
I think we would have to be on some kind of offender register if that made us buy anything.
If you don’t get “Meh,” make the sound in your throat with your mouth closed.
-- DJ Peck, Lincoln Nebraska. I don't have a Shop. I think of it as a Tool Chase. Where the hell did I put that?
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