| Project by ChuckM | posted 488 days ago | 1463 views | 9 times favorited | 8 comments |  |
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One can easily buy plastic knobs for jigs & fixtures for a dollar or two a piece. Or, for a more classy touch, one can easily make their own, using designs no commercial versions can match. I made a few wing nuts (in under an hour) – just bandsaw / scrollsaw some scraps, drill holes for the T-nuts (use epoxy if wanted to put the nuts in place), sand them smooth and put on a couple coats of polyurethane). Hardwoods like oak, maple, cheery and walnut work best. These guys come handy for tightening down a feather board on a tablesaw (mitre slot), etc. Simple shop project to do and good way to use scraps that lie around. Another (token) way to go green!
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Dusty56
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posted 488 days ago
T-nuts …God’s gift to woodworkers : )
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romansfivefive
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posted 488 days ago
I have never heard of a tnut, apparently I have been missing out. that is a great idea, I am going to try one soon.
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Dominic Vanacora
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posted 488 days ago
This is a very creativity idea. This is why woodworkers are the best.
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Grumpy
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posted 488 days ago
Great idea Chuck.
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lew
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posted 488 days ago
Neat!
I don’t finish mine. The round ones can get slippery and hard to get a good grip.
Another take on these is to insert the bolt thru the home made knob and and epoxy it in place. Put the T-Nut in the jig.
Lew
Sac
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posted 477 days ago
Followed over from lew’s comments. Very nice idea’s here. Thanks
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Zuki
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posted 477 days ago
great idea
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Kindlingmaker
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posted 178 days ago
This is great! Thank you!
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