| Review by JC | posted 94 days ago | 1558 views | 1 time favorited | 7 comments |  |
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- Rockler hold down clamps (with T track) item 25736
- Brand: Rockler | Category: Clamps
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pics show just one example of using this product. I made this ad-hoc tapering jig for a project today in about 4 minutes, the rockler hold downs are great! as you can see i used one rockler and one cheap chinese knockoff hold down – big difference! the cheapo flexes and has a plastic insert that’s always getting sideways
i will break this jig down now that i’m done cutting tapers for today (see pic below) and put the track and hold downs back into the clear plastic tube they came in until i need them again.
one of those things you need to have around the shop just because it’s so useful so often
when i bought them i thought i’d make some more permanent jigs, but after maybe 2 years i haven’t needed the same jig so often that making them quickly from scraps has been an issue
-- JC - Central PA - http://affyx.com
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lew
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#1 posted 94 days ago
Thanks, JC.
I have thought about buying this. I think you just helped me me the decision.
-- Lew- Time traveler. Purveyor of the world's finest custom rolling pins!
tenontim
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#2 posted 94 days ago
Just bought a set and did the same thing. This type of sled is the safest way to cut tapers.
-- Tim-- http://www.tmuli.com
Lenny
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#3 posted 94 days ago
Hey JC. I recently bought about 8 of these. I have four in use on my supersled (crosscut sled) and bought the other ones for my (one-day) drill press table. I bought lengths of the Rockler t-track too. The hold-downs and the t-track are good quality stuff.
-- On the eighth day God was back in His woodworking shop! Lenny, East Providence, RI
a1Jim
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#4 posted 94 days ago
Thanks for the review.
-- W James Brokenbourgh Custom furniture maker http://artisticwoodstudio.com
NiteWalker
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#5 posted 93 days ago
I grabbed a bunch of those hold downs when they were on sale for $5.19 and the t-track I pick up when they have their t-track kit on sale for $19.99. Great stuff to have around the shop for jigs.
Jim Bertelson
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#6 posted 93 days ago
Well, I’ll match your eight and raise you by two….....I have 10 of these holddowns in the shop….(-:
...and more blue T-track than you can shake a stick at. Actually, I make on the fly jigs with my mulitpurpose bench all the time, since it has slots cut into it for use by these and other fixtures. My supersled has a lot of it as well. The “Deluxe Rockler” hold downs and T-track are a quality product.
-- Jim, Anchorage Alaska
eddie
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#7 posted 93 days ago
i did what Lenny did just backwards use them on a drill press table and they hold. just put my t traces a bit to far apart have to use a pic of scrape and i have a lot for a extinction on small boards sometimes and it still holds very tight.the super sled is my next jig have a miter sled and a sled for 90’s tire of changing back and forth i’ll use the others then. they are good and cheap on sale.
-- JESUS IS OK WITH ME
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