mikesplumbing
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I wasn't sure where to post it but this seems like the right spot.
I figured I would take a break today and made a jig used for layout of the angles on the kick-up portion of the frame. Nothing complicated, I just build a square box with some T nuts used for keeping everything square a true. Once assembled I cut it in a miter box at 30 deg. on one end and 90 deg. on the other. It slides on the rail with about .010 extra but basically pretty snug. I used brass screws so as not to mar the surface etc.
When I lay out I just slide it on and mark it with a pencil to get close. Then I slide it away a couple inches and put Dye-Chem blue on the pencil mark. Then it's a matter of sliding it back over the blue ink, clamping it down with the screws and marking it out with a razor blade. It turned out really nice and makes a very accurate mark.
When I cut the steel I just take a 1/2" thick steel plate and clamp it on one side at a time and with my cut-off wheel in a grinder I plunge cut using the steel as a backer. In the photos thats the first sample cut.
Just thought It may help someone who may not have a full gamut of tools. When I'm done I would be more than happy to mail it to anybody that want's it.
Mike
I figured I would take a break today and made a jig used for layout of the angles on the kick-up portion of the frame. Nothing complicated, I just build a square box with some T nuts used for keeping everything square a true. Once assembled I cut it in a miter box at 30 deg. on one end and 90 deg. on the other. It slides on the rail with about .010 extra but basically pretty snug. I used brass screws so as not to mar the surface etc.
When I lay out I just slide it on and mark it with a pencil to get close. Then I slide it away a couple inches and put Dye-Chem blue on the pencil mark. Then it's a matter of sliding it back over the blue ink, clamping it down with the screws and marking it out with a razor blade. It turned out really nice and makes a very accurate mark.
When I cut the steel I just take a 1/2" thick steel plate and clamp it on one side at a time and with my cut-off wheel in a grinder I plunge cut using the steel as a backer. In the photos thats the first sample cut.
Just thought It may help someone who may not have a full gamut of tools. When I'm done I would be more than happy to mail it to anybody that want's it.
Mike