Descriptions of Jigs and Fixture E-Class… : Routerworkshop.net

February 22, 2012 by admin  
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Well today we are going to give you all the basic description of each of the Jigs and Fixture lessons. Yes, instead of me rambling on about why you should buy this E-Class I have decided to get Bruce Beatty a fellow woodworker give me his first impressions of the entire course. Before we do that I want you to meet Bruce in his workshop.

Here is Bruce, a fellow woodworker

My name is Bruce Beatty I’m just a couple of years away from retirement from my position as Training Officer with our local fire department in Orangeville, Ontario. I’ve been woodworking as a serious hobbyist for about 12 years now. I’m married with three grown boys and now 3 grandchildren. I used to work out of a single car garage until 5 years ago when I built a free standing 24 x36 shop. I now have a shop full of equipment and spend most of my spare time there. As far as routers I have 2 Porter Cables, 1 Dewalt and a Ridgid palm router, with a Jessem router table top and a homemade base cabinet. There hasn’t been a project go by that didn’t involve router work at some point. I even built a horizontal router stand last year just to make my own moulding and trim. I would say the router would be my most used hand tool both in and out of the table. I’m also an avid Sketchup user and design most of the projects and jigs that I build. Sketchup to me is just another tool in the shop.

Here are Bruce’s Descriptions of the Jigs and Fixture E-Class,

I was fortunate enough to have Rick ask me for a brief synopsis of each of the new jig videos. So here goes:

Video 1: Feeler Gauge Principle.

Rick provides an explanation regarding brass setup bars, how and where to use them for a variety of applications. He also discusses wooden bit profiles and using wooden setup bars.

Video 2: Drilling Principles.

In this video Rick demonstrate drilling holes accurately with the router, creating your drilling pattern and the proper use of guide bushings. Rick also gives you pointers on what to look for in a good set of guide bushings.

Video 3: Left & Right

AS the title indicates Rick discusses creating a reversible pattern for making a left and right identical part.

Video 4: Indexing Principle

This video is all about creating a reliable accurate pattern, in a very simple jig so you can make repeatable holes where ever you may require them.

Video 5: Perfect Match

Rick demonstrates using your router to make perfectly aligned joints, with a variety of methods to produce the results you’re looking for.

Video 6: Using Screws

This video and Video 7 make the whole series worth the minimal investment. The video demonstrates how to make round tenons on the end of a board i.e. a rail. You will be amazed at how simple this jig is.

Video 7: On a Bevel

Video 7 is a continuation of video 6 but in much more detail. It also explains how to construct the jig for angled tenons or double tenons.

In summary for a cost of $2.00 a video you can’t go wrong.

Bruce (aka Wood Chuck)

Happy Woodworking.

Thanks Bruce…we just missed Lesson 8 which is showing the construction of a wood bending fixture. This is a simple fixture that is used to make wood bent project pieces…So with these descriptions from Bruce hopefully it will help you decide to join the Jigs and Fixture E-Class.

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