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Celtic cross first attempt....

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bigbob said:
Hi Miles you would be better building a jig what you need is accurate repeatable results and it will become a chore keep tilting the bandsaw table then setting it up vertical. What you need is hardwood to fit in the mitre slot of your bandsaw I cut two from Oak as I want to make a circle cutting jig I went out and made my endstop today all the mitre cutting jig is a sheet of plywood glued and screwed to the runner that fits in the mitre slot and a fence fixed at 45 deg and a stop I would take a picture of mine but the shed is all locked up and its getting late here is my first effort from the Jig you will notice that the celtic cross is not right this is because the end of the blank was not properly squared I have learned to do it a bit better now.

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Hi Bob,

That cross looks great even though it's slightly off - I really like the pattern of it. When you get a mo id be really interested in seeing that jig, it's been something that's been mentioned a few times and so I'd really like to see it


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Hi Miles sorry been out all day helping Mrs Bob with local charity and attending xmas lunch. The material in the knot is alloy (coke can) sandwiched between two very thin veneers of mahogany I will go and take some pictures of the jig tomorrow it is a shame I can not upload video I have the equipment but not the broadband speed to upload.
 
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Well Miles your first attempt was better than mine. I did make a sledge for my bandsaw but there was some play in it, too much it turned out so the joints were gappy. I was trying to insert plastic of different colours, getting the kerf just right even doing a second cut, just did not work. So now I am going to use a chop saw, the kerf on it will take three pieces of the plastic, two whites and red or blue, or go the whole hog red white and blue.
You already have all the advice, and so do I, so lets get going! :thumbs:
 
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Hi Miles any of the jigs posted will do the job the below pictures are my effort. The first thing you need is a hardwood runner to go into the mitre slot which needs to be cut snuggly so you have no movement from side to side but not too tight to move in and out the height needs to be to the top of the table surface or just below. Once you have your fence set to to the width you require for the runner you may as well cut 4 or 5 of them as you will probably want to make more jigs. This one is one of 5 :-

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Next you will need a piece of MDF or plywood 12mm or above I used 18mm cut the plywood deep enough to get a 45 deg angle block attached or what ever angle you require and wide enough so it initially fits between the right hand side of the table and the other side of the saw blade. Then either mark where the runner is going to be place the runner in the mitre slot put some glue on it and lay the plywood on top and allow the glue to take a grip and drill and screw the runner once this is done sand the botton so it is reasonably smooth and give it a couple of coats of paste wax this will help the jig run smoothly :-

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Cut a piece of wood longer than a pen blank and about 20mm square cut a 45 deg ange on one end and line it up with the left edge of your ply then glue and screw it cut an other piece a bit shorter this is used as your stop. Once you set your stop you will need some means of holding it there I use a cheap toggle clamp. the thing on the top left of the jig is a stop I made this fits in the other end of the mitre slot and is held by a clamp this stops the jig sliding too far and me stupidly cutting right through my pen blank. The blank to be cut is held under the 45 deg block and against the stop. Hope this helps:-
 
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