Shop Teacher: Table Extender

"Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo" (rustyvandura) 03/31/2020 at 19:07 • Filed to: None

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I needed to cut a longish taper. The lumber is repurposed from a decommissioned futon frame.

TheRealBicycleBuck > Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo 03/31/2020 at 19:19

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I watched this guy make a 4-sided taper jig. While I don’t have a need for tapering anything right now, I’m planning on making some of the other jigs. I’ll probably start with a cross-cut sled.

If it doesn’t start in the right place, jump to 20:50 to see the tapering jig.

SpecsGTP > Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo 03/31/2020 at 19:26

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What makes this shop teacher happy to see in the photos??? A Riving knife in place.

Safety is no accident, just like clean air is no choke.

Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo > SpecsGTP 03/31/2020 at 19:43

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That’s a homegrown r iving knife. I was without one for years and years and years and years. And then somehow, I came to the conclusion that having one would be a good idea. So I made one. As I think about it, I think I understand why they're a good idea. I got shot by a piece of plywood once with that table saw...

Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo > TheRealBicycleBuck 03/31/2020 at 19:44

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  That thing looks complicated. I just lengthened the fence and stuck a wooden dowel in to keep the edge off the fence and then fed it through.

jminer > Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo 03/31/2020 at 19:49

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Nice!

More woodworking is to do on my list as well.  Finally put some work into an old Craftsman 113 saw that’s older than I am this past weekend.  Hopefully can get it up and running here shortly and slap a couple projects together.

TheRealBicycleBuck > Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo 03/31/2020 at 20:12

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Huh. I thought it looked pretty straightforward. I could see making one if I started making tables that needed tapered legs. For cutting just a couple of tapers, it might be overkill.

OPPOsaurus WRX > Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo 03/31/2020 at 21:32

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i have two of these and they are now one of my favorite tools.