Both products have been sent over by Banggood to do a product review. Do have a look at their website to see if it interests you. Affiliate link to Kerf Maker / Dado / Mortise & Tenon Jig: uk.banggood.com/custlink/vGmhFcUl76 Discount code: BGYouw01 - $19.99 Coupon Price Affiliate link to Digital Height Gauge: uk.banggood.com/custlink/vGvd5W2o7s Discount code: BG3439 - $8.99 Coupon Price Other details in the description as well. Thanks.
Thank you Suj. This jig was my first purchase from Banggood. It is very well made and easy to use. Alas, not having used it for over a year, I had forgotten how. Happily, I stumbled upon your excellent tutorial, and I'm now back in the game.
Hello my friend. This is a pretty good jig and it's perfect. its body is also solid. Best wishes. A jig that will work very well. Thank you for the introduction and information. See you. Big greetings. (like I was the first to watch and like it) :-) stay healthy and happy...
I bought one of these on Temu and it broke before I even got a chance to use it. I was impressed by how well made it seemed at first, but then the tightening wheel stripped off of the screw making it useless. Maybe I just got a bad one.
I just picked one these up from Banggood. As you say, they are extremely well made. I'm making a hand plane till at the moment and I will be using the jig on a couple of dados. Good job mate, keep up the good work. All the best.
Cheers, Brian 👍😁. Hopefully it will come out well. If possible, start on test scrap first of the same thickness, as there is a little bit of learning curve on using it initially
@@SujMenon I took your advice and made a few test cuts and made a few errors in the tool set up. Truth be known I think I kept repeating the same mistake ( I hate doing that). When it came to the piece though, all dados were bang on. Thanks again. All the best.
You can buy these?! I always thought they were made 🤣 I think I've watched half a dozen videos of people making one... first time I've seen an off-the-shelf option. It does look nice.
Haha.. yes, same situation here. Have seen this advertised a lot, but didn't understand how to use it. Took me some time to figure it out, as there were no instructions on the packaging as well 🙃 😅
Thanks Dirk, yes it looks pretty handy. I was first confused about how to use it, as it didn't come with any instruction. lol! But then figured it out after some time. 😜🤘
Nice review Suj 😊 I've had my eye on that Kerf maker for a long time and if the quality is anywhere near the same as the other tools I have from Banggood, then it's fantastic 😊 ॐ
thanks, Chris 👍😀. Yes, it is a pretty good jig for dado's. Incidentally, I ordered a few more stuff from Banggood in yesterday's 11/11 sale (more t tracks, track clamps etc). It was too low to miss. haha.. thanks for watching!
Hello Suj , you margin of error is because you used the calipers to measure the thickness of the blade . The blade doesn't run true on the harbor. the best way is to cut a scrap piece of wood and then cut a 45 then press the kerfmaker to get the all round thickness of the blade. that will work like charm.otherwise, nice video
Excellent tip Achika. I thought the same that the blade wasn't true parallel to its arbour as well. Or the actual blade selected for measurement was slightly off (due to wear/tear) resulting in that small difference. Otherwise there isn't any other explanation to that issue.
Ive never used one of these things, you used the calipers to take the reading from the kerf - could you not just take the jig to the blades kerf and set it up and not use the calipers?
yes Ben, I actually tried that initially by taking the jig to the blade kerf. It's ok for one side were there is a positive stop, but the other side is open and there is room for error there (even though it's very minimal). From my experience with this jig, even taking the measurement on one side of the blade isn't enough for a used blade (might not be a problem for a new blade), as it might have hit/dinged on something and could be a little bit out.
@@SujMenon interesting, what about a ruler butted up to the jig kinda like a positive stop? I’m only asking cause I can see the advantage but that one point feels like it’ll be an issue - not knocking you don’t get me wrong 😬
using the calipers sort of defeats the purpose of this tool doesn't it? just butt the kerfmaker against the blade backed by a piece of wood. it will automatically find the kerf of the blade.
Cheers Pat, thanks for brining it to my attention. You are right, the price keeps changing. I will check with them & if there is an updated code, will update the description.
You have totally missed the whole point of the tool What on earth are you doing taking a caliper measurement of blade. THE TOOL DOES THIS FOR YOU. That is the whole point of using the tool. OMG Stop using the tool. You seem to have no idea of what you are doing.
Both products have been sent over by Banggood to do a product review. Do have a look at their website to see if it interests you.
Affiliate link to Kerf Maker / Dado / Mortise & Tenon Jig: uk.banggood.com/custlink/vGmhFcUl76
Discount code: BGYouw01 - $19.99 Coupon Price
Affiliate link to Digital Height Gauge: uk.banggood.com/custlink/vGvd5W2o7s
Discount code: BG3439 - $8.99 Coupon Price
Other details in the description as well. Thanks.
Thank you Suj. This jig was my first purchase from Banggood. It is very well made and easy to use. Alas, not having used it for over a year, I had forgotten how. Happily, I stumbled upon your excellent tutorial, and I'm now back in the game.
Cheers bud 👍 😁
This is up there with the best, most well explained videos I have ever seen. I have subscribed. Thank you
Wow, thanks and welcome!
You can use the tool directly on the blade with a straight edge on the other side to get an actual kerf width.
Cheers for that tip 👍
Hello my friend.
This is a pretty good jig and it's perfect. its body is also solid. Best wishes. A jig that will work very well. Thank you for the introduction and information. See you. Big greetings. (like I was the first to watch and like it) :-) stay healthy and happy...
Thanks, Mehmet, yes it's really well built. Good to know the video was useful. Thanks again 😀👍
@@SujMenon You're welcome. See you.
I bought one of these on Temu and it broke before I even got a chance to use it. I was impressed by how well made it seemed at first, but then the tightening wheel stripped off of the screw making it useless. Maybe I just got a bad one.
I just picked one these up from Banggood. As you say, they are extremely well made. I'm making a hand plane till at the moment and I will be using the jig on a couple of dados. Good job mate, keep up the good work. All the best.
Cheers, Brian 👍😁. Hopefully it will come out well. If possible, start on test scrap first of the same thickness, as there is a little bit of learning curve on using it initially
@@SujMenon I took your advice and made a few test cuts and made a few errors in the tool set up. Truth be known I think I kept repeating the same mistake ( I hate doing that). When it came to the piece though, all dados were bang on. Thanks again. All the best.
You can buy these?! I always thought they were made 🤣 I think I've watched half a dozen videos of people making one... first time I've seen an off-the-shelf option. It does look nice.
haha James, yes indeed, it is available to just buy as well 😅😂. thanks for watching
I've seen these advertised and no idea how to use them :) I do now!
Haha.. yes, same situation here. Have seen this advertised a lot, but didn't understand how to use it. Took me some time to figure it out, as there were no instructions on the packaging as well 🙃 😅
I sort of wondered when I’d see this sort of jig mate, it looks like it’s got all bases covered & a cool recommendation 🍻👍👍👍
Thanks Dirk, yes it looks pretty handy. I was first confused about how to use it, as it didn't come with any instruction. lol! But then figured it out after some time. 😜🤘
@@SujMenon Hopefully it’s a long term handy item Suj 👍👍👍
Nice explanations Suj - and the jig actually looks really well made. I have a wooden one - but I've never actually used it.
Yes Rob, 5 star build quality. Even with this jig, we have to tune it on a test piece. Once it's dialed in, then off to the races 🏁 😁
Nice find Suj
Thanks, Saiyan. hopefully, it will be useful 😜👍
Nice review Suj 😊 I've had my eye on that Kerf maker for a long time and if the quality is anywhere near the same as the other tools I have from Banggood, then it's fantastic 😊 ॐ
thanks, Chris 👍😀. Yes, it is a pretty good jig for dado's. Incidentally, I ordered a few more stuff from Banggood in yesterday's 11/11 sale (more t tracks, track clamps etc). It was too low to miss. haha.. thanks for watching!
Hello Suj , you margin of error is because you used the calipers to measure the thickness of the blade . The blade doesn't run true on the harbor. the best way is to cut a scrap piece of wood and then cut a 45 then press the kerfmaker to get the all round thickness of the blade. that will work like charm.otherwise, nice video
Excellent tip Achika. I thought the same that the blade wasn't true parallel to its arbour as well. Or the actual blade selected for measurement was slightly off (due to wear/tear) resulting in that small difference. Otherwise there isn't any other explanation to that issue.
Thanks for sharing, pal.. appreciate it.. Ran the video w/o skipping adverts..
Thanks buddy 👍😁
The tool is ok but not in combination with bad saws with woble blades - there you get the slot to big/wide...
Thanks dude your video did the trick for me 😀👍🏼
Thanks, glad it was useful 👍 😀
Ive never used one of these things, you used the calipers to take the reading from the kerf - could you not just take the jig to the blades kerf and set it up and not use the calipers?
yes Ben, I actually tried that initially by taking the jig to the blade kerf. It's ok for one side were there is a positive stop, but the other side is open and there is room for error there (even though it's very minimal). From my experience with this jig, even taking the measurement on one side of the blade isn't enough for a used blade (might not be a problem for a new blade), as it might have hit/dinged on something and could be a little bit out.
@@SujMenon interesting, what about a ruler butted up to the jig kinda like a positive stop? I’m only asking cause I can see the advantage but that one point feels like it’ll be an issue - not knocking you don’t get me wrong 😬
@@HewAndAwe haha, yes using a ruler on the other side, is actually easier!
using the calipers sort of defeats the purpose of this tool doesn't it? just butt the kerfmaker against the blade backed by a piece of wood. it will automatically find the kerf of the blade.
Yes, that makes sense as well👍.
digital height gauge is now $17.99 and the code no longer works. Thank you for the video
Cheers Pat, thanks for brining it to my attention. You are right, the price keeps changing. I will check with them & if there is an updated code, will update the description.
@@SujMenon please let me know in a comment as I will not see it in the description change.
You're not accounting for run out
You cut two pieces of stock the same size. You then cut one piece in half. The difference in height is the true kirf
You have totally missed the whole point of the tool What on earth are you doing taking a caliper measurement of blade. THE TOOL DOES THIS FOR YOU. That is the whole point of using the tool. OMG Stop using the tool. You seem to have no idea of what you are doing.
Lol 😆. Thank god that you do 🙏