Jig Square Launch - Tables Saw Sleds Faster and Easier!
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- čas přidán 9. 06. 2024
- This is Jonathan’s launch video for this tool:
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I’d definitely encourage you to watch that video, he going into a lot more detail than I did, he also has links to the product sale page.
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Your method for adjusting the miter saw was so much better than mine! Thanks Andy!
I just watched BOTH Videos back to back and I’m super excited that I can now make a zero clearance insert for my miter saw, get it square and you both just gave me a reason to delay buying an expensive Tablesaw. I can use my Dewalt for a little longer till I can afford the SawStop…lol. Great seeing you both collaborating and supporting each other!
If you can't find one, like you live in Mombasa, or Canada, just run the sled base (ply and two runners) through the saw cutting the ply base in half. Then choose one side and align the fence with a square to the side of the kerf. If people think that won't work, I don't know why there is such a market in Woodpecker squares... Once you have one runner, ply base and fence aligned the second half of the base, (ply and one runner) doesn't have anywhere else to go other than perfect.
Much simpler than the 5 cut method and dead accurate the first try. Great tool and video! 👍
Wow! That makes it easy. Crosscut Sled, Bandsaw Sled, Incra Miter Sled, Miter Saw 90 degrees, etc. I just ordered one.
I think the biggest mistake made when making sleds is making sure the material for the back fence is absolutely flat and will stay that way.
That's brilliant! 😃
Thanks, Andrew!!!
Stay safe there with your family! 🖖😊
you guys making awesome tools and jigs
Well thought out as usual!
Great idea, from a very old dude, I thought I seen it all,
Top Flight Jig right there. A shame you didnt come up with it Andy! Maybe you can figure out how to stick magnets on it! lol
I bought mine the day Jonathan launched it. Then I got rotator cuff surgery so it'll have to wait a couple of months to use it. Haha!
Ha ha the last bit ❤ that’s funny 🎉
Question: Your miter saw squaring method looks great, but I'm assuming as the zero clearance kerf gets damaged/ widened over time, that wont be a good reference surface anymore. is that a concern?
The five cut method works by compounding your sled's error four times as you rotate your test piece clockwise. If you rotate counterclockwise, as you did in the video, you get no compounding effect. You got a great result, but it was not illustrated by the five cut method.
It seems to me that the same result can be accomplished with a square on the side of the saw blade. That's what I use and it works very, very well.
Yes provided your blade is 100% parallel to the slots.
Is there a link to purchase the Jig Square?
km tools
I can see the relevance but I’m not waiting for another presale. Not when I can do it cheaper. 8 to 12. Weeks was a little to much. If you believe in the product make the investment. That is all
My understanding was that you need the jig to be square to the blade, not the groove. Is that not the case? If your blade is out then this tool, or indeed any method of adjusting the fence to the groove, won't get you a 90% cut. Only referencing from the blade will do that surely?
Definitely not the case, you need it square to the groove first. Blade should be square to the groove also but if it’s off slightly that won’t affect the 90 degree precision of the sled.
An expensive jig to build a sled most of us only ever do once!
FYI…6 to 10 weeks for shipment
Yes, initial batch sold out I understand
Great tool but very expensive for a one-off sled.
That gadget isn't any better than simply putting a thin long strip of plywood into the kerf held tight against one edge with shims, if necessary and using an accurate framing square to reference off that strip. I've been doing it that way for years and testing with the 5 cut method.
will have to look into this method. the gadget is extremely expensive as well.
Your first and last link are broken ;)
Noob question: why not use a speed square?
Inaccurate.
And you're talking about a $180.00 USD which is quite too expensive for such a piece of equipment.
Interesting but the price rules it out in my mind - and a thin kerf of wood and a machine square does the same and the machine square is arguably much more versatile for machine set ups on a weekly basis vs this tool on a yearly or multiple year basis… of coarse price vs how often used is how I’m looking at it.
It’s super cool and I love JKM and have bought thier stuff in the past to support them. I’m just not at the point where I’m making enough sleds to justify buying a sled making tool
Maybe I'm missing something but where's the magnet? 😁
I must be stupid. I have no idea what just happened
I have 2 tools that are aluminum and 90 degrees. They each cost a fraction of this. I hope you got yours for free.
Can't get the accuracy you need for a sled that way.
That 1 thousandth variance is probably not even the jig square. It could be the blade having a slight wobble or even just just moving the piece 1 thousandths of an inch over while cutting. Or even the wood just swelling from tension release at different points. I think that jig is far more accurate than you’re thinking
It’s nice but not $139 nice. I’ll continue to use a speed square or wait for the Temu knockoffs for $19.99 to show up
I vote for temu
This thing costs almost $200 and it's basically a single use item. At that price, they should rent it out for a day
Its not really single use as it's great for squaring up your mitre saw every time you vary from 90
it is 139.99 with FREE shipping so like $125 after we cover the $15 dollar shipping. Precision on the level of a Starrett Square is not cheap to manufacture.
£145 for this to save spending a little time doing 5 cut method wow some people seem to have endless money to throw away on new shiny things
$150 prob
£145 in the UK
$139 with free shipping so $125
It’s not as accurate as just spending 15 mins doing the 5 cut method. For the cost it’s not worth it.
There's a 3 cut method which eliminates any math, and is quicker, and literally just as reliable as the 5 cut.
Just saying.
It's pretty easy to make a sled that is bang on accurate on day 1 without this jig. The problem is that the accuracy degrades over time due to many variables, e.g wood movement, widening of the kerf etc etc ... which this jig won't help with. The assumption is that the sides of the kerf will remain perfectly parallel ... which is very unlikely.
My sled is 5+ years old. I used hdpe runners and plywood fence. The fence is square to the blade. The kerf is widened but that is easily adjusted by moving the workpiece by 1/32 or so.
To fix the kerf issue is not hard. Glue a strip of wood in the kerf and recut the kerf.
@instantsiv not really the point is it?
@@SirBenJamin_ You said the accuracy degrades over time. The most important aspect is that the fence stays square to the blade. My sled does not have that problem. The other issue you brought up is the kerf widening. I’ve been able to work around that issue with no problem and plan to fill and recut the kerf later, so it’s fixable.
@@instantsiv I'm taking about the jig, not how to fix a widening kerf. If you're talking about fixing the widened kerf JUST so you can use the jig, it makes it even less useful. The kerf not remaining accurate doesn't matter for general woodwork, it only matters for THIS jig. .. in other words, this jig depends on variables that wouldn't normally be an issue.
@@SirBenJamin_ They should do a test on an old widened kerf to see if it's perfectly parallel.