Help please,I borrowed a taper jig from my buddy and now im having
a hell of a time getting the cut i want.Its a sears store bought
type,two bars hinged at the top and a notch at the bottom to hold the
stock in place.I realize you should make test cuts but i have made a ton
of test cuts and still not getting the exact cut i want.Im always out by
the cut starting too soon or not enough at the end.Is there a secret
formula on how to use this thing.
darrell darcy wrote:
> Help please,I borrowed a taper jig from my buddy and now im having
> a hell of a time getting the cut i want.Its a sears store bought
> type,two bars hinged at the top and a notch at the bottom to hold the
> stock in place.I realize you should make test cuts but i have made a ton
> of test cuts and still not getting the exact cut i want.Im always out by
> the cut starting too soon or not enough at the end.Is there a secret
> formula on how to use this thing.
Mark the ends of your stock where you want the taper to start and end.
Align these marks with the miter slot. Holding the stock in place, with the
taper jig against the fence, slide both the taper jig and the fence against
the stock. Adjust the taper jig to match the angle of the stocks edge.
Once the angle of the jig is set adjust the fence to the proper location to
begin the cut.
Hope this makes sense.
--
Jack Novak
Buffalo, NY - USA
In article <[email protected]>, darrell darcy <[email protected]> wrote:
> Help please,I borrowed a taper jig from my buddy and now im having
>a hell of a time getting the cut i want.Its a sears store bought
>type,two bars hinged at the top and a notch at the bottom to hold the
>stock in place.I realize you should make test cuts but i have made a ton
>of test cuts and still not getting the exact cut i want.Im always out by
>the cut starting too soon or not enough at the end.Is there a secret
>formula on how to use this thing.
>
What I often do is draw a layout line on the part, then put the gauge
& part on the saw table against the fence. Move the fence,
gauge, and part, and adjust the taper jig angle, to line up with one
side of a miter gauge slot. This will set the angle correctly (since
your miter gauge slots are presumably parallel to the blade). Lock the
jig angle and move the fence, gauge, & part towards the blade until
your cut line matches the layout line, then make your cut. (Sneak up
on the cut line as necessary)
--
Larry Wasserman Baltimore, Maryland
[email protected]
Ditto what Jack said ...
And additionally ... get in the habit of double checking the END of your cut
by moving both the stock and jig to the back of the blade, hold both against
the fence again, and you can see exactly where the blade is going to come
out at the end of the cut.
However, it you are going to cut a lot of tapers, it's much easier if you
make yourself a taper sled ... you then can use the edge next to the blade
to line up the workpiece precisely.
--
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Last update: 9/21/03
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> Mark the ends of your stock where you want the taper to start and end.
> Align these marks with the miter slot. Holding the stock in place, with
the
> taper jig against the fence, slide both the taper jig and the fence
against
> the stock. Adjust the taper jig to match the angle of the stocks edge.
> Once the angle of the jig is set adjust the fence to the proper location
to
> begin the cut.