I believe in "adopt, adapt and improve". The other day I was resisting
buying an electric scroll saw. But I had a project which would really
benefit from one. Suddenly: an idea. I (very securely) mounted a jig
saw to a piece of 1/2" X 16" X 12" ply with the base plate flat against
the ply. I had cut a 1" hole in the ply directly under the blade so,
when a blade was in the saw, it would poke through the ply. Then I
attached two side walls to the ply on each side of the saw and turned
it over so it stood on the edges of the walls. I ended up with sort of
an upside-down scroll saw which works great with a scroll blade in the
saw. It's probably dangerous as hell but also handy.
FoggyTown
foggytown wrote:
> I believe in "adopt, adapt and improve". The other day I was resisting
> buying an electric scroll saw. But I had a project which would really
> benefit from one. Suddenly: an idea. I (very securely) mounted a jig
> saw to a piece of 1/2" X 16" X 12" ply with the base plate flat against
> the ply. I had cut a 1" hole in the ply directly under the blade so,
> when a blade was in the saw, it would poke through the ply. Then I
> attached two side walls to the ply on each side of the saw and turned
> it over so it stood on the edges of the walls. I ended up with sort of
> an upside-down scroll saw which works great with a scroll blade in the
> saw. It's probably dangerous as hell but also handy.
>
> FoggyTown
>
I have the same setup. I drilled two holes in the baseplate and fasten
my old Craftsman jigsaw beneath a hole in the overhang of my bench. I
made it to cut slots in small pieces and cutouts of animals. It really
helps to have a variable speed saw for this.
--
Gerald Ross
Cochran, GA
I can handle reality in small doses.
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Tom?
-Zz
On Sun, 19 Feb 2006 22:05:15 GMT, Joe Barta <[email protected]> wrote:
>Ba r r y wrote:
>
>> On Sun, 19 Feb 2006 21:00:10 GMT, Joe Barta <[email protected]> wrote:
>>
>>>I learned long ago that
>>>it's sometimes a better choice to move the work over the tool rather
>>>than the tool over the work. (Unless of course you have a really big
>>>tool ;-)
>>>
>>
>> Or a large wife...
>
>
>Be forewarned that this post is going to take a serious off-topic turn
>for the worst... but I'm reminded about a bit from The Godfather.
>
>Most have seen the movie, probably fewer have read the book. For those
>who have never read the book, you'll remember from the movie that
>Sonny Corleone was having an affair with Lucy Mancini. There's a scene
>of him banging her into a door on Connie's wedding day.
>
>The book gets into more interesting details about the reasons for
>their affair. Lucy has a problem... she has a really big coochie.
>Apparently it's cavernous and no man has ever been able to satisfy her
>because not enough friction was being generated during intercourse.
>
>Enter Sonny (terribly miscast in my opinion). Sonny is quite the a
>playboy and is endowed with a gargantuan tool. He is the first and
>ONLY man to truly please her, and she can't get enough of him.
>
>Well, we know what happens to Sonny, and Lucy moves to Vegas where she
>meets and falls in love with a doctor friend of Johnny Fontane. This
>doctor immediately recognizes her problem and knows there is a simple
>cure... take in the seams of the over sized puss and make it a little
>tighter.
>
>He does that, she experiences wonderous pleasure from an average man,
>and lives happily ever after with the doc.
>
>* * *
>
>If you're a Godafather fan and have never read the book, by all means,
>do so. It's absolutely wonderful.
>
>Joe Barta
"Joe Barta" <[email protected]> wrote in message
This
> doctor immediately recognizes her problem and knows there is a simple
> cure... take in the seams of the over sized puss and make it a little
> tighter.
> Joe Barta
>
Would that mean the mortise was cut a little proud?
I guess wood shims would have been out of the question?
Gary (trying to keep it on topic...... )
My high-end Bosch jigsaw came with a cast table similar to your description
with a built-in clamp for attaching to the edge of your work bench. It works
well (and safer) for small pieces that would be hard or impossible to old or
clamp.
However, you can only resist the scroll saw for so long. The fat jigsaw
blade can't come close to a paper thin kerf of a scroll saw blade.
Mike
"foggytown" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
>I believe in "adopt, adapt and improve". The other day I was resisting
> buying an electric scroll saw. But I had a project which would really
> benefit from one. Suddenly: an idea. I (very securely) mounted a jig
> saw to a piece of 1/2" X 16" X 12" ply with the base plate flat against
> the ply. I had cut a 1" hole in the ply directly under the blade so,
> when a blade was in the saw, it would poke through the ply. Then I
> attached two side walls to the ply on each side of the saw and turned
> it over so it stood on the edges of the walls. I ended up with sort of
> an upside-down scroll saw which works great with a scroll blade in the
> saw. It's probably dangerous as hell but also handy.
>
> FoggyTown
>
foggytown wrote:
> I believe in "adopt, adapt and improve". The other day I was
> resisting buying an electric scroll saw. But I had a project
> which would really benefit from one. Suddenly: an idea. I (very
> securely) mounted a jig saw to a piece of 1/2" X 16" X 12" ply
> with the base plate flat against the ply. I had cut a 1" hole in
> the ply directly under the blade so, when a blade was in the saw,
> it would poke through the ply. Then I attached two side walls to
> the ply on each side of the saw and turned it over so it stood on
> the edges of the walls. I ended up with sort of an upside-down
> scroll saw which works great with a scroll blade in the saw. It's
> probably dangerous as hell but also handy.
That's exactly the setup I use for my jigsaw. I learned long ago that
it's sometimes a better choice to move the work over the tool rather
than the tool over the work. (Unless of course you have a really big
tool ;-)
Joe Barta
Ba r r y wrote:
> On Sun, 19 Feb 2006 21:00:10 GMT, Joe Barta <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>>I learned long ago that
>>it's sometimes a better choice to move the work over the tool rather
>>than the tool over the work. (Unless of course you have a really big
>>tool ;-)
>>
>
> Or a large wife...
Be forewarned that this post is going to take a serious off-topic turn
for the worst... but I'm reminded about a bit from The Godfather.
Most have seen the movie, probably fewer have read the book. For those
who have never read the book, you'll remember from the movie that
Sonny Corleone was having an affair with Lucy Mancini. There's a scene
of him banging her into a door on Connie's wedding day.
The book gets into more interesting details about the reasons for
their affair. Lucy has a problem... she has a really big coochie.
Apparently it's cavernous and no man has ever been able to satisfy her
because not enough friction was being generated during intercourse.
Enter Sonny (terribly miscast in my opinion). Sonny is quite the a
playboy and is endowed with a gargantuan tool. He is the first and
ONLY man to truly please her, and she can't get enough of him.
Well, we know what happens to Sonny, and Lucy moves to Vegas where she
meets and falls in love with a doctor friend of Johnny Fontane. This
doctor immediately recognizes her problem and knows there is a simple
cure... take in the seams of the over sized puss and make it a little
tighter.
He does that, she experiences wonderous pleasure from an average man,
and lives happily ever after with the doc.
* * *
If you're a Godafather fan and have never read the book, by all means,
do so. It's absolutely wonderful.
Joe Barta
Zz Yzx wrote:
> And if I had desired to rip
> you to shreds and expose you as the witless twit that you are, I
> could easily have done so.
Why hold back? Let er rip. Surely there's more joy in biting... rather
than simply barking a little to let everyone know you're here.
In order to maintain proficiency in usenet insulting (which you seem
to take pride in) you need plenty of practice. So go right ahead...
rip away.
> If you can't recognize the humor and elegance of my
> response, you're hopeless.
Call me hopeless ;-)
> Your post was base, crass, and pointless to this forum.
Then don't read it Beavis. And for gosh sake... don't respond to it!
(And YOU are calling ME a witless twit?)
> Clearly,
> your knee-jerk response to my one-word reply acknowledges your
> weak-mindedness, and suggests a dire a lack of intelligence and
> wit.
Clearly. Geez.
> I suggest you go search for your nads in a different forum.
And I suggest... ah nevermind.
At any rate, pleased to meet you and I hope our next crossing will be
under more genial circumstances.
Joe Barta
On Sun, 19 Feb 2006 21:00:10 GMT, Joe Barta <[email protected]> wrote:
>I learned long ago that
>it's sometimes a better choice to move the work over the tool rather
>than the tool over the work. (Unless of course you have a really big
>tool ;-)
>
Or a large wife...
I'm neither crying nor complaining. And if I had desired to rip you
to shreds and expose you as the witless twit that you are, I could
easily have done so. You consistently provide abundant opportunity.
If you can't recognize the humor and elegance of my response, you're
hopeless.
Your post was base, crass, and pointless to this forum. Clearly, your
knee-jerk response to my one-word reply acknowledges your
weak-mindedness, and suggests a dire a lack of intelligence and wit.
I suggest you go search for your nads in a different forum.
-Zz
On Sun, 19 Feb 2006 23:18:57 GMT, Joe Barta <[email protected]> wrote:
>Zz Yzx wrote:
>
>> Tom?
>
>If you're gonna cry and complain (assuming you're crying and
>complaining) you can't do it yourself? You have to run to the nearest
>net-nanny for help?
>
>Joe Barta
"CW" wrote in message
> I've got a table for doing just that. Rockler sells a plate that fits a
> jigsaw to fit into a router table. Not new and not dangerous. It is, as
you
> found out, very handy.
And many a south-of-the-border trim carpenter does the same thing ... with
his jig saw, his circular saw, and electric drill with sanding sleeve.
--
www.e-woodshop.net
Last update: 12/13/05
I've got a table for doing just that. Rockler sells a plate that fits a
jigsaw to fit into a router table. Not new and not dangerous. It is, as you
found out, very handy.
"foggytown" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> I believe in "adopt, adapt and improve". The other day I was resisting
> buying an electric scroll saw. But I had a project which would really
> benefit from one. Suddenly: an idea. I (very securely) mounted a jig
> saw to a piece of 1/2" X 16" X 12" ply with the base plate flat against
> the ply. I had cut a 1" hole in the ply directly under the blade so,
> when a blade was in the saw, it would poke through the ply. Then I
> attached two side walls to the ply on each side of the saw and turned
> it over so it stood on the edges of the walls. I ended up with sort of
> an upside-down scroll saw which works great with a scroll blade in the
> saw. It's probably dangerous as hell but also handy.
>
> FoggyTown
>