Blank Reducing Jig Saves Fingers

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Originally posted by rickbw
<br />Hank Lee,

Buy the Alan Lacer videos. No one taught me how to use a skew, I learned it from these great videos:

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Check out video #2 "Skew Chisel: The Darkside & The Sweet Side"
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I am looking at that now. It is in my next "to order" list.
 
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Originally posted by EeyorIs21
<br />I LIKE IT!!!! Thanks for taking the time to post. While some may think this jig is not needed I'll bet there are just as many new turners who would like it.

I guess if you kept whatever tool you use to round stock scary sharp then you may not need a jig like this.

I personally still have a small setup and I do not sharpen or hone my own tools. Someday I want to. I recently gave 2 tools to someone to sharpen and it took 1 week before I got them back, plus what I got charged. Then after going to town on a dozen or so tough blanks I have to wait another week and pay more to make them scary sharp again? If I used something like this to take the corners off my stock then maybe my tools may not lose the "scary" soo fast.

Different strokes for different folks. I like this jig a lot. I love that you took the time to share it.[:D]
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Robert, this is changing the subject of the thread. But, if you are sending your turning tools out for sharpening, I would suspect that you are doing a lot of turning with very dull tools. Many turners (if not nearly 100% of them) have their sharpening station just a step or two away from the lathe. For many projects, sometimes even a pen, a tool must be touched up during turning. If that isn't done, you are working with a dull tool. Look into getting a sharpening station for yourself. What kind is the subject who a whole 'nuther discussion and has been done before. You will be much happier (at the lathe) with sharp tools.
 
This jig would definitely be useful as many have noted and I applaud you for coming up with it.

It seems to me though, that maybe with a minor modification, this jig could do double duty as a drill vice. I absolutely love multi-tasking jigs!
 
Originally posted by davidrei
<br />It seems to me though, that maybe with a minor modification, this jig could do double duty as a drill vice. I absolutely love multi-tasking jigs!
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You must be the Alton Brown of pen turning.[:D][:D]

(That's a Foodnetwork reference for those scratching their heads)

Cool jig, thanks for showing it to us. I'm gong to have to build one, I'm kinda attached to my fingers and I'd like it to stay that way.
 
I don't trim my blanks either and if I had this I would probably seldom use it. I KNOW it would be very helpful; however, those times I did use it. I think it is a great execution on a great idea!
 
Very ingenuous and well built. Of course, some side movement would add to its usefulness. Maybe it can be attached to the miter gage, with some range of sideways displacement. Great !

This is the type of gadget that I would not use all the time, but would be very glad I have when the need arises.
 
Fred,

It does have some movement in its' present configuration. The jig
rests on a rail in the miter slot; so it can move along the miter. However, if you recall from my second posting I recognize that in the present form, it is not adjustable. I will be making changes to the jig to make it more useful. Such as cross cutting, and the like. There have been great responses to this post! I want to THANK ALL the IAP members for your input and comments [even Rifleman1776]. Many excellent suggestions were offered and I really am looking forward to incorporating them into the next design. When completed, I will post the results. I will even make a few extra jigs to send out to some of the members of IAP.

IAP is a great place!

Bozz in Fair Oaks, CA
 
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