Yes Mike, I do see an advantage, but others may or may not. I have the
wood taped to the base, hold the template against the bottom slider and
post with one hand, and slice with the other.
Also, most of the time I use a Log Spiral or Simplex template. Any
length of rib mathematically has the same percent thickness from a given
template, but that does not mean that you get the best alignment with
wood grain direction at any rib length.
Fred Rash
On 10/3/2012 1:56 PM, mkirda_at_sbcglobal.net wrote:
>
> Fred,
>
> Do you see an advantage for having a pin template stop?
>
> I guess I do not as I would prefer to mark the center of the stock to
> be cut and align it with a corresponding mark on my template. This
> would allow templates as large or as small as required.
>
> Regards.
> Mike Kirda
>
> --- In Indoor_Construction_at_yahoogroups.com
> <mailto:Indoor_Construction%40yahoogroups.com>, Fred or Judy Rash
> <frash_at_...> wrote:
> >
> > My previous photo posting might have been somewhat misleading. The
> green
> > cutting mat was only in the photo to show scale and was not attached to
> > the Jim Jones tool.
> >
> > The baseplate of his tool is 6.0-in high by 8.0-in wide by 0.125-in
> thick.
> >
> > The clear plate on the top layer (of 3 layers), but nearest the person,
> > is 2.25-in * 8.0-in. The second layer has a fixed tapered clear plastic
> > plate nearest the person.
> >
> > The middle layer has a fixed scale nearest the person and a moveable
> > scale adjacent and also under the clear plate. The fixed scale is 8-in
> > long, ~1.63-in on the left, ~0.85-in on the right and is marked for 5.0
> > inches into 100 increments.
> >
> > The slider part of the middle layer is 8-in long, ~0.85-in on the left
> > side, and ~1.67-in on the right side. It has only a zero point
> marked in
> > the center (4.0-in from either end).
> >
> > There are 3 metal pins. Two hold the three plates together near the
> > person. These plates are the base, the stationary scale, and the clear
> > top plate.
> >
> > The other other metal pin is the stop for the left edge of your rib
> > template. It is about 3.35-in from the edge of the tool nearest the
> > person and ~0.81 from the left edge. This is good, but for a
> left-handed
> > person, moving this template stop pin to the right side would be
> preferred.
> >
> > Fred Rash
> >
> > On 10/3/2012 10:42 AM, mkirda_at_... wrote:
> > >
> > > However large you make your rib template. The top slider itself is
> ~7"
> > > IIRC, but the template can be as large as you can practically hold
> it...
> > >
> > > Would people want cutting mats included (for an extra fee) or should
> > > these be self-provided? Available as an option?
> > >
> > > Regards.
> > > Mike Kirda
> > >
> > >
> >
>
>
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