Installation Guide

Another way tapers are often specified is by rise and run (a certain
amount of taper over a specified length). Your MICRODIAL Tapering Jig
also includes a scale for this. This COLORMATCH rise and run dial and
scale are calibrated to allow you to set up tapers ranging from 0” to 2”
per foot.
USING THE RISE AND RUN SCALE AND MICRODIAL
(OPTION 2)
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3. To set the jig for the 1/8” inch
divisions (1/8”, 3/8”, 5/8”, 7⁄8”),
align the pointer near the black
numbers with the appropriate black
line on the scale. Here the jig is set
to cut a taper of 1 1/8” per foot.
NOTE: The numbers refer to the
number of sixteenths in each eighth.
2. To set the jig for the 1/4” inch
divisions (0, 1/4”, 1/2”, 3/4”, 1”
etc.), pull up on the knob and align
the pointer near the red 0 with the
appropriate red line on the scale.
When the dial is aligned properly,
a pin underneath will drop the
appropriate hole. Here the jig is set
to cut a taper of 1” per foot.
4. For the sixteenths, use either the
pointer near the yellow or green
numbers aligned with the yellow or
green lines respectively. Here the
jig is set to cut a taper of 1 3/16”
per foot.
5. For tapers that don’t work out to
even sixteenth inch increments, use
the pointer marked with a black
X inside a circle. There is no pin
associated with this pointer, so the
jig will pivot freely. Here the jig is
set to cut a taper just under
1 1/4”per foot.
1. Lay out the taper on your workpiece.
Note the rise (width) and the run
(length) of the taper in inches. To
calculate the rise per foot, plug the
numbers into this formula:
Ex: A leg that tapers 3/8” in 18”
has a taper of 1/4” per foot.
Rise x 12
__________
Run
Rise per foot
=
3/8 x 12
__________
18
1/4
=