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Helping
you
smarter, and safer
Set
yorrr
circle crrtter
wftfrorrt calcrrlating
I used to dread using my
adjustable cir- I
Then, I
attached
it to the
jig
with double-
cle cutter:
I had
to
figure
the
radius
of :
faced tape.
the
circle
(halving
odd diameters
like
i
lf I need
a 37Aa" circle,
I
simply
insert
3zAa" brought out the calculator), then
:
the
pilot
bit
into
lhe
1/q"
hole in the riser
fuss with
a
ruler, the
pilot
bit, and cutter
,
block, extend
the
cutter
to the
37/ta
l1alk
to set that radius. lt was a
pain
in the i on the
half-scale,
and
lock it in. When
neck
and
required
a
lot
of tweaking. i
I'm
done,
the
cutter and
its hexhead
To
eliminate
the headaches, I
devised
r
wrench store in the
jig
as shown.
the
simple
fixture,
shown below,
with
a
half-scale ruler
built right in. After
drawing the
half-
scale on my CAD
system,
I
printed
it
(you
can use the
full-size
pattern
at
right)
and
had it
laminated
at an
office-supply store.
Stowed
position
Corttiruerl ott
ltage
34
-Bob
DiTucc| Wayne, NJ.
HALF.SCALE RULER
2
3
4
Center
pilot-bit
hole here.
\ nnner
As manufac-
turing
man-
ager for a
clutch and
brake
factory in New
Jersey,
Bob
DiTucci is
charged
with improving
pro-
ductivity. So when he sees a repetitive
task in the
plant,
he calls on his 2O-plus
years
of
woodworking
and
production
experience to
fashion
a
jig
or
fixture
that makes the
job
more efficient.
And, our
Top
Shop
Tip winner is
equally
resourceful when
choosing
materials for his
projects.
"I
salvaged a
load
of beautiful
lVq"-thick maple
that
used to be
benches in the company
locker room."
Bob
said.
"I
turned them
into
a
rocking horse
[shown
abovel
for
my 4-y ear-old daughter."
For
sending
this issue's
Top Shop
Tip,
Bob DiTucci
receives
a
Fein
RT1800
plunge
router. We
know
that
you'll put
it to
good
use, Bob!
Tell us how
you've
solved a workshop
dilemma, and we'll send
you
$75
if
we
print your
solution. And, if we name
your
tip as the
Top
Shop
Tip,
you'Il
also win a tool worth at least
$250.
Send
your
best tips, along
with
pho-
tos or illustrations and
your
daytime
telephone number,
to: Shop
Tips,
WOODa
MagazinerlT16 Locust
St.,
GA-310,
Des Moines,IA
50309-
3023.
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can also e-mail tips to
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@
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them
on our
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Shop
Tip forum
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we
try to
publish
only origi-
nal
tips,
please
send
your
tips
only
to
WOOD
magazine.
Sorry, but
we
can't
return your materials.
WOOD magazine
November
2OO2
32
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