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Semi OT: Anyone know where I can find...
Christopher Fitch Memphis
...some of these?
I'm making a routing jig and I need four of these slotted plates but I can't find them nor can I figure out the right search term to find them via a Google search.
I'm a bit surprised because it would seem these should be easy to find but I've had no luck.
Related, here's the video of the person making one. His channel on youtube is very nice.
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Pete in Holland MI
Look up "Structural Aluminum Extrusion". Several companies make the stuff, and there are various "fittings" for it. It is used often in industry to build frames, tables, guarding, etc.
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Barry Irby
I was thinking you could cannibalize some top supports for hinges. You know, like the sliders on card table legs or the ones that hold a lid up.
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Christopher Fitch Memphis
Thanks! I'll dig around in that...
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Christopher Fitch Memphis
That's an interesting idea...I was thinking of some form of shelf support but I've had no luck there.
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Ralph Lipeles
If you know anyone with a miling machine, it is a very easy piece to make. Or, you could get square stock, cut 4 pieces and braze them up.
bench dog?
JL
The bench dog miter slot adapter or things similar.
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William Duffield
My guess is he used whatever he had on hand. I don't think the slots need to be as long as his. In fact, I don't think you need slots at all. A short block of plywood with holes for three t-nuts or hex head machine bolts (whichever fits your t-track) with wing nuts or more comfortable plastic threaded knobs should work fine. There is no real need for the end of the T-track with the two bolts to move more than a couple of mm.
BTW, aluminum extrusions were mentioned by another poster. One of the most popular and versatile brands of these is 80/20, but they are way overkill for this job.
I think the YouTuber is going to eventually find that his double sided tape will fail, probably at the most inopportune time. I would screw the t-track to the plywood fencing.
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Christopher Fitch Memphis
William, I asked this question on another board and someone else had a similar response on the need for the slots. It never jumped out at me until it was pointed out. I had some blinders on!
As for the wing nuts, I was already planning on using some knobs I had on hand along with some t-nuts instead of the square nuts he uses.
Thanks for mentioning the 80/20 site though I did already know about them and was planning to look there.
Finally as for the tape, I agree and I already plan to screw mine down.
Thanks for the insights!
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Barry Irby
William is right about the double stick tape. I have used it on some shop fixtures and it works for a while but then fails. Screws or epoxy would be better.
The main place I see the slots paying off is for the irregular shapes. You could make those pieces out of 1/4" Baltic Birch plywood and they would last a long time. You could put the slots off enter so that most of the piece is outside the frame and out of the way.
Keep in mind, there is double stick tape and then there is double stick tape. There are dozens if not hundreds of versions. Some of the industrial stuff is amazing. A friend just got some trim for his car and it is applied with similar tape. The old trim was a bear to get off in spite of some of it having already fallen off. The problem is I doubt you want to take the time and effort to hunt down the really good stuff or pay for it when you find it.