Est. 1998 — 27 years of woodworking knowledge
Hey, can I brag?
Apparently, Fine Woodworking is going to publish something of mine. Not a "real" article. A tip. And,.. guess what? They are going to send me a $100 check.Can you believe it? I'll buy more more tools.
Oh, you ask. What's the tip? See below about the Microjig post.
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Congrats!
Well done, Eliot!
Re: Hey, can I brag?
Eliot......at 84, you have become the second most prolific poster on WC of things you are actively making.......and one of the very few who have been paid by the premiere magazine in woodworking for his mental creativity.......so, yes, you can brag some......
I did feel compelled to post the only pop song I could think of that dealt with bragging........
hope you don't mind......
What issue will it be in? I'm looking forward to it!
Congratulations, Eliot!
Do you realize it is a lot easier to get published right here on Wood Central? Or at least it used to be; I haven't really tried very hard lately. While you don't get the monetary reward feedback, you do get the satisfaction of knowing that your tip is going to be freely accessible for the foreseeable future, and that the people you are helping don't have to pay for it.
The Bench Dog is whining to go out to the woods, so I'd better hit the Submit key before I forget again, and get her out of here.
Eliot ,good for you .It's always nice to be recognized ,unless it's in a police line up. Tips and tricks along with good fundamentals carries us through a large portion of daily life.
@eliot feldman, Now if we can just get you logged into the new system. Did you receive my reply to your email?
How do I find/see the microjig post?
Why don't I just repeat it. It all has to do with the five cut method for squaring up a table saw sled. If you have never done it, then my tip probably won't make sense. But if you do know about it, the tip is a huge improvement. Traditionally, when making the final tiny adjustments, you have screw and unscrew the sled fence multiple times to get it right. My improvement consists in routing several dovetail slots( they can be short ones) into the sled fence near the side away from the sled fence pivot point. Then you can use Microjig clamps to hold the sled fence securely -- AND STILL SLIDE THE SLED THROUGH THE TEST CUTS. For me, this is a huge help because I hate getting down on my hands and knees to screw and unscrew this fence for each new test position. I'm 84! When I get down, I can hardly get up! I hope you get the idea. You can't use clamps otherwise and still slide the sled. The idea came to me after I had made a new TS sled with a matrix of dovetail slots in it.Then I had this happy moment when doing the 5 cut method as I realized that I could use a couple of these dovetail slots to slide the Microjig clamps INTO THE EDGE OF THE SLED BASE, HOLD THE POSITION OF THE SLED FENCE VERY TIGHTLY, AND STILL MAKE THE TEST CUTS. HA, HA!
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As for when Fine Woodworking will publish it, I don't know because they haven't told me. I signed some kind of contract with them -- and can you believe it -- I'm supposed to get some $$. So I'm waiting , also.