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I was getting set up to cut the kerfs this morning and decided I want a better jig for doing it. The wood is already sized and beveled so it has to be on the bandsaw. Before I go reinventing the wheel, I'd like to see some of your bandsaw jig designs.

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Hutch

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Here's mine -

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=6zXhLX6M9FI

Sorry about the noisy bearing

That’s pretty slick!

I do something similar, but without the automatic feed. Once you get set up it goes pretty quickly.

I'm pretty sure I won't be building that! It's pretty awesome though.

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Hutch

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Wow! That is a very cool jig Michael. Impressive.

I pretty much just buy linings now but sometimes I still make them and if I do I simply mark a pencil line on the bandsaw deck to mark the distance between blocks and clamp a piece of wood down to make a depth back stop and use a push stick to make the saw cut, slide it left and continue.

Haha, I’ve seen that video a few times now and I still click on it every time it gets posted.

Amazing.


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It was really fun to design! Yes, it's based on a couple other designs but still took a few days to think it through. I've only had to set it up a couple times cuz I cut 100 pieces at a times - It takes 80 seconds to run one stick.

Didn’t Frank Ford do something similar?

Mine is not so slick, similar , but manual feed. I’m very happy with being able to churn out $100 of linings in a short period of time.

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Michael, would you consider making and selling one of these jigs?

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It is a cool machine, for sure! I unsuccessfully tinkered with something similar, but since I use relatively short pieces of kerfed lining (I glue sections), I am now just using my fret slot cutting sled, with two thin blades in the table saw. I can lay several pieces of lining material parallel to each other on the sled, then advance a kerf at a time by hand. Tedious, but a lot less tedious than doing every piece one at a time.

I'd love one of those autometed jigs, but I haven't made one. I put together this simple jig. ...primative, but it works.

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What A Hix asked.......... C'mon Michael crank those out so we don't have to make that thing.

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Probably…. Is Frank still with us? Hope so!

I’ll think about it. You can certainly have the drawings, after all, there are tens of dollars involved here…

Well I just finished cutting all the kerfs, eyeballing a line. Done. What a PIA.

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Hutch

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Instead of asking Michael to make me a jig, me personally, Mike,how much for a 32in strip of kerfed lining?

Anyone kerfing their own linings ever tempted to use a moulding bit and dress their next 00 up with some sweet ogee or ovolo kerfing ?


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5yr out of date but maybe the plans are still around?

https://youtu.be/WjqOqhVhgYg

Kevin also made a powered version.

Here’s a super simple method, though I’d be tempted to kerf all four pieces at one go before splitting lengthwise…

https://youtu.be/sILu-WYTgv4