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Re: Strip: Stripping a chain
By:Rick M
Date: 2/13/2002, 4:10 am
In Response To: Re: Strip: Stripping a chain (Pete Rudie)

: Very elegant, and well executed. How about some pix of the jigs and fixtures?

Pete,
the miterbox was a piece of scrap cherry 5/4 board about 2 inches wide. I dadoed roughly 3/4 inches deep and then to the thickness of the strips. The walnut strips were standard 3/4inch but the pine triangles were 1 1/4" so two boxes were needed. Then i just took a 30/60/90 triangle and drew a reference line accross the box and cut with a dovetail saw.
To make the pieces the right size consistantly i fisrt expierimented until i had the right sise then would put that piece in the box and drive a nail at rhe end to seve as a stop. there were a total of three diferent size walnut pieces so each one had a different nail position. If i needed more i could come back and drop the nail back into the reference hole. Low tech but worked out well. I haven't shot any pics of it but will do so soon
Cheers
Rick

Messages In This Thread

Strip: Stripping a chain *Pic*
!RUSS -- 2/12/2002, 10:10 am
Re: Strip: Stripping a chain
John Monfoe -- 2/13/2002, 4:48 am
Snatched another good idea :D
!RUSS -- 2/13/2002, 8:32 am
Re: Strip: Stripping a chain
Pete Rudie -- 2/13/2002, 2:11 am
Re: Strip: Stripping a chain
Rick M -- 2/13/2002, 4:10 am
Re: Strip: Stripping a chain
Chip Sandresky -- 2/21/2002, 12:54 pm
Re: Strip: Stripping a chain
Chip Sandresky -- 2/12/2002, 12:14 pm
Re: Strip: Stripping the nuerons
!RUSS -- 2/12/2002, 4:13 pm
Re: Ooh Baby That Chain Is Soo Coool! Love it!! *NM*
Steve Frederick -- 2/12/2002, 10:18 am