Comments on: Quick Jigs for Flat and Square Glue-ups

By: Matthew Teague

Matthew Teague — Sun, 15 Jan 2012 04:16:40 +0000

I just scratched up the surface under the fences with rough grit sandpaper and then used epoxy. Seemed to work fine.

By: pauls

pauls — Fri, 13 Jan 2012 09:24:49 +0000

“and the slick surface makes glue removal a snap”

So what glue do you use to attach the fences to the melamine?

By: Matthew Teague

Matthew Teague — Fri, 13 Jan 2012 03:42:35 +0000

Mine are made from 3/4 in. thick melamine and they’ve lasted a few years now without warping.

By: Matthew Teague

Matthew Teague — Fri, 13 Jan 2012 03:41:34 +0000

It works great for miter’s actually. I use them on table bases that have a loose-tenoned miter joint between the legs and the table support (hard to picture, but . . . ) and it’s always worked great. It becomes even more important that you cut the miters perfectly, but dry-fitting a few scrap pieces on the jig lets you know what blade adjustments you need to make before cutting the actual workpieces. Depending on the configuration of the joint and the shape of the parts you may need to cut clamping blocks to fit particular situations. But, yes, they do help with miters a great deal.

As long as you attach your fences securely, you won’t have any trouble with slipping—I learned this the hard way, so add a few extra screws and glue as well when you attach them.

By: MarkSchreiber

MarkSchreiber — Fri, 13 Jan 2012 00:33:03 +0000

This jig can also be useful when assembling drawer boxes. Just flip the drawer upside down when inserting or attaching the bottom.

By: plane jack

plane jack — Wed, 11 Jan 2012 21:25:14 +0000

Matthew,

Your jig for squaring doors during glue-up looks really handy. May I ask, how does it work for mitered joints? Do they slip?

I make braced plywood panels for painting and use miters for their appearance. If your jig works for miters it would really make my glue-ups easier.

I use dowels for 1.5″ stock and over but generally I just use glue (and maybe a staple) for smaller thinner braces.

By: JVarde

JVarde — Wed, 11 Jan 2012 18:00:44 +0000

Nice. How thick is the melamine?

John

By: Jonathan Szczepanski

Jonathan Szczepanski — Thu, 05 Jan 2012 22:22:01 +0000

Great idea Matt. Thanks!

Jonathan
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