Sanding or Filing jig

Posted: Thu Sep 28, 2006 12:53 pm • Post subject: Sanding or Filing jig

Thought I'd post this to help with all the filing and sanding that's going on with the Triton cross-section build.

I find it next to impossible to sand or file a small surface area flat, to my satisfaction, without a jig.
This sanding jig can be constructed with little more than a few pieces of scrap, a drill, a square to line things up, and a couple of bolts. You can remove the feet if you make recesses for the lower bolt heads, or use a clamp and a ruler to replace the fence. The holes can be used instead of the two slots, or to insert pegs to hold the workpiece against. Use wing-nuts to make tightening the bolts easy.

Glue the abrasive paper to the sanding bock with rubber cement. Use both sides of the block with different grades of paper. The small strip of wood on the bottom 'shelf' stops you sanding your jig instead of the workpiece.
If you want to use a flat file, then hold it again the block as a guide.

I used a similar commercially available jig for a while, until I thought of this little baby. No more fiddling with your futtocks, Triton-heads!

Jake

Posted: Thu Sep 28, 2006 4:42 pm • Post subject:

Jake:
That's a nice jig. It looks very useful indeed. I see that it would be very useful in keeping the edges square and that is very important.

But, I want to remind everyone that nothing can replace the old MK I eyeballs. Smile

Russ

Posted: Thu Sep 28, 2006 4:54 pm • Post subject:

Nice jig, and its these butt ends which worry me the most as few of my cut strokes are 90 degrees to the horizontal, and even fewer edges stay flat when I sand them. I'll add my Mk I eyes to this and throw the jin in for good measure too.

An air of confidence is now raining in! lol

What about an attachment for gripping futtocks?

Jim

Posted: Thu Sep 28, 2006 5:11 pm • Post subject:

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Posted: Mon Jan 22, 2007 11:00 am • Post subject:

mhm, all of them are nice...
Perhaps I will try to build one tonight, especially when I fight now with planks trimming and stealers using my small manual planer.

So simple and such great help.

Thanks