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Default Finger Joint Clamp

On Jan 8, 11:22 am, I, wrote in thread
"Finger Joint Pitch" in rec.crafts.woodwoorking:
I have ordered a box joint cutter for $24.95. It has five blades 5/32
inch. It should do nicely. I have updated my PDF locally but not on the
FTP site.


The new cutter is a delight and box joints proceed with a 10-24 pin
screw through the fingers. Very nice. I have a long nut tap coming to
finish these threads in the wood.


I would like you all to comment on how a 4 inch cross vise might clamp
such a joint for drilling that pin through the leaves in such a way
that the fingers were forced tightly together by the clamp. Sort of a
big vee to take the legs, and little knives to grip and force the wood
inwards?


The vise has removable jaws of flat steel about 6 mm thick and 1x4
inches. The screws
are, I supppose, about 2 inches apart. If I use a 3x3x1 block of steel
and saw two
miter cuts that meet in the center with a milling setup, that would be
pretty close.

I guess I have to draw it out.

The Dougster

Doug Goncz
Replikon Research
Seven Corners, VA 22044-0394

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On Feb 4, 4:03 pm, I, "The Dougster" wrote:
On Jan 8, 11:22 am, I, wrote in thread
"Finger Joint Pitch" in rec.crafts.woodwoorking:

I would like you all to comment on how a 4 inch cross vise might clamp
such a joint for drilling that pin through the leaves in such a way
that the fingers were forced tightly together by the clamp.


The vise has removable jaws of flat steel about 6 mm thick and 1x4
inches.


I have drawn it out and a 1x3x4 inch block from the 1x3 inch bar I got
from MSC will do it. Cutting that block off the bar will let me use
the new tile saw wet with kerosene and a carbide blade instead of
water and diamond. Better use a low-volatile coolant. I don't want to
breath it or blow the house up. Maybe a varsol with some oil and wax.

I think I am going to have to mill the miter cuts and use an angle
gage to set it up. I'll probably have to put a clock gage on it to
make sure it isn't slipping during cutting, feed really slowly, and
use a drip of kerosene.

I've already got a model in wood.

Doug

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