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Building Tips and technical articles. => Building techniques => Topic started by: Terry Bolin on February 12, 2008, 08:04:11 PM
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A friend of mine loaned me a Fuse Jig to use and I was hooked!
Decided to make one instead of buy one. I was making a Cabinet for my wife and made this while I was at it.
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The jig looks great. Nice when you can do it yourself and if it works even better. DOC Holliday
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Terry I like that did you put dowels at the join of the uprights to the base plates to make sure they stayed at 90 deg and attached, also did you consider putting the slots for the bolts in the base plates so they would twist to match the shape of the fuselage or is that not nescary, I will be building one like you have shown and wondered about the actual construction methods.
Methinks a wing jig could be built in the same way with removable attachments to the uprights for different leading and trailing edges, being as I cannot manage to get an adjustojig at a reasonable price last one I saw on ebay was sold at over $300.00 sure wish they would start making them again or one of the "cottage" industry model parts suppliers would come up with something as good.
Richard
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Richard, I used a Dado joint on the up rights held together with "Titebond" and pressed with pipe clamps while checked for square when setting up. I actually used a router to cut the slots for the up rights to be adjustable but there is no dowel because I want to be able to match the curve of the fuse as it tapers at the front and aft. I put a slot every 5". I bought some 1/4" X2" pan head bolts at Lowes for the up rights. There is a square tab just under the head of the bolts that fit nicely into the slot when tightening down the wing nuts. I put three coats of Rustoleum enamal with sanding at each coat to make the operations smooth. (No finish on the bottom of the uprights, just sanded) I had thought about glueing felt to bottom of upright but mine works smooth. You could build a band on the bottom side to hole it off the table but I just installed 8 screw on feet for clearance. This wood is cabinet grade 7 layer ply. should last a life time. Good luck!