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“The monotony and solitude of a quiet life stimulates the creative mind.” –Albert Einstein
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Yikes! I just realized this is my first post of 2012…well, I have been a busy boy.
First, the 2012 pre-order window for the Jointmaker Pro opens tomorrow. And for those of you who are currently JMP owners and have pre-ordered the Precision Fence System for your JMP, here is an image of the fence base system you will need to order to use your JMP fence system on your table saw sled;
The retail price for the fence base kit is $259, the Founder’s Circle price is less. This kit is needed if you want your fences to pivot like this;
Here is an image of the Jointmaker Pro complete with our new fence. I cannot wait to get my saws upgraded!
When Will the CT-18 be Introduced Dept.
In two weeks I leave for my annual work retreat and if all goes well, I will put the finishing touches on the CT-18 and hopefully find enough solitude to proceed further on a couple other crazy notions. This year I will find myself in San Diego. Fellow DSN member, Dr. Peter Franks, esteemed Biological Oceanographer, has promised to haul me to his favorite sushi restaurant which is an intriguing choice considering his credentials…
When Will We Know Who Won the 2011 Sh!t Bunny Award Dept.
Next week. And it is a shocker. Fred West’s lonely perch at the top of living with awfulness is about to be shared by somebody you likely know!
When is the Next BCTW Creativity Contest Dept.
The lure of valuable FREE STUFF is irresistible. Next week we launch an awesome new contest. This will be our best contest yet and should attract thousands if not millions of entries.
Till then…
–John
Biological Oceanographer, John. Biological Oceanographer.
Wow! So much to look forward to. The CT-18, and new Sh!t Bunny recipient, and a new contest. I’d better get my neurons in gear. You know how I love FREE STUFF! It’s a legacy of being a grad student for about a hundred years.
Congrats on the JMP-fence combo. Man, what a tool! I’m deeply impressed. The ingenuity of your tools, combined with the incredible craftsmanship that goes into them, truly makes them usable museum pieces. I just love using them – they are on my workbench no matter what I’m building. And they bring me joy every time. Yep – all of them!
– Peter
Peter, I stand corrected. And, I am old.
-John
Well, at least you can still stand.
– Peter
John,
The new design looks great!
Good to see you posting again, even if you just talk about your pet goldfish.
OK, I’m not seeing something so clearly.
The purple elements in the new base kit and the purple elements in the preordered sled kit when it first came out, (and steel miter rods) are they not being repetitive with each other?
cheers,
confused in the woods.
Hi Roger-
Nope-one set of bridges.
–John
Hi John,
I was trimming a 45 deg angle off of the inside molding on a door frame in order to assemble the doors and realized the only way to do this is to tilt the blade to 45 deg since it is not on the end of the piece of wood (the tenon sticks out past the cut and there is a center rail so it is in the middle of the style). This will be true on both the JMP and on the table saw. I’m curious about HOW FAR the blade can extend when set to a 45 deg. angle before it would interfere with the new fence systems. With the JMP there should not be an issue since it is designed with the sliding base to tilt the saw blade – it is just a question of the new fence. With the table saw version, I will need to make up a special sled for 45 deg cuts and one for 90 deg cuts and just switch the fence back and forth (one bolt / side – right?) I would just need to get an extra set of arches and guide bars to make this efficient.
Comments?
thanks – I am off to France this week so may be late in responding.
Dennis
John,
The Franks are good people- mostly; I really hate to be the messenger on this one, but It should be pretty obvious that after Peter got “drunk” on the knowledge of CT-17, he will be trying to pry loose info on the CT-18 while you are in town- never leave your drink unattended. Warnings aside, they do know all the good restaurants; I had the best bacon of my life at a place they took me to; and if you sell even half as many fences as Apple sold iPad2s, there’s a Ferrari dealer across the street from that restaurant.
Good luck on the retreat, I hope it is fruitful,
Rutager
Dennis,
As you surmised, tilting the blade on the JMP with the new fences will never create an interference issue–assuming the user has the common sense to set them up properly.
Tilting a circular saw blade on a sled is not recommended if your sled is your only sled. What happens is the table saw sled “throat” erodes and creates a safety hazard when falloff becomes trapped between the blade and the sled. Our table saw sled bridges will not support 45 degrees of blade tilt.
One could make multiple sleds to avoid this issue, and make your own bridges. One fence system would work for all.
Please report back and tell us how many snails you ate on your trip.
-John
Rutager,
Let me get this straight, you traveled from Minneapolis to San Diego to eat…bacon?
Thanks for the heads up!
-John
Dennis,
I have one response to your quandary.
Fabricate a shop made “Gull-wing” sled.
The “Gull-wing” sled will have a secondary layer that sits within the purple bridges that allows one to vary and set the tilt of either side up to 45 degrees. Thus allowing you to have only one sled taking up space in your shop. Still confused? I plan on the “Gull-wing” sled being as being my first major shop project in my newly moved studio. Yes I need the time until the the Precision Fence comes out to organize my space the way I want it. John, take all the time you need!
I’ll post pictures of both the final project and build when the time comes.
cheers,
somewhere in the woods.
just finished building my adjustable table saw fence and it came out as advertised. had not planned to unpack my jmp precision fence “the works” box but needed those fences on the table saw sled to make it complete. the only issue i had was the 7/16″ forstner bit. i have three sets of forstner bits and not one 7/16″ variety. used a 1/2″ one and everything seems to be fine.
took pics but haven’t enlightened myself on the video posting protocol so that will wait until a later date. btw, got the 1’2 inch mdp at home depot. the full sheet price was in the $28 range but the 2×4 precut pieces priced out in the $8 range. opted for the pieces because it is much easier to handle.
john, will see you at masw in april for the jmp class. looking forward to it. happy holidays, enjoy your time off, it has been a hectic last few weeks for you i know . appreciate all of the hard work your and yours did in getting out these orders.
Dave;
Do send pics!
FYI, wax the bottom of your sled–what a difference that makes!
-John