Tenon Taper
Cutter, Holding Jig
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Using the taper cutter with it in your hand
is not ideal.
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It was way easier to mount the cutter
in a vise and take the work piece to the cutter.
However, tightening the vise faces
around the uneven and tapered cutter was sometimes difficult.
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Designed a jig to hold the cutter easily in a
vise. The two cutters that have are 5/8 and 1/2. However, the physical casting and the external measurements of the two cutters are the same. Put the cutter on the oak blank and traced out the
form. |
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Circular face on the cutters was .95"...with two
wings that were off set. |
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The holes were bored with FAMAG Bormax 2.0 bit, the 1
inch unit. RPM oak = 500, well secured |
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| The trenches for the wings were mortised. |
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| Second dry fit
determined where trenches had to be wider to accommodate blade
and screws. |
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| Then the hole was tapered using
the reamer in a hand brace. |
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| Final fit was
satisfactory...tight enough but no binding. |
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| Jig in use. |
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