Circular Saws and Jig Saws: The Tool Information You Need at Your Fingertips (Missing Shop Manual) (Paperback)

Dedicated to providing integral information about woodworking tools and techniques that other manuals overlook, the books in this series contain safety facts, explanations about basic project setup, and tips for maximizing tool performance. Filled with clear diagrams and instructions, these pocket-sized, durable manuals are ideal for quick reference in the workshop. A comprehensive guide that is twofold in purpose, this manual explains both how to set up circular and jig saws and how to safely and effectively use these tools. With up-to-date information such as how to choose a saw, the easiest way to sharpen blades, and tips for reducing wood splintering, this manual also includes safety warnings and instructions for cutting wood with circular and jig saws.

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John Kelsey is a journalist, editor, and writer specializing in woodworking and furniture making. He is a former editor in chief of Fine Woodworking magazine, the author of F (more…)

Jasper 400J Model 400 Router Circle Cutting Jig

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The Jasper Router Circle Cutting Jig is ideal for the speaker maker. Designed primarily for making smaller speaker cut-outs, particularly for tweeters and midranges, it can also flush mounting speaker drivers. Converting a plunge router into a precision circle cutting device, the jig allows the craftsman to make 120 different size cutouts in 1/16-inch increments. The cutouts range in size from 7-to-18-3/16-inches. Perfect for tweeters and small midranges, it cuts holes from 1-to-7-1/2-inches. Manufactured from cast acrylic 3/8-inch thick, the jig can be left on the router as a sub base, and be used with MDF, plywood, particle board, solid woods and plastic sheet. Made in the U.S.A., this circle cutting jig mounts directly to the base of 19 different models of plunge routers including Bosch 1615, DeWalt 621 and 625, Freud FT2000E, Hitachi M8V, TR12 and M12V, Porter Cable 690 series and 7539, Skill 1823 and 1835, and all Sears, Ryobi and Makita models.

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RotoZip RZ20-4000 Variable Speed Spiral Saw Kit with Zipmate, Circle Cutting Attachment, and Jig Saw Handle

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This RotoZip is by far one of the most versatile tools we’ve ever had the pleasure of using, and the manufacturer is always coming out with new attachments that add one more ability to this tool’s already impressive resume. RotoZip was founded in 1972, when a professional drywall contractor came up with a better way to cut drywall. From there, a system of tools and accessories grew, and Bosch bought the company in 2003, bringing all its attributes to an already fantastic product. In this kit, you get the tool as well as the Zipmate and the circle cutter, which will get you started exploring everything this tool can do. Basically, the RotoZip is a rotary cutting tool, but with a wide range of bits and attachments, you can slice through just about any material up to an inch thick. The Zipmate that’s included here is a right-angle attachment that lets you use wheels instead of bits for an enormous range of materials, everything from concrete and brick (more…)

Jigs & Fixtures for the Table Saw & Router: Get the Most from Your Tools with Shop Projects from Woodworking’s Top Experts (The Best of Woodworker’s Journal series) (Paperback)

Designed to make complicated woodworking techniques easier, faster, and safer, this collection is filled with 25 projects selected from the pages of Woodworker’s Journal, and includes tips to help woodworkers make the most of both their machinery and their time. Focusing on techniques applicable for table saws and routers, this book is filled with innovative projects, each including detailed plans, full-color photography, and the expert instruction needed to build with confidence. Projects include precision cross-cut jig for the table saw, circle cutting jig for the router, and adjustable box joint jig for the table saw, among others.  In this essential reference guide are helpful shop tips and other practical woodworking information.  

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Woodworker’s Journal is a leading woodworking periodical read by more than 500,000 active woodworkers. Intended for craftsmen of any skill level, the magazine has been published (more…)

Jasper 200J Model 200 Circle Cutting Jig for Plunge Router

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The Jasper 200J Model 200 Circle Cutting Jig for Plunge Router allows you to make the clean circles that are needed in making speaker cutouts. The cutout sizes provided by the jig range in 1/16-inch increments from 2-1/4 inches to 18-3/16 inches. Its easy-to-read scale is calibrated for a 1/4-inch router bit, and this jig has precision-drilled pivot holes that hold pins in selected holes.

If you’re a speaker builder, then you need this tool! Introducing the Jasper Audio Circle Jig precision router attachments. These jigs convert your plunge router into a precision circle cutting device. The Model 200 will cut circles and mortises in 1/16″ increments from 2-1/4″ to 18-3/16″ in diameter. Model 400 is perfect for tweeters and small midranges, cutting holes from 1″ to 7-1/2″. This makes it the ideal tool for creating highly accurate cutouts in custom built speaker cabinet baffles. Designed for use with MDF, plywood, particle board, so (more…)

Danny Proulx’s 50 Shop-Made Jigs & Fixtures: Jigs & Fixtures For Every Tool in Your Shop (Popular Woodworking) (Paperback)

Woodworkers take great pride in building shop-made jigs and fixtures that showcase their skill and craft. Now, in his final book, the late master woodworker, Danny Proulx offers a look into the jigs and fixture techniques perfected in his more than 30 years of woodworking experience in a book that includes: -50 projects, each of which can be completed using scrap wood and simple hardware -Step-by-step photos with clear, concise text and enlarged technical drawings for ease of reference -An inclusive approach, allowing projects to be adapted to different brands of tools Teaching woodworking tools a new trick or two is easy with the hints and insights in this book!

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In addition to operating his own custom kitchen cabinet shop, Danny Proulx was a contrbuting editor to Cabinet Maker magazine, and has published other articles in magazines including Popular Woodworking and The Woodshop News. He was a great teacher, who lea (more…)