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Miter Saw Acute Angle Jig

bricofleur, member | May 14th, 20101 comment

I’ve been thinking about making this jig for years. Since nice weather has arrived I have to make a picket fence. All slats will end to a sharp point, meaning I have to cut them at an acute angle. I used to do that on the tablesaw but each time I got several cutoffs flying around my head. No more !!!

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Long Reach Drill/Driver

bricofleur, member | November 2nd, 2009

Here are two shopmade long reach drill/drivers ready to help and work hard to drill or drive in hard-to-reach tight and narrow spots.

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Workshop Tongs or Blind Nailing/Screwing Jigs

bricofleur, member | September 16th, 20091 comment

How many mistakes are made and how much time is spent taking mesurements to locate exactly where to drive nails or screws, or drill a hole from behind ? For a shelf, a bracket, a door pull, a...

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No More Tipping Trim Router

bricofleur, member | July 29th, 20099 comments

Trim routers are great tools, but the base is so narrow that they have the tendancy to tip over when milling edges. While one hand holds the router itself and steers, there is not much room to grab...

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