I made this jig for holding combination plane cutters firmly while lapping the back-side to keep them sharp. The “Mag-Jig” (Lee Valley, and no doubt others) makes the task very easy. Since irons are as narrow as 1/8″ wide, I cut the dado slightly shallower than the thickness of the irons so that the bottom of the jig would minimize rocking. There is no particular reason for the length of the jig.
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Stanley,
Have you used it yet? Out of curiousity, how did you mill that square-ended recess?
Chris @ www.flairwoodwork.spaces.live.com
(soon to be www.flairwoodworks.com)
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The recess is just a dado cut on the table saw. Yes, I've used it and the blade is kept firm in the jig by the magnet.
I cut a heel on a piece of 2x4by partially running it through the TS, drilled a mortise sized to a magnet and put a screw in the bottom of the hole, then the magnet. Screw keeps the magnet from falling out and magnet holds the blade in front of the heel.
Works like a champ.
Regards,Bob @ Kidderville Acres
A Woodworkers mind should be the sharpest tool in the shop!
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