the jig's up

[Diggin Jiggin]

Cool the picture worked

Ok, on the table of the bench press is the jig like capesam showed. I need to find a thin piece of stainless to hold the swimmers in place of the thin copper thats on there, but for now thats good enough.

On the base of the drill press I mounted a piece of wood that has a dowel center that I use for thru drilling. On my press you can turn the table so its clear out of the way...

[Diggin Jiggin]

I've also done a few things with the jig base don capesams specifically to fit my drill.

In the bottom of the jig there is another dowel center that I can use for thru drilling short plugs.

One end of the jig has a 1/8 wide screw, and the block on the other end which fits tight, has a 1/8 in nail. I am thru drilling with a 1/8 bit so they fit snug.

I raised the level of the nail and the screw so they are 1/8 in taller than the sides. I did this so that I can put a 1/4 dowel in the belly hook hole, and rotate the dowel so it lays on either side of the jig. This rotates the plug 90 degrees for the eye holes...

[Diggin Jiggin]

Then you just push the dowel to the other side to drill teh other eye...

[capesams]

very nice...you just showed me something I hadn't thought off...txs.

[Slipknot]

Good thinking DJ

[MAC]

Nice idea DJ. I have some stainless if you want it.

[Diggin Jiggin]

Thanks Mac, I'll take you up on that!

I'm going to build a jig for the hand drill tonight similar to what you showed me...

I can drop by after work any day next week (mon-wed), if any of those days works ok let me know...

I was so pleased with the way the jig turned out. I have a fence that is attached via slots in the drill press table. When I push it all the way back it is 2 1/8 from dead center. So I made my jig 4 1/4 wide, so all I have to do to line up the jig is push the fence back as far as it goes and I should be centered. To make sure its centered I put in a 1/4 bit and with the drill off I can lower the drill and if it goes into the hole for the dowel center, I know I am centered.

The jig is reversable in that I can flip it around to the other side and its still centered. That way I can always hold the jig w/ the left hand and lower the drill with the right...

[keeperreaper]

That dowel trick is a great idea. CS- I will be copying your jig tonight. Thanks for posting pics.

[reelecstasy]

Thanks guys for the great How to-...gonna give this one a try tonight or this week..thnx for sharing...

[spence]

I think I'm going to go file a Patent for all the jigs in this thread

Makes my jigs look like junk...

-spence

[reelecstasy]

I just can't stop reading all the how to's for plugs....great threads guys, thanks alot for sharing...

Thnx JohnR