improved shop made marking gauge

[beebeenator]

Today I felt a different kind of satisfaction

imagine something like this

http://img28.imageshack.us/img28/3514/p6012732.jpg



becomes this!!!

http://img696.imageshack.us/img696/8783/p6022759.jpg

in a night... well around 3 hours or so.

I can now proudly (and i admit it BOASTFULLY heehee) say that i can finally mill rough lumber to S4S!

http://img441.imageshack.us/img441/1096/p6012733.jpg

its just so fulfilling to see the transformation. Milling work steps

Thicknesser with the radius of the bow facing downwards. Took lots of passes

Table saw, since its short i ripped jointed it using the fence only. no jigs and nothing fancy

Table saw cross cut sled, to square off the ends.

[beebeenator]

crosscut a piece off for the base of the tool

http://img19.imageshack.us/img19/1046/p6012736.jpg

that looks huge but its only a 4" x 5" piece




http://img404.imageshack.us/img404/9586/p6012737.jpg

happily ripped something this small on my TS with predictable accuracy.. I think my TS and i are finally communicating siguro as long as i dont critic it HAHAHA



http://img36.imageshack.us/img36/8589/p6012740.jpg

aligning

http://img228.imageshack.us/img228/513/p6012741.jpg

marking

[beebeenator]

http://img294.imageshack.us/img294/4872/p6012743.jpg

i know i have a drill press. Unfortunately i have not set it up yet nor squared the table or anything. Hence i cordless drilled this with a cheapo frostner bit... it took 5 minutes!

http://img72.imageshack.us/img72/9450/p6012744.jpg

chiseled the hole, I need to know how to sharpen my chisel and i still need practice. The fit is NOT perfect there is slight play

http://img704.imageshack.us/img704/8397/p6022749.jpg

hole for the clamping mechanism. I drilled a hole using a frostner to act as a pilot for the longer standard wood drill bit

http://img180.imageshack.us/img180/1139/p6022750.jpg

here is a combo threaded screw and female thread thingy from Hafele. I have hundreds of these for moments like this... rhyme?

[beebeenator]

http://img156.imageshack.us/img156/9514/p6022751.jpg

ok now its in.... my fingers CAN turn the screw but its rather impractical

hence

http://img231.imageshack.us/img231/5769/p6022754.jpg

Two washers are sandwiched by another female thread thing, wala kasi akong nut na kasya .

http://img532.imageshack.us/img532/4985/p6022756.jpg

the one on the right was my first attempt.... looks rather primitive

http://img153.imageshack.us/img153/4150/p6022755.jpg

the old one was so unsquare and fit too loose in the hole that i have to make supports at the rear. Which didnt address the unsquareness

My new one has some play but once clamped its squared right on at one plane and its only slightly off at another which doesnt matter, Just need to orient the marking pin properly

[beebeenator]

http://img580.imageshack.us/img580/3861/p6022758.jpg

all thats left is for more sanding to get marks off... especially the TS blade burn marks

then some linseed oil

Then its done!

if i can find a thin strip of brass or SS i would probably inlay in on the side of the rod where the screw clamps down.

Everything was rounded over, it make so much difference

oh and the Maple marking gauge is noticeably heavier than the lauan. It finishes rather well too. I only used a dulled out 120 grit sand paper and it achieved a smoothness i could never get from the lauans.It did get tear offs at the underside though when i was chiseling. I forgot i needed a thing underneath to prevent tear offs . I just glued the tear off back in.. WHAHAHAH

This is my first time working with hardwood. I like it!

[timber715]

nice work Ben, have made one before and will make one soon, hopefully it would look as nice as what you made...

[beebeenator]

:) i doubt if mine is nicer than yours... push sticks nga lang eh AHHAHA

Thanks for the compliment though, I really did put in patience this time around.

May kulang.. or rather may sobra. I now understand why the commercial marking gauges are triangular or oval at one end. Its where the portion of your hand thats between the thumb and the index finger rests. Its more ergnomic if that portion is slanted or rounded.

I was planning rounded but i doubt my scroll saw blades can handle maple. I got some temporary replenishments in Wilcon. Meron pala sila. :)... So i guess a few sacrificial blades should be so bad

[timber715]

give me a while, will post what I currently have...

[beebeenator]

http://lumberjocks.com/projects/12106

this dude's shop made one is awesome.

[timber715]

this should make you feel good... :p
http://i865.photobucket.com/albums/ab219/timber3715/IMG_1198.jpg
http://i865.photobucket.com/albums/ab219/timber3715/IMG_1199.jpg

[beebeenator]

hehehehe ok ok i agree :)

[JayL]

At the rate that Bee is building up his skills he'll have a marking gauge that will rival OEM build and design in no time.

[bbn]

Very nice Bee, very nice indeed. Looks even better than the one I bought in Japan. No kidding.

[beebeenator]

Thank you very much for the compliment guys :)

its 3 hours of investment plus a pittance amount of hardwood. RS online was selling a rosewood marking gauge.. it wasnt cheap so i decided to make nalang.. hehehe

[timber715]

Ben, I just might have the materials to make one soon... before the Mahogany arrives, which is expected by Saturday this week...

[beebeenator]

cool!

If i hadn't had the hard maple i wouldnt have made this.

I will be making a wooden mallet next!!!! WEEEEEEEEEEEEE

[timber715]

May I suggest you make one of this for yourself? it is a kerfmaker...
http://i159.photobucket.com/albums/t130/timber715/IMG_0116-1.jpg
http://i159.photobucket.com/albums/t130/timber715/IMG_0115.jpg
http://i159.photobucket.com/albums/t130/timber715/IMG_0111-1.jpg
and this is what you can make using it...
http://i159.photobucket.com/albums/t130/timber715/IMG_0122.jpg
watch the video in the lower part of this link... kerfmaker
(http://www.bridgecitytools.com/blog/tag/kerfmaker/)

[JayL]

That's a cool tool.

[JayL]

That's a cool tool. OEM is 72 Bucks :eek:

[timber715]

gave one to Violane when we went out with Moji and Owyn... you should have one too, works GREAT on the TS...

[timber715]

That's a cool tool. OEM is 72 Bucks :eek:
the homemade one works just fine Jay, no need to blow 72bucks

[JayL]

Yeah. Was surprised how they priced it. Looks more to me that it should have been in the $30 to $40 range.

[timber715]

Yeah. Was surprised how they priced it. Looks more to me that it should have been in the $30 to $40 range.
part of the price goes to the designer, royalty...

[JayL]

Yeah and looks like they don't mass market stuff too.

[bbn]

Thanks Timber for sharing that. Great tool I agree. I could definitely use one.

[beebeenator]

nice nice :)

The tip on your tool Timber is kamagong?

sa website ng formaply may ebony daw sila.. but i dont think they have stock. ebony is probably as hard as kamagong. According to my book its 1140kg per cubic meter. Thats denser than water... it wont float :)

[timber715]

nice nice :)

The tip on your tool Timber is kamagong? hehehe yes(kaya matigas talaga)

sa website ng formaply may ebony daw sila.. but i dont think they have stock. ebony is probably as hard as kamagong. According to my book its 1140kg per cubic meter. Thats denser than water... it wont float :)
that was the one I gave Violaine, I made a smaller one which I always use and is made entirely of Goncalo Alves.
http://i865.photobucket.com/albums/ab219/timber3715/IMG_1213.jpg
Not really sure of it's density, but seems to be as hard as kamagong. I used these very hard wood so I can make the tip as thin as I can without flex.

[beebeenator]

http://img266.imageshack.us/img266/8408/pic100603014.jpg

http://img686.imageshack.us/img686/1189/pic100603015.jpg

pasensya na may gaya gaya dito :)

i couldnt figure out how Timber's clamping mechanism was... well when i looked at it again i finally did.. but i already made the groove

This was made using narra from a salvaged floor plank from a stash taken from my Father in Law. he's got lots of old narra from his former house. These things are older than me.. Older than me counting from the day they became planks :) But i have my doubts that its narra and may just be heartwood mahogany? i still cant tell the difference

[beebeenator]

Timber, whats the screw at the butt for?

[beebeenator]

after watching the vid i figured it out... Kerf for the blade :)

i can finally make a box joint jig. I never figured out how to make the pin at the exact width. but now i can

[moji]

you make your tools fast! galing!

I think the easiest way to identify narra is its smell. Smells like rosewood when cut iirc..

[beebeenator]

hmmmm di ko alam smell ng rosewood eh

Well i didnt go to the office today... was having something wrong in the wrongest place of my body :) hence i was able to make the tool..

[beebeenator]

http://img12.imageshack.us/img12/2579/pic100603017.jpg

butt screw in. I had to wrap the thread of the screw so it stays firm inside the female thread. Otherwise its too loose and will wiggle itself out. At least with this i need a screw driver to adjust

Coated with linseed too

[moji]

Mabango yung smell ng narra hehe..

[jarod]

From what I have read, rosewood is known to be such because it produces a rosey odor when being cut.

[beebeenator]

i guess its narra then :)

[mudhutdesigns]

May I suggest you make one of this for yourself? it is a kerfmaker...
http://i159.photobucket.com/albums/t130/timber715/IMG_0116-1.jpg
http://i159.photobucket.com/albums/t130/timber715/IMG_0115.jpg
http://i159.photobucket.com/albums/t130/timber715/IMG_0111-1.jpg
and this is what you can make using it...
http://i159.photobucket.com/albums/t130/timber715/IMG_0122.jpg
watch the video in the lower part of this link... kerfmaker
(http://www.bridgecitytools.com/blog/tag/kerfmaker/)

hey! i like this! can anybody teach me how to do this?