How to make a finger joint box joint jig.
Diy box joint jig for table saw. Attach the board to the miter gauge. Table saw with standard blade and dado stack bit set mitre saw power. Wood screws 1 1 4 at least 14 wood glue you will also need the following tools all of which are available at tech shop. To use this jig you will need a tablesaw stackable dado set and a calipers with dial or digital readout.
To create this instructable you ll need the following parts. Cut the inverse sockets flip the first board to the other side of the peg so the reference pin is between the peg and the blade. Adjust the board on the jig. Materials needed install the stacked dado blade set.
Basic box joint jigs like this one have been around for a long time. All right folks i m gonna get jiggy with it. Attach the spacer block. To fit together one piece has pins where the mating piece has sockets fig.
Cut the box joint fingers in the second board. A jig is a device that holds a piece of work and guides the tools operating on it this is going to be a box. Box joints can be any width you like but for this setup you will be limited by the width of your stack of dado blades. Cut a notch in the backer board.
It could be a disposable jig or save it if you think you might use it again. This jig will allow you to make a fixed width box joint. Box joints have alternating pins and sockets. Wood scraps ideally some 1x12 and 2x4 scraps length will depend on your table saw but two feet long should be plenty.
The challenge is to cut pins and sockets that are virtually the same size with paper thin tolerances for fitting the joint. Essential box joint jig home in on precise finger joints with this table saw sled. Box joint jig for router table. In general i think a lot of small box joints looks nicer than a few large joints.
No i m not going to dance and leap around until the end if this turns out successfully. After you finish building and adjusting the jig learn how get the most from it. Adjust the box joint jig. By ken burton t he box or finger joint is a remarkably strong inter locking corner joint that can be quickly made on the table saw.
Begin to cut the box joint. Step by step tutorial that can be used on any table saw. Fortunately the jig can make paper thin adjustments. Push the edges together and make the rest of the cuts.