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Machined aluminum jigs for the woodworking shop

GOINGMAKE guides

Set the jig up right once and it repeats for years: slot fit, fence length, rip widths, hinge offsets and hole spacing, in figures.

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How to choose a table saw miter gauge: slot, fence length and angle stops

Measure your miter slot, match the fence to your saw and your widest crosscut, and know what positive angle stops and a micro-adjust flip stop do.

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Thin strips and repeat rips: a thin rip jig on the table saw, a parallel guide on the track saw

Why thin strips fall on the outside of the blade, how a thin rip jig sets each one, and how a parallel guide makes a track saw rip sheet goods to width.

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Concealed cabinet hinges: boring the 35 mm cup, setting the offset, hanging the door

How a 35 mm cup hinge sits in a door, what the offset setting changes, how a hinge jig bores the cup and the screw holes, and how to hang the door level.

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Pocket holes, dowels and dog holes: drilling with a jig instead of by eye

When a pocket screw, a dowel or a shelf pin is the right joint, how each jig sets its holes, and how to drill a 20 mm or 3/4 in dog-hole grid in a bench top.