Jig for Threaded Inserts / Making Raised Panels

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Jig for Threaded Inserts 1 Most of the devices I’ve threaded inserts, I get out notch to hold a /4"-20 hex- Finally, I added a spring seen for installing threaded a shop-built, hand-held jig head bolt and a nylon bush- between the bushing and inserts use a nut and bolt that I use with a ratchet, as ing. The through hole is the nut and washer that are to drive the insert into the in the photo below. This jig sized to hold the bolt, and tightened against the insert. 1 workpiece. The real trick lets me drive the inserts in the /2"-dia. counterbore is The spring provides just 1 with this procedure is keep- straight every time. drilled 1 /4" deep to accept enough downward pres- 1 ing the insert straight as The tool is just a block of the /4" i.d. bushing that sure to help the threads on 3 you’re screwing it into the hardwood with a /4"-deep holds the bolt straight while the outside of the insert to { Threaded inserts wood — it’s not nearly as notch cut in one corner, see you tighten it down. cut into the wood. W (and machine easy as you might think. So drawing. A counterbored screws) allow when I need to install some hole is drilled through the NOTE: Apply wax you to join two to insert pieces so they can before be disassembled installing easily later. NOTE: Cut down a 3"-long ¼"-20 bolt so only ½" hexhead of threads remain bolt

¼" I.D. x 1" nylon Drill ½" bushing dia. hole 1¼" deep ¼" I.D. x 1" spring 2"!/4

Nut and #/4 brass washer " { TThis simple tool makes it easy to install a threaded insert straight. A nylon bushing and a spring help hold the Threaded threaded insert upright as it’s driven into the workpiece. insert

RAISED PANEL OPTION FOR Making Raised Panels FILE CABINET One of the drawer options To set up the table saw, and make a second “skim” attention. Front face for the file cabinets in first tilt the blade away cut. This also creates the Since the Woodsmith No. 144 was to from the fence and raise the 1/8"-wide shoulder of the pro- blade was Rabbet !/8" on make the false fronts with blade to the correct height, file. Note: Before moving tilted, the back 1 face raised panels instead of flat as in Fig. 1 and left margin. the rip fence for the second /8" shoul- 5° panels, as in photo at right. Once the blade is adjust- pass, cut the bevels on all der will be I like to cut raised panels ed, I make the cut in two the edges of all the panels. undercut 1!/2" with the table saw, and passes. The first removes With the raised panels slightly. !/4" there are a couple of things most of the waste. Then to cut, the last step is to sand To square I do to end up with smooth, clean up any burn or saw the bevels. But there’s it up, I !/4" clean bevels and shoulders. marks, I nudge the fence another area that needs made a sanding 1 2 block that has a bevel a. a. cut on one edge (Fig. 2). Aux. Bevel edge For the file cabinets, you fence of sanding block Set saw to match angle will also need to rabbet the blade to of shoulder Raised desired panel’s back face, as in the panel height left margin. And when you Tall and assemble the frame around auxiliary angle fence the panel, don’t force the Sand profile Cut profile to remove saw panel into the grooves. If on ends marks and the fit is too tight, just sand first square up shoulder the bevels. W