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After thinking about a jig table for some time and looking
through the archives on the web, I settled on a design submitted by Ray Cronise. You
can find the plans for this table on the unofficial Cozy site archives, or,
click here for a "reprint." This
table seemed reasonable to build, not too heavy but quite strong and
resistant to sagging. I didn't build mine exactly according to the
plans, but it's close. I did have a bit of a problem getting it to end
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Turns out,
although I did have the wood sawed at Home Depot on the big saw like recommended, one of
the 2x10s I ended up with was pretty bad. I sit here now and wonder why I didn't
take it back - who knows. Anyway, I installed it center-bump up or arched, then
followed the rest of the directions in those plans to get the other parts of the table as
straight as possible. This view also shows the shelf I made underneath for supplies
and parts as well as the adjustable feet. |
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To get the table flat along its length, I used a measuring
method found in Ron
Wannttaja's book (see the reference page.) You make some wood blocks 1"
high and get some string and weights. Put the blocks on the table at either end,
hang the string across them like a bridge the length of the table and use the weights to
keep the tension. Then, run a square up and down along the table to see how flat it
is. Once I had the string and blocks in place, I cut the 2x10s on the sides
1/2" at a time then checked the measurements. After some trial and error, I got
the table flat, along the length on one side, then added a piece of plywood to the back of
the 2x10 to prevent those cuts from allowing any further sag. I did the same to the
other side then leveled the table using adjustable feet. |
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