Cleat of the Week 6: Chisel Rack

Place ShaperTape on your workpiece and then create a scan. Once you are satisfied with your scan, place the design file. Then go over all the cut lines with Origin, keeping an eye on your tape meter. You want to be sure that Origin can read sufficient tape throughout the entire cut.

With your 1/4" cutter, cut the four pocketed areas. For optimal cut quality, use two passes: -1st pass: Pocket Cut, .25" depth, .01" offset -2nd pass: Inside Cut, .25" depth, 0 offset

Cut out all elements that are encoded as Outside Cuts. For optimal cut quality, use three passes, each with a 1/4" cutter: -1st pass: .25" cut depth, .01" offset -2nd pass: .48" cut depth, .01" offset -Finishing pass: .51" cut depth, 0 offset

To get a snugger fit for your chisels in the rack, you can use a tapered bit to match the gradient of your chisel's neck as it rests in the rack. We used a 6.2 degree tapered bit. After you change your cutter, you can leave the cutter diameter inputted as 1/4" on Origin. Cut each radius circle in two passes: -1st pass: .25" depth, 0 offset -2nd pass: .48" depth, 0 offset

Remove each piece from the double-sided tape and sand the edges to remove any fuzz. Dry-fit the components together to ensure a snug fit.

When glue has dried, mount the rack among your shop's growing collection of cleat racks.