V Block for Workstation
This V block can have several uses on Workstation. Round or square stock can be clamped securely. With Larkspur’s upgraded gridding function it’s easy to find the center of your stock. As an alternative, and the main reason I came up with this clamping jig was to angle it out from Workstation to do compound angles for tenons on legs for stools, chairs or tables.
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Jigs & Fixtures
Files Included (3)
BottomTopView.svg
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4 kBTopBottomView.svg
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Materials
12" x 12" x 3/4" phenolic or MDF
Tools
Shaper Origin
1/4" bit
1/8" bit
Router table
Bits for dovetail or t-slot, rabbeting and chamfer
Instructions
I used 3/4” phenolic material to make my V block however you could use MDF. I’ve designed several counter and bar height stools in Fusion then built them using Origin and this jig. I hope to upload one of them soon. One thing to keep in mind is that the splay of the legs is not necessarily the angle of the v block away from Workstation. For example, say the leg splay is 6°, the angle of the v block angle may be different than that. I’m sure there are ways to calculate the angle. I measure the angles in Fusion then create angled spacers and 3D print them. Those angles and perhaps the files will be in the stool posting when I get that far. I started with a 12” x 12” x 3/4” piece of phenolic, attached it to Workstation and placed the svg files at one time. After the pieces were cut out I used a router table to cut the dovetail slots (or t-slots if you prefer) in the back piece for clamping. The top of the top “V” piece needs a slight rabbet and chamfer to allow the assembly to angle in the t-track slots. To assemble I clamped a square piece of stock in the V parts so they were aligned then clamped top to bottom before drilling and tapping with #10 bolts. A 1/4” bit was used with an 1/8” bit used for the clearance holes in the top and bottom V parts.