Can you buy shooting boards?

[woodbloke]

Jake - agreed, it's a pretty simple tool, but I tried it about three times as you suggest and each time when a test piece (say 100mm wide) was shot it weren't square, it was out just a fraction. I concluded that the final tightening of the screw at the far end of the fence was skewing it enough to cause the error...hence the reason why I went for the adjustable option. A little more complicated, agreed, in such a simple device but one that I thought was warranted - Rob

 

[Jake]

Dunno what to say,cramp the pipper harder?

I used pan-head screws (in a counterbore) - were you using CSKs, perhaps?

 

[woodbloke]

Jake - yup, I was using standard 4 or 4.5mm Pozidrive csk screws...maybe that's what was doing it? Dunno, works now tho' - Rob

 

[Jake]

Could be - the CSK head will wedge itself down into the countersink, moving the countersunk thing to achieve a fit if the countersink is a bit off.

That's why I went for pan head and some of those star washer things to give some bite.

 

[woodbloke]

Jake - thinking about it, that's probably what was happening in that the countersink was slightly out of kilter with the main hole - Rob

 

[wizer]

Thanks chaps. Made some good progress on it today tho might have made a bit of a balls up. My idea was to run M6 coach bolt from underneath, counter bored and then glued. Seems fine but got a horrible feeling the glue won't set properly (old gripfil). Got to pop out, will check it when I get in.

 

[newt]

WiZer, looking good so far, keep us in the picture as there are other folk out there that can benefit from this.

 

[TheDudester]

I for one am very interested in this thread. I think I have a handle on things now, but have had a mental block re: shooting boards for a long time.

I can see the benefits and loved the detail that went into newt's.

I think it is a case of just trying and seeing what happens.

D

 

[bugbear]

I can see the benefits and loved the detail that went into newt's.

But did you see the "lack of rocket science" that went into Alf's ?

BugBear

 

[TheDudester]

I can see the benefits and loved the detail that went into newt's.

But did you see the "lack of rocket science" that went into Alf's ?

BugBear

Going to look at it now....

 

[wizer]

Quick update. Got back from the hospital and popped out to the workshop to see if the glue had set. It has, thankfully, but I wouldn't use that method again. For the mitre fence, I am going to use an inverted T Nut from underneath. So that Fence can be screwed in. More tomorrow with pics.

 

[bugbear]

Is there anywhere that sells shooting boards?

Historical note; there used to be.

I'm fairly sure that Emir used to do them.

BugBear

 

[Smudger]

I think I've got one - either that or made in the LCC workshops and issued out to schools in the 50s.
Schools used to have a lot of Emir stuff.

 

[wizer]

Here we go then:

Finished it off this morning.

Then made a mitre fence.

I had a quick play but had to get on with other things. Will do some proper tests over the weekend.

Thanks all for your help and patience.

 

[newt]

There you go wiZer,looks like you cracked it.