Upgrades to the woodrat

[Johnboy]

Tony, will be very interested to see your method. I have been trying some things out this morning and will post the results hopefully over the weekend.

John

 

[Alf]

There are simply quicker ways of doing similar sorts of joints, which achieve the same function, using a variety of machinery (my bold).

'Nuff said?

'Course, it's true that some folks like the comfort of such-and-such a device being called a "dovetail jig" or "mortiser" so they know what to use it for, and that's fine. But others like to be a bit more flexible, and that's fine too. And if you're doing a hundred of a certain task, then the dedicated jig or machine makes sense - even to the unpaid woodworker. But the 'Rat is closer to using a hand tool, IMO, and should be viewed in a similar light (sometimes, not always). Possibly only of interest to the artist/designer/maker paid woodworkers, and the unpaid with imagination and/or a long Tuit List of one-offs...

Cheers, Alf

 

[Anonymous]

Lynx

Look at RS components for gears and racks. I recently bought some plastic racks and gears from them for only a few quid and they are very precisely made

http://www.rswww.co.uk