Agreed! I might try that next time!
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I ordered a t-track flip stop from Taylor Tools. It was about $14.00. The flip down stop was too short for my miter fence so I modeled up a replacement out of oak. I will likely order another one for making multiple cuts and reuse the project to make another flip stop. I had made a home made one but was not happy with it. The original one was moveable but did not flip up. Sometimes I needed to square the end of a board before cutting to length. With the flip stop I can flip it up out of the way, square the end of the board and flip it down and do not have to remeasure and reposition the flip stop.
The one on the left is my fixed stop, the one with oak is my replacement blade and the black one is the original one from the Taylor Tools Flip Stop.
I find my Shapeoko very useful for making utility items for the shop.
I also cut the Incra miter gauge fence on the Shapeoko. There are multiple mounting holes so as the fence gets eaten up I can move the fence over and get a new zero clearance hole. When the fence is all eaten up I have a spare I made at the same time as this one ready for replacement. I just added the t-track to the top of the fence. The bottom of the miter gauge fence has a 1/8" x 1/8" recess to keep saw dust from keeping the board from fitting tightly against the fence. The stop blocks do not come all the way down to the table for the same reason.
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Thatâs great looking!
Gives me an idea, my son is getting promoted to Captain in the Fire Service and was trying to figure out a gift.
What wood did you use? Thinking of maple
Could you be more specific as in with a link?
A quick search doesnât reveal a âBlue Boxâ brand.
The shade of blue really pops, it looks great!
Thank you. It is soft maple. Out of 4/4 I can re-saw and get two 5/16 planks. The back has a .065 x 4.1" pocket recess for a cork backer. Round Cork Coasters - 4" | Hobby Lobby | 523514
With precise placement I can flip along Y (top to bottom) and get the pocket centered pretty well.
Hereâs a template:
Coaster template.c2d (220 KB)
Cheers,
Mark
Minwax clear base with True Blue - water based stain.
Lowes carries this. They can pretty much do any color. I use the blue and red a lot for flags.
Cheers,
M
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Not aware of these guys âtil your post @gdon_2003, thanks!
Except, crap, spent a hundred bucks on my first visit!
Taylor Toolworks shopping is like eating potato chips, you cant just have one. I found them by links in someoneâs youtube video. I think they have some good stuff and they are just a small family run business. I order stuff from Amazon but frankly Amazon is a mega snake eating up all competition. If you ever have a problem from Amazon there is zero people to talk to just nameless faceless email and automated bots âHelpingâ you. Plus Jeff Bezos is rich enough so I dont need to add to the crime scene.
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Iâm the noob here. Just got my machine about a month ago. Pounded out several Christmas presents and filled my burn barrel with several lessons on âDonât do it that wayâ pieces. I definitely need to do some fine tuning on the machine. Spoil board flattening, spindle tramming, etc. I am going to go back and watch all the introductory videos with Kevin. Do any of you have another places a newbie can go for great video advice on starting off in the right direction?
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Will work for beer, me too. I always hope for a 12 pack or 2 of Little Sumpinâ from Lagunitaâs.
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Looks like the only thing currently on their menu I might like is the Willettized. (Not a hop-head) 
I just googled âAngel STLâ. Thereâs a lot out there. This guy does some really nice stuff: https://www.etsy.com/shop/3DM0delsNICK
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Hated IPAâs for the longest timeâŚdefinitely an acquired tasteâŚsome are still pretty bad after youâve acquired the tasteâŚas in all styles of beer I suppose.
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I have made some beautiful firewood. Good luck it getâs better.
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Your ballscrew wiper came out on the right side of the X axis in the picture if you havenât already addressed it.
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On the to-do list following the holidays.
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Nice. I always like the Arts & Crafts style. What size bit did you use - 1/16"?
Finally had a chance to finish a second live edge cribbage board and get it posted. I said I would post the final one once it was finished a few days ago but the second one I made turned out even better I think. The first picture is the one from a few days ago with Poly applied, the second is my new one.
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Thanks.
They are 1/2" squares in 3/4" thick oak. I used a 4mm clearance end mill followed by a 1/8" to get deeper into the corners. The one I am currently making has 3/8" squares, 3 in each corner, that will need the 1/16" bit. I will be cutting them in about an hour, need to get it finished for the 25th!
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