A laser cut wooden cross clamp with nut for woodworking
Instruction
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My local store doesn't have any knobs which I could use for clamping a temporary fence onto my portable router table, so I decided to make one!
This was made using M4 threaded metal.
Instruction
Step1: Cut and glue the cut material to form the knob
After cutting the material glue them all together.
You can use super glue but I prefer to use wood glue (Titebond).
It helps if you glue them in steps, so the parts don't move whilst drying:
- Glue the first pair of crosses with a circular hole
- Glue the second pair of crosses with a circular hole
- Glue these two parts together
- Glue the part with the hexagonal hole on top
Step2: Cut the thread to the required length
The length of the thread depends on the height of your wood, the height of the knob as well as the depth of the threaded insert sitting in your board. For me, all I needed was 4 cm.
Step3: Secure the thread
Screw the nut onto the thread. I like to then retract the thread just a little so that it is not flush so that the UV resin can seep into the thread a little more.
Place a little UV resin onto the hexagonal part on the top of the knob then insert the thread into the hole from the top, so that the hexagonal nut is sitting in the UV resin.
Place a little more UV resin onto the top to cover the nut, then use UV light to cure the resin.
For this you will need no longer than 2 minutes.
Step4: Attach to the board
Grab the wood which you are using for your fence - I'm simply using an old flat piece of scrap hardwood - and cut a hole into it. I used a 5mm bit so that i'd have planty of space for the 4mm thread.
Once you have the hole cut, simply insert the thread through the fence and into the board.
Move the fence to your desired angle and clamp the other end to secure it.
Happy routing!