A V-cradle is not the homemade jig you will use all the time in the shop. But it is very useful for some tasks that would else be very hazardous.
Pour fabriquer cet accessoire j’ai utilisé un 2 X 4 bien droit d’environ 18″ de long. Comme montré sur la photos, j’ai pratiqué une rainure en V en utilisant la lame de scie du banc de scie penchée à 45°, en prenant soin à ce que cette rainure ne soit pas centrée afin d’obtenir une bordure plate sur un bord afin d’avoir un appui pour une serre lorsqu’il sera fixé à la table de la perceuse à colonne lorsque requis.
To fabricate my jig I used a straight 2 X 4 about 18″ long. As shown on the photo, I made a V groove using the table saw blade tilted to 45°, making sure that it wouldn’t be centered so I would get a wide flat spot on one edge so I could clamp it to the drill press table when necessary.
At the table saw this cradle is used to hold a round or square workpiece. An example would be to mill a dado in the leg of a table to add a shelf. To be honest, I don’t know how I would do it without this jig. The cradle being clamped to the miter gauge, several passes will make the dado, as shown.
Lors de la fabrication de telles rainures sur des pattes bisautées, faites les rainures avant de bisauter les pattes. Ainsi tous les angles de coupe seront à 90°.
When milling such dadoes on tapered legs, mill the dadoes before tapering the legs. This way all angle settings will be at 90°.
As shown at the drill press, this jig is indispensable to hold round stock securely when drilling holes, or when drilling for a hanger bolt on the flat spot of this leg, which are required to attach the legs to the apron with a bracket. At the band saw, the cradle is used to get a secure and adequate support when ripping round stock or square stock at a 45° angle.
Drill a hole at one end to hang it on a wall.
To center the cradle when drilling a hole at the drill press, lower the quill down the bottom of the V and clamp each end of the cradle to the table.