Hi Noob
Thanks I always like to see new ways of doing it,,
You know me and jigs ,the one below is almost the same but it can be use in both ways , make the slot wider and just a bit thiner
Lets say you want a .688 slot and all you have is 1/4" wide bit or a 3/8" you would make one pass and set the wooden guide to what you want to end up with,make one more or two passes and you have it done.
all with one 8" x 8" plate..
Once you have a 8" x 8" plate you have the room to add a small guide out of some hardwood ...a quick and easy way to move the bit over just a little bit with no math needed, I use the brass setup bars most of the time or a drill bit to set up the guide
Plus you can use almost any bit for the job...
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Originally Posted by Noob  If you make a square base, a good idea would be to make each side offset so that you can make a dado or whatever wider. Let's call the top the 12 o'clock position and that is that side that goes up against a straight edge. You could add a little bit to each side so that you can increase the width somewhat easily.
For example:
12 o'clock = 0
3 o'clock = +1/64"
6 o'clock = +1/32"
9 o'clock = +1/16"
or
12 o'clock = 0
3 o'clock = +1/32"
6 o'clock = +1/16"
9 o'clock = +1/8"
or
12 o'clock = 0
3 o'clock = +1/16"
6 o'clock = +1/8"
9 o'clock = +1/4"
I haven't built one an incremental base yet, but I saw it in a book. Attached is an example of what I'm talking about in case my explanation was confusing. |