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joe carter · 05-29-2005, 03:51 PM

i just purchased the 7 inch plate and the mortising kit work ok. however im making a table that has 2 inch legs and i dont want the mortise in the center. the jig i made for the 3/4 will not let you shim enough to get the mortise where i want it,do i make a wider jig

template tom · 05-30-2005, 07:49 AM

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Originally Posted by joe carter

i just purchased the 7 inch plate and the mortising kit work ok. however im making a table that has 2 inch legs and i dont want the mortise in the center. the jig i made for the 3/4 will not let you shim enough to get the mortise where i want it,do i make a wider jig

Make a simple jig that will place the Mortice where ever you want it to be
Tom

Woodnut65 · 05-30-2005, 08:22 AM

The way to cut mortices off center is to add temporary stock to the side that the mortice will be close to. Adding an inch to one side of a 2 inch Leg would offset by 1/2" toward the out side of the 2" leg. Further shimming on one side of the leg will result in 1/2 the thickness of the shim toward the outside of the leg.

Hope this helps.. Woodnut65

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joe carter Registered User New Member Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 4 View joe carter's Gallery	Report This Post! mortises for 2 inch stock i just purchased the 7 inch plate and the mortising kit work ok. however im making a table that has 2 inch legs and i dont want the mortise in the center. the jig i made for the 3/4 will not let you shim enough to get the mortise where i want it,do i make a wider jig
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05-30-2005, 08:22 AM	#3
Woodnut65 Registered User Forum Geek Join Date: Oct 2004 Posts: 345 View Woodnut65's Gallery	Report This Post! The way to cut mortices off center is to add temporary stock to the side that the mortice will be close to. Adding an inch to one side of a 2 inch Leg would offset by 1/2" toward the out side of the 2" leg. Further shimming on one side of the leg will result in 1/2 the thickness of the shim toward the outside of the leg. Hope this helps.. Woodnut65
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