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Oak Park Box Joint Jig update

This is a discussion on Oak Park Box Joint Jig update within the Jigs and Fixtures forums, part of the Routers category; Hi all. I have seen these jigs in action (via video on the web) and ...



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Old 07-29-2008, 11:06 PM   #21 (permalink)
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Hi all.

I have seen these jigs in action (via video on the web) and agree that they appear great value for money. Simple and effective.

My only gripe is that Oak Park only seem to sell to US or Canadian addresses.


Does anyone know the reason for this.

Otherwise, I will have to buy some cutting boards and try and make my own.


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Old 07-30-2008, 03:03 AM   #22 (permalink)
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Joe that is one excellent idea. I wish I would have thought of that before I went drilling into my top.
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James, I am sure Oak Park would sell to you. The pricing is done in US and Canadian since the money is never the same. Call the 800 number and the girls will help you. Worst case, you could always visit HarrySin in WA and steal his two jigs...
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"you could always visit HarrySin in WA and steal his two jigs... "

From now on I'm going to keep them in the safe, I couldn't live without my Oakpark box joint jigs.
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Mike,

thanks for the tip.. this could be the excuse for that trip on the "Indian - Pacific"....
(like a trip from New York to LA to steal a $60 jig....

I did try to purchase the router workshop videos and was told they only ship to
US or Canadian adresses.

HarrySin.

I presume you bought your jigs from Oak Park ?

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I presume you bought your jigs from Oak Park ?

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LOL.... Harry don't buy jigs, he wins them in contests
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Bob is half right, the 1/4" jig I won in the forum competition was kindly donated together with postage to Australia by non other than our latest moderator Bob Noles. I was so pleased with it that I arranged with one of the many friends that I have made since becoming a member to purchase a 3/8" jig and whilst he was at it I added all sorts of other goodies. Because my friend had an account with Oak park and once I knew the total cost incl. postage, I phoned Oak Park and had them deduct the amount from my Visa card and credit it to my friends account.
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Bob is half right, the 1/4" jig I won in the forum competition was kindly donated together with postage to Australia by non other than our latest moderator Bob Noles. I was so pleased with it that I arranged with one of the many friends that I have made since becoming a member to purchase a 3/8" jig and whilst he was at it I added all sorts of other goodies. Because my friend had an account with Oak park and once I knew the total cost incl. postage, I phoned Oak Park and had them deduct the amount from my Visa card and credit it to my friends account.
Did Oak park ship direct to you or via your friend?



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No, my good friend purchased all the items from various suppliers and posted them out to me after which he emailed me the total cost including freight.
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I received my box joint jigs today, and I have a question about orientation on the router table. I've got a CMT Industrio table, and I'm wondering if it's best to orient the long side of the jig parallel to the front of the table, or parallel to the sides of the table.

In the Oak Park videos, it appears that they orient parallel to the sides, pushing the workpiece away from the operator. Does this have any particular advantage over a right to left push? My table has a fence parallel to the front, and I could move it out of the way if necessary, but it's less to do if I orient the jig the same way as the fence.

I realize that it can obviously go either way... I'm just curious if anyone has strong opinions one way or another.

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