Hi Michel
Just one more jig
Here's one I made about 3 years ago and used from time to time to put in biscuits and splines.
Spline tip below ▼
If you gang two cutters on to one arbor you can make splines with a pass or two on the router table and they will be right on 1/8" or 3/16" or 1/4" wide.
To make the spline insert, take some hardwood (walnut is the best for this job) start with a 3/4" x 4" wide x 24" long, set the slot cutters in the router table so it will put in a 2ea. 3/32" slots but leave a 1/8" spline on the top and a 1/8" spline in the center on the stock now make a pass then take the stock to the table saw and cut off a 1" wide part, now put it back on the router table and move the stock by the slot cutters again BUT stop about 1/2 way in the pass now take the stock to the band saw and cut off about a 1/2 " put the cut offs splines in the stock and glue them in place, 2ea. this will hold the slots open when you make the last pass on the walnut stock BUT Stop short from the end about 1 1/2" from the end of the stick now take the walnut stick to the band saw and cut off the ends, you now have 2ea. true 1/8" x 1" wide x 22" long splines that you can tape it up until you need some spline stock,cut off what you need but leave the tape on the walnut stock to keep it true.
You can do this easy way to make 1/8",3/16".1/4" spline stock.
Note****all slot cutters are NOT true so to say use your mic.to set the cutters up for the right size, 5/16" I.D.washers with a small O.D, will do this job easy,but check all 3 carb.cutters b/4 you put the nut back on the arbor.
NOTE*** 1/4" stanard washer are 5/16" I.D. the norm.
The jig is a easy one to make ,this one is made to take up to 4 1/2" wide stock and up to 1 1/2" thick.
But you could make the jig 28" long and do it the same way.
NOTE here's a great spot to get the slot cutters from if you don't have them, buy a set or two so you have a pair of them with the LONG/Tall arbor in the 1/4" shank and the 1/2" shank size,one of each, they can be used in may ways on the router table.
This price is about 50% off the going price.
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Bj
