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Fingerjoint Jig Plans finally up.

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8/3/2000 1:53 AM

Fingerjoint Jig Plans finally up.

Hi All,

I finally got off my butt and got around to putting up the plans for Andrew McWhirter's fabulous fingerjoint jig which so many people asked about. SO far it's pretty basic, but it should answer most questions.

You can find them here..

http://www.adelaide.net.au/~ndolling/tomsamp.htm

Sorry for the delay - hopefully I'll get some pics of the jig in use up before too long too.

Feel free to email any questions.

Cheers,

Nick

8/3/2000 4:25 AM
Casey4s	Thanks for sharing that Nick, It looks easy enough to do. And your amp is great looking too, nice job. Casey4s

8/3/2000 5:56 AM
rich	from the pics, it looks like you made the cab real thick. if so, how does it sound? lots a bottom? does making the back baffels thick effect the sound, i was going to try making mine thinner, but maybe i shouldn't bother. looks real nice though. power tubes look real dark, what are those?

8/4/2000 5:03 AM

Hi Rich,

I don't know if it's really that thick - although I must admit it does look pretty thick in the photos it's made from 18 mm pine from the hardware shop (floorboards I think).

I can't say whether it mas more or less bottom end than normal, since I have nothing to compare it with. I wouldn't have thought that the thickness of the back panels would have a big effect. I guess I could try playing the amp with or without them attached, but I haven't.

The 6V6s in the photos are actually the old Sovtek ones. The amp's only running about 300V B+ so they didn't give any problems. I've since swapped them out for some tested used STC ones (I have no idea who actually made them though) which also have the black paint on the inside of the glass.

Cheers,

Nick

8/11/2000 5:20 AM
JS	Have a look at mine; I cut all 8 joints for a cabinet in about 5 minutes. these are 1/4" fingerjoints. The dust pickup gets about 98% of the shavings. http://photos.yahoo.com/bc/jefsu_63139?e&.flabel=fld3&.from=d&.pindex=3&start=1&.src=ph&.done=http%3a//photos.yahoo.com/bc/jefsu_63139%3fd%26.flabel=fld3%26.src=ph

8/11/2000 5:23 AM
JS	another view/fingerjoint another view: http://photos.yahoo.com/bc/jefsu_63139?e&.flabel=fld3&.from=d&.pindex=4&start=1&.src=ph&.done=http%3a//photos.yahoo.com/bc/jefsu_63139%3fd%26.flabel=fld3%26.src=ph and a 1/4" fingerjoint: http://photos.yahoo.com/bc/jefsu_63139?e&.flabel=fld3&.from=d&.pindex=2&start=1&.src=ph&.done=http%3a//photos.yahoo.com/bc/jefsu_63139%3fd%26.flabel=fld3%26.src=ph

8/11/2000 8:03 AM

Hi JS,

Nice pics and nice tool - did you make it yourself? Does the router run a template guide in the slots or a bearing on the bit? I'm planning to make a similar one (without all the clamping) out of a piece of aluminium angle and I should be able to knock off the 8 joints in maybe an hour

The dust extraction is a nice addition - you should see the amount of shavings left after finishing my last cabinet!

Later,

Nick

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