Drill Press Angle Plate

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I made another one of these for my friend in Illinois who  has a load of cherry wood waiting for me. It is made from 5/8" and 3/4" maple plywood. It is very handy  for holding pieces ( even round ones )  square in both directions especially when drilling the end of long pieces.
The base is 7 1/2 and 9 1/2" and it is 5" 1/2" high. It has a hang hole for storing on the wall!

Cheers, Jim ........................ Variety is the spice of life...............Learn something new every day

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Great idea Jim, I need something like that in my shop (have a bunch of birch plywood drops still). I usually use a number of clamps holding blocks to the fence.

Main Street to the Mountains

Thanks,Eric. I have an angle plate for the band saw too to hold long pieces for sawing accurately. Plywood works great for all shop fixtures!!!!!!

Cheers, Jim ........................ Variety is the spice of life...............Learn something new every day

Yes the plywood works well, reason I scavenged a bunch of drops a while back, couldn't see them going to the landfill.

Main Street to the Mountains

Looks to be pretty handy, think I got to make me one of these. Thanks for posting. 
Jim,

Nice jig, solves a common problem in the shop.

daveg, SW Washington & AZ

Thanks Tom and Dave.

Hi Eric. Here is Grand Rapids I could get a truck load of really great maple plywood every week if I wanted. My barn is full of it however. I go dumpster diving there with my friends to get them a lot of it every few weeks. This is just one example of how useful it is!!!!!!! A friend of mine makes signs with it and  we just got her a load last week.
Hi Dave. This angle plate works so well for things that do not hold well in a vice because of the size and shape. I often clamp angular pieces in there level with the top to get the holes perpendicular to  that edge.

Cheers, Jim ........................ Variety is the spice of life...............Learn something new every day

Jim like the simplicity of the jig.     Works is what matters.

Ron

Thanks, Ron!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Cheers, Jim ........................ Variety is the spice of life...............Learn something new every day

Nice Jig Jim.....Regards......Cliff.
 Thanks , Cliff.  I have a table  to help build and I used mine for the dowels in the end of the legs yesterday. It is just so valuable in my shop!!

Cheers, Jim ........................ Variety is the spice of life...............Learn something new every day