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t Fitting the hand wheels onthe mor- the entire surface of the wheel. and forth. You'll have to adjust the
tising table on page 30 rcqufuessome And the stand should be sized to position of the stand as you grind
work at the grinder. Ticfit the hand position the rod at the centerline of to keep the rod square to the wheel.
wheel the end of theAcrne ftreaded the grinding wheel. Finally, check the fit in the hand
rcd needsto be reduced to\5" Ata. To reduce the diameter of the wheel as you go.It should fit snug
To do this, I made a stop block rod, fum it as you move it back againstthe shoulder of the tenon.
and support stand,like you seein
the photo above. The stop block
clamps to the grinder's tool rest.
It limits the length of the smaller
diameter and forms a clean, square
shoulder on the end of the rod.
The support stand is a simple
plywood assembly that clamps to
the bench. The key here is mak-
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ing surre the bed and "fence" of PIAMF]ERTOFIT
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the stand are squarc to the wheel. . 1^/?|EEL
This keeps the tenon diameter
consistent and helps you utilize

Cuttingo RompedDodo
The toggle clamp for securing a
workpiece on the mortising table
9PACER
(pugu 30) sits in a ramped dado. (c/+x5"'Ve" Hdbd.)
To make this cut, I used a pair of
thin spacer blocks.
Fasten the two spacer blocks
to the front edge of the plywood
blank with double.sidedtape.
Thenallyouneed to dois
make a few passesover
the dadoblade withthe
front edge of the work-
piece against the fence.

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