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Cutting Angles The ends of the legs will need to have a compound angle
so what I'll be doing is setting up for that next. Both angles
will be five degrees, and with the aid of my 5 degree angle block this will
make setting up that much easier.
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The two clamps below are holding a parallel that
I indicated zero to the Y axis. Then by placing my angle block
against said parallel (arrow), my vise sits at the correct angle (the
first of two).
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Once my vise was clamped down, I removed the angle block
and used it under my work piece completing the compound angle setup.
However, I can only cut two legs with the vise angled like you see below.
For the other two
I had to loosen the vice, reverse the angle block next to the parallel
and then re-clamp the vise back down. Now I can repeat the process and
cut the other two legs.
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Here is what the whole setup looks like. Notice the work stop is all the way
to the left again and the vise is on the right side of center. This is because
my work piece (legs) are 22 inches long.
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These pieces will go between the legs and only require a single angle of
five degrees on each side. There will be three different lengths of this type.
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This scrap piece has been used a few times and soon I'll have to
discard it.
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Here you can start see what it looks like. It resembles the letter A. The left side will be the
top, which has the compound angles.
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That piece in the middle has square sides and doesn't
match the legs that have a 5 degree angle....yet. The reason the legs need this compound
angle is because once I have all four legs sitting on the ground, the
top of them will end up being parallel with the floor. Now it's time to
put a five degree angle on these two pieces so they match the legs.
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Here I'm using my sine vice
to machine that five degree angle. This was an easy setup and
my new sine vise should
come in handy for many more things.
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After cutting the piece marked with a B, the three pieces are all in
alignment.
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