INCRA Build-It Panel - Manual (Page 3)

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3. Extend Build-It Panel to Blade
While the T-Slot Panel Connectors are a useful and important commod-
ity in attaching user made jig components, fences, stops and Build-It
Clamps, they also provide an easy means of adding additional Build-It
Panels to expand the size of your jig design. For example, you might
want to extend support for your jig design to the blade. A large Build-It
Panel is often a good choice here. Just attach the panel as shown in
Fig.
4 with the supplied 10-24x1/2” flat head Phillips screws. You’ll want
the area on the panel with the largest concentration of mounting
holes positioned away from the small panel. Now we’ll trim the panel
to your saw blade.
Fig. 4 Extend Build-It Panel to Blade
10-24x1/2” Phillips screw
Large Build-It Panel
4. Trim Build-It Panel to Blade
BLADE ANGLE NOTE: If the primary use for your jig’s design will be to make 90 deg. vertical cuts, be sure that the blade is set to 90 deg. before continuing.
Raise your blade about 3/4” and make a cut by sliding the Build-It assembly to remove the portion of the large Build-It Panel that extends across the line
of cut,
Fig 5. Reserve the cutoff for later use as described in Step 6.
With a Build-It Panel extending all the way to the blade, your Build-It assembly can now be used to support a workpiece for crosscut operations like the
simple “shooter board” jig shown in
Fig. 6. Now let’s add some size to our panel configuration for use with larger workpieces.
Fig. 5 Trim Build-It Panel to Blade Fig. 6 “Shooter Board“ Jig
Large Build-It
Panel after cut
Build-It assembly
5. Increase Build-It Assembly Size
You can now add additional Build-It Panels and T-Slot Panel Connectors
as required to create a support platform to fit the size and scope of your
project needs. In
Fig 7, we’ve added a large Build-It Panel to the left
edge of our assembly to increase workpiece support. Now, let’s take
a look at how you can use the cutoff reserved from Step 4 to extend
workpiece support beyond the blade.
6. Extend Build-It Panel Beyond the Blade
Some jig designs may benefit from workpiece or cutoff support on the
opposite side of the blade. A simple “drop panel” locked in place adja-
cent to the blade provides zero clearance and workpiece cutoff support.
Here’s how to add one to the Build-It assembly we’ve been working on.
Lower the blade and remove your Build-It assembly from the left hand
miter slot. Drop an INCRA Miter Slider into the right hand miter slot and
adjust for a good sliding fit. Using the row of mounting holes that allows
the least amount of overhang beyond the line of cut, attach the cutoff
reserved from Step 4 to the Miter Slider with the (4) supplied 10-24 x 3/4”
flat head Phillips screws. The rabbeted edge on the Build-It Panel should
be oriented away from the blade as shown in
Fig. 8.
Fig. 7 Increase Build-It Assembly Size
Fig. 8 Add “Drop Panel“ to Opposite Side of Blade
Add Large Build-It Panel
10-24x1/2” Phillips screw
10-24x3/4” Phillips screw
Rabbeted edge of panel
Miter Slider
Cutoff reserved from Step 4