ANGLESET The easy way to set up machines to cut angles

[@jonsworkshop]

All, please go to the description for a link to the plans/drawings

[@jacqueso8424]

Hi Jon this a great article. However id like to know how it can be applied to cut angle slotting on the large flat surface of a workpiece which is what i need to do soon. In other words angle slot being perpendicur to either the length or width of workpiece. I really like the use of article on a lathe compound to set for taper angles. Anticipating your answer.

[@conoba]

I will download it and get a quote from one of those online CNC shops. Would be a cool tool to have. Thanks for the Idea! Could you also uplad the Freecad file?

[@janeblogs324]

Free plans?

[@jonsworkshop]

@@janeblogs324 yes, just click on the link to download

[@RoderickPicton]

By using pins 38 and 39 as a sign bar add a sleeve to give an ofset of 1/2/2.5/3/4 degrees will alow to allone degree settings pluus 22.5 and 37.5 Roderick

[@Rustinox]

That's a very handy tool. It's obvious there is a fair bit of thinking in this one.

[@jonsworkshop]

Hi Rusti, thanks for the comment. There certainly was some head scratching done, not least learning a new CAD system lol. Cheers, Jon

[@wibblywobblyidiotvision]

OK, I love this already, and the video hasn't started yet. A huge thanks in advance, Jon.

[@MrFactotum]

eyup Jon Great concept and kind gesture for the drawings, grey cells are well excersiced now😂😂😉😉👍👍👍👍 bfn Kev

[@jonsworkshop]

Hi Kev, thanks for the comment. They are now, keeping up with emails lol. Rod, back! 🤔😁

[@jaybailey3518]

Thank you very much, this is much needed for an old, retired, clumsy hobbyist like me !!!

[@MattysWorkshop]

Gday Jon, that’s a brilliant idea and a really good project to do, thanks for sharing mate, cheers

[@jonsworkshop]

Thanks Matty, much appreciated. Cheers, Jon

[@James-cr9mb]

Thanks Jon, and I apologise in the delay in sending you some coin, as promised. I am about to embark on the project. Again, such a great idea and I doth my cap for you. Best regards Geoff Bertolini.

[@jonsworkshop]

Hi Geoff, thanks very much indeed, much appreciated. Cheers, Jon

[@Dave.Wilson]

Thanks for the plans Jon, going to be making it today.

[@jonsworkshop]

Hi, thanks very much indeed, much appreciated. Cheers, Jon

[@johnspathonis1078]

Hi Jon Great idea. Thank you for sharing. To make your idea even better.......consider placing two 90 degree cutouts in the base at your required spacing to suit your vice. If you do your maths correctly lay a gauge pins in these cutouts to jack up your angle gauge. Just make one gauge pin greater in diameter. The aim is to add 0.5 degrees to all your readings. By this simple modification you can double the number of angles. So all your angles are now in 0.5 degree increments. Hope this helps. Cheers from OZ.

[@glennfelpel9785]

Your idea is a good one for sure. To add to your approach the fixture could be fashioned much like a sine bar for any angle you need. Then the 5 degree increments would be added to the base angle. Again, your idea is a good one.

[@bostedtap8399]

Nice Vernier function 👌

[@jonsworkshop]

Hi John, thanks for the comment and suggestion. There are so many ways to adapt this basic concept, and yours is a great idea. Cheers, Jon

[@andrewthick185]

Dear Jon, Great idea and bless you for your generosity.

[@terrycannon570]

Thanks!

[@jonsworkshop]

Hi Terry, thanks very much indeed. Cheers, Jon

[@andrewmcgregor6754]

Jon, I’ve downloaded your plans and had a quick look over them. Great idea. Thanks for your generosity in making them available.

[@jonsworkshop]

Hi Andrew, thanks for the comment, happy to help. Cheers, Jon

[@Bobs1Models]

I would like a set of your plansThanks!

[@jonsworkshop]

Thanks Bob, hopefully sent. Cheers, Jon

[@JTL1313]

Thanks for making the plans available.

[@jonsworkshop]

No problem 👍

[@DrVick-xw2yc]

Thanks for the brilliant Angleser idea!

[@jonsworkshop]

Thanks very much indeed, much appreciated 👍

[@daveharhay4973]

Thanks! This is a nice DIY project.

[@jonsworkshop]

Hi, thanks very much indeed, much appreciated. Cheers, Jon

[@ade63dug]

Great thought and design Jon . Thanks for putting the effort in . Cheers Ade.

[@jonsworkshop]

Thanks Ade, hope you are feeling better mate

[@brucecochrane574]

Thanks Jon. A brilliant piece of work. Top of my project list,

[@jonsworkshop]

Hi, thanks very much indeed, much appreciated. Cheers, Jon

[@beatrute2677]

Sweet Jesus where has this tool been all my life.

[@ed22472]

Thanks for all your work on this Jon. Much appreciated.

[@jonsworkshop]

Hi, thanks very much indeed, much appreciated. Cheers, Jon

[@dougsullivan9022]

It seems strange to me that so many comments, below, say that this is a great idea and have downloaded the plans and yet couldn't put out for a measely couple of dollars for all the work Jon did for us. These plans are easily worth $10- or $15-. Come on everyone. A couple of dollars is nothing and, if you use the $ Thanks button, it takes about 30 seconds.

[@trollforge]

Just brilliant Jon!

[@TheAyrCaveShop]

Brilliant idea Jon, very handy piece of kit... I'm adding it to the list.. ATB....Cheers

[@jonsworkshop]

Thanks Dean

[@scybuck]

Cool idea.

[@jonsworkshop]

Hi, thanks very much indeed, much appreciated. Cheers, Jon

[@CandidZulu]

I think You have achieved Joe Pie level, Sir! Brilliant!

[@jonsworkshop]

Ha Haa, not quite lol. Cheers, Jon

[@mchiodox69]

Brilliant! I need one of these! I owe you a Guinness.

[@jonsworkshop]

Hi mchiodox69, just ping me an email demanding drawings and I will get something out to you 😊

[@thomasstover6272]

Very clever idea, and well executed!

[@didieryvron149]

Great job Jon. Many thanks for the drawings. You are generous with us. I will do it asap . Didier - Britany - France

[@jonsworkshop]

Thanks, no problem. Cheers, Jon

[@kimber1958]

I second the idea that this was very well thought out in order to be a marketable item. Good luck, Jon. I expect I’ll be seeing this in SHARS catalog one day

[@dennythomas8887]

This video has been up for almost a day so there's doubt in my mind there's a Chineseium version in the works as you read this.

[@jonsworkshop]

Hi Kimber, thanks for the comment and feedback. Lol, it's probably already in there!! Cheers, Jon

[@jonsworkshop]

@@dennythomas8887 you are so right lol

[@marley589]

@@dennythomas8887 ANGLeze + Vario.tec + Tormach + Kurt + snapjaws have beaten them to it.

[@colinrhodes643]

Brilliant idea Jon. Will definitely be looking to add this to my hobby shop tools. Thanks for generously providing plans. Regards from Australia

[@jonsworkshop]

Thanks Colin👍

[@MrMartinburgar]

Thanks i don't know if my brain can handle anymore stuff but please keep puting it out ,there's a lot of us out here with all the gear and no idea and without the like of YOU and joe ,mr pete and so on we would just be polishing old iron ,thanks

[@jonsworkshop]

Hi Martin, thanks for the comment, I will do my best😀

[@tonywilson4713]

This is an angle block system that is similar in basic function to a simple indexing system Joe Pie demonstrated about 5 years ago in a video titled _No Indexing Head...Not a problem - Take a look_ I really liked that fixture Joe demonstrated and I wondered if it could be applied to angles. I really like this solution. From Australia well done.

[@jonsworkshop]

Hi Tony, thanks for the comment and feedback, not sure I have seen Joe's video but will take a look. Cheers, Jon

[@tonywilson4713]

@@jonsworkshop No probs - keep up the good work. 👍👍

[@roysweatman6327]

Wonderful video, I have downloaded your plans and in the process of making my own angle plate. Thanks from Alabama

[@chrisjh777]

Clever design, Jon.

[@stephenperry5849]

Thanks for the videos, some money for the shop and a token for the angleset plans

[@jonsworkshop]

Hi Stephen, thanks for the comment and support, much appreciated. Cheers, Jon

[@dermotkelly2971]

Great idea john there are so many great ideas from different people I would have not thought of that myself lol.

[@jonsworkshop]

Thanks Dermot

[@angusga]

Thank you very much for taking the time to produce the plans. I know all too well the effort that goes into them.

[@jonsworkshop]

Thanks Gordon, much appreciated.

[@MyHeap]

Great solution Jon and a well made tool. Thank you for sharing sir. Joe

[@michaelandersen7535]

Fantastic design. Definitely going to make one!

[@evil16v1]

Love it. Definitely making one. Thanks for passing your brain child along! Well thought out. Greetings from Kansas USA.

[@jonsworkshop]

Thanks, much appreciated

[@bhein67]

This is a fantastic bit of tooling. Thank you so much for putting the time into this project! Cheers from Canada

[@jonsworkshop]

Hi bhein67, thanks for the comment, you are welcome. Cheers, Jon

[@petermarsh4993]

Dear Jon, thanks for presenting this great idea. Your sequential approach is excellent: Introduce the topic, demonstrate the finished part, technical drawings, manufacture and finally demonstrate its use. So many KZbin presenters dive into a half hour video making something without giving the viewer a clue as to what they are making. Frustrating. Your approach should become the gold standard in presentation sequence. Cheers.

[@jonsworkshop]

Thanks for the great feedback Peter, much appreciated. Cheers, Jon

[@GrandadTinkerer]

Thank you so much. Just discovered your channel, You have a new subscriber Sir! As the owner of a 3D printer, I continue to be amazed at the properties of items printed in humble PLA. I have gears in my electronic lead screw set up on my old lathe, that are 3D printed, and show no signs of wear. I will 3D print a copy of your jig, just as an experiment.

[@jonsworkshop]

Thanks 👍

[@daveys]

Fabulous bit of kit there Jon. Very clever!

[@jonsworkshop]

Thanks 👍

[@captainraypaul4919]

That’s a fantastic tool! Great video Jon!

[@chip-load]

A very high quality presentation. Thank you for kindly sharing the excellent drawings and being the spark to ignite additional great ideas from some of the commentaries.

[@jonsworkshop]

Hi, no bother, glad it is useful. Cheers, Jon

[@Flatlapper]

I Like it ! Beauty. My first visit here, I'm in. Subscribed. Thank you.

[@jonsworkshop]

Thanks, you are very welcome here, I hope you find the content interesting.

[@valveampman]

Thanks!

[@jonsworkshop]

Thanks very much indeed, much appreciated. Cheers, Jon

[@MASI_forging]

Great idea. Outstanding work. 😉😉

[@stringmanipulator]

fantastic idea 😁👌👍 mt addition would be the icing on the cake 😁 thank you very much for sharing this

[@jonsworkshop]

My pleasure 😊

[@raysub8905]

Many thanks for the plans, very generous 👍

[@jonsworkshop]

No problem 👍

[@davesage9190]

Thanks

[@jonsworkshop]

Thanks very much indeed, much appreciated, Cheers, Jon

[@waynefitch990]

Great idea and alot of thought went into this jig. Well done

[@philmenzies2477]

Thanks

[@jonsworkshop]

Thanks very much indeed. Cheers, Jon

[@philmenzies2477]

Well thought out piece of kit Jon

[@TheElderlyBiker]

Thanks Jon, an excellent idea - thanks

[@jonsworkshop]

Very welcome

[@Dave.Wilson]

that is so simple and easy, I may have to make one, thanks Jon.

[@jonsworkshop]

Go for it!

[@oldschoolengineer58]

excellent tool great video Jon

[@guyloughridge4628]

This was a fabulous video. I have been stuck a few times trying to set angles. Nice Video.

[@jonsworkshop]

Thanks for the comment, much appreciated. Cheers, Jon

[@sushantbolinjkar3477]

Brilliant thinking. 👌🏼👌🏼

[@3dmakerzone75]

Thanks! I downloaded the plans and Caded it up in Fusion 360 so I can make it on my CNC mill.

[@jonsworkshop]

Great stuff👍

[@hilltopmachineworks2131]

I like it. Well thought out and easy to use. Nice job!

[@jonsworkshop]

Thanks Tom, much appreciated. Cheers, Jon

[@bostedtap8399]

Excellent setting tool, very well designed and made, great name "AngleSet". Like the idea of through holes, zero chance of bottoming out, obviously dowel length minus 1mm of block. Brilliant job Jon, must have been a very blonde in a black dress, or 2 (Guinness). Love your dads Sine bar unit, very nice. Never heard the expression "Too Baggy", ref oversize reamed hole, definitely a localism 😅. Thanks for sharing and best regards from the Black Country. John. Thanks

[@jonsworkshop]

Hi John, thanks for the comment and feedback. Baggy must be a Lincolnshire thing then lol. I guess I could have used Max Grants 'Cock in a shirt sleeve' lol🤣🤣🤣

[@eyuptony]

Good idea, Jon. Simple to use as well. Looks like it could be a future project. Cheers Tony

[@jonsworkshop]

Hi Tony, thanks for the comment, let me know when you are ready and I'll send you the latest plans, I think there's improvement time yet. Cheers, Jon

[@danceswithaardvarks3284]

Very well thought out bit of kit.

[@delstone1919]

Hi Jon, Great to see you back doing some 'proper' work hahaaaa! Very well thought out idea 👍👍

[@jonsworkshop]

Hi Del, hope you are well. Point taken, looks like your views are shared lol. Cheers, Jon

[@flaminphil81]

what a great idea Jon. Thanks for sharing your awesome work

[@DavidR8]

Brilliant idea, thanks for your generosity.

[@jonsworkshop]

My pleasure David👍

[@ivanpetrov8600]

Great idea and work. Thank you very much!

[@garywilliams9602]

Thanks for sending the plans Jon.

[@jonsworkshop]

Hi Gary, thanks very much indeed, much appreciated. Cheers, Jon

[@my1956effie]

Great idea 👍👍 I will put it on my workshop projects to do list. Regards Peter.

[@jonsworkshop]

Thanks Peter 👍

[@JoseSilveira-newhandleforYT]

Great idea. Thanks for making the plans available.

[@jonsworkshop]

No problem

[@JoseSilveira-newhandleforYT]

@@jonsworkshop 👍

[@Neptune730]

Thank you Jon for the work put in. I didn't know about your channel until this video popped up on my feed. I'll check out your channel in more detail now. And I subscribed.

[@jonsworkshop]

Hi, thanks for the comment, I hope you find the content interesting and Informative. Cheers, Jon

[@davefieldsend1909]

Thanks, a superb idea

[@jonsworkshop]

Thanks very much indeed Dave, much appreciated. Cheers, Jon

[@davidjohnson620]

Hi John, Great idea. I have struggled for several years to get any accurate angles on my milling machine other than 90 and 60. Like you I have a import mill on which is not easy to set the head angle so I don't move it unless absolutely necessary . Thanks for the download of the plans. Will come back to you in a couple of months when I have made the "angleset" Cheers from Western Australia

[@jonsworkshop]

Hi David, thanks for the comment. I hope you find it useful, it's already earning it's keep in my workshop 😊. Cheers, Jon

[@RB-yq7qv]

Hi Jon. A wonderful idea and it has many applications and a time saver.

[@NOideaMachining]

I’ve just stumbled across you channel Jon… 👌 This one will be on the to do list 👍

[@jonsworkshop]

Hope you enjoy the content 👍🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

[@houseofbrokendobbsthings5537]

Well played Jon! 👏

[@jonsworkshop]

Thanks Dan, did you email me? I have had so many I haven't had time to figure out who's who. Just ping me a mail saying 'plans please' and I will catch you in tomorrow's tranche. Cheers, Jon

[@houseofbrokendobbsthings5537]

@@jonsworkshop All set Jon you got me via email already. Thanks again!

[@ozyrob1]

Brilliant idea and execution Jon. Well done.

[@Skaapdief]

Brilliant, thanks for your generosity.

[@ollysworkshop]

Great idea Jon. I have been contemplating a set of angle blocks for a while, but as I rarely need them I haven't pulled the trigger. This looks like a perfect first job for the CNC (so that'll be in about 5 years time!) I'll definitely be adding the Morse Taper angles to it, that'll be very useful.

[@jonsworkshop]

Hi Olly, email sent, I will have a go for you ahead of DXF export when I get a few minutes lol. Cheers, Jon

[@ollysworkshop]

@@jonsworkshop thanks Jon, email received. No urgency for the DXF, I won't get to it for a while. I could recreate it from the drawing, but there's a chance of human error (nothing to do with lazyness!)

[@kieshamotors]

@@jonsworkshop Hi John, could you share DXF or cad file, please?

[@modelengineeringadventures]

my first CNC machine will arrive in the next few months ,this will be its first project..many thanks

[@wald3mar]

Pretty cool. Great idea nicely executed. 👍

[@trevorjones4463]

Hi mate good to see you back matty and me thorough you had gone missing 😅😅

[@jonsworkshop]

Hi Trev, yup, still this side of the grass, don't worry 😉

[@ronstudd3788]

Very clever! Thank you for sharing you ingenuity! Impressive!

[@jonsworkshop]

Hi Ron, thanks for the feedback and support.

[@lste]

Very interesting and useful. Great idea - many thanks. Just subscribed.

[@jonsworkshop]

Thanks for the Sub, much appreciated. Cheers, Jon

[@TERRYB0688]

Nice one Jon, looks like I have another project 🤗👍

[@jonsworkshop]

Hi Terry, thanks for the comment. Lol, I will keep inventing them for you 🤣🤣

[@MachiningandMicrowaves]

I've made a couple of this type of angle fixture but with only three holes for specific jobs. Never thought of going the extra step and making a general-purpose one, very nifty. On mine, I made the dowel pins a little less than the thickness of the plate and drilled them out almost their full length, then fitted little springs so I could grip very thin workpieces without the pins binding in the jaws, For some really thin parts I made a pair of blocks with three holes reamed through and used pins that were shorter than the sum of the block thicknesses. I can certainly see one of these in my future plans as a neat time-saver.

[@CodeMunky-f5g]

Look forward to building the Angleset, it will be very useful.

[@jonsworkshop]

Thanks for the comment. Be aware of the 45 degree x position error on the left hand side as you look at the drawing, it should be a minus X not a plus. Good luck

[@zjtr10]

Great idea and completion. Thank you for sharing your work.

[@richardmills5450]

Fabulous idea. Cheers . Video idea...engineering drawings and all those symbols etc etc. Thanks again

[@modelengineeringadventures]

thanks john...contribution was sent. Made it today works a treat and we will be featuring it on our next vids

[@alisorati8359]

hi mr. jon literally i was busy since I want a few angle blocks and i was in a hurry my vise is sp similar to your's and I don't have the budget nether the time to make them so I decided to make 45 and 60 degrees now but all of a sudden your video pops up in my youtube explore and wow now I can only follow your design and save both time and money FYI(I'm living in IRAN 😁 and literally dont have any access to international shops😟 so even buying stuff going to cost 3 or 4 times the original price and not even including the arrival delay and fee🤦‍♂🤦‍♂)

[@jonsworkshop]

Hi, please send me an email as discussed at the end of the video and I will send you the plans. Cheers, Jon

[@alisorati8359]

@@jonsworkshop Thanks a lot going to send you a photo of my part too 🤗🤗

[@hughbullmore2628]

I love the fact that you embrace Metric In New Zealand we went Metric 1975 same year I started my Business , Graziano Lathe .Kondia Milling Machine Cheers Hugo

[@MyLilMule]

Brilliant idea.

[@swanvalleymachineshop]

That is a cracking idea Jon . looks like it was invented by someone who used to run a Ward peg board lathe ! 👍👍👍

[@jonsworkshop]

Hi Max, lol, it's almost like you knew lol. They weren't Wards (can't remember the make) but spent many hours setting and running peg board autos. Cheers, Jon

[@thehobbymachinistnz]

Great work on this one Jon. Well though out and the end product is fantastic. I have angle blocks and as you say you need 3 hands to hold everything in place and clamp down the work. This is a really good idea.

[@jonsworkshop]

Thanks John, let me know if you need the drawings. Cheers, Jon

[@graemewakeford3257]

Got the drawings jon great idea and video keep up the good work loving the vids

[@jonsworkshop]

Thanks Graeme, just be aware the 45 degree position on the LHS as you look at the front of the unit should have a minus X position, not a positive. Good luck, very useful bit of kit. Cheers, Jon

[@G1951-w1y]

Great idea. Joe Pie had a similar method but for only one designated angle.

[@goboyz8016]

Love it. That is a must have for some of us that see a STOP sign when it comes to sine bars. I would love a set of those plans so I can build one myself.

[@jonsworkshop]

Hi, thanks for the comment. Email me if you haven't already and I will send out no problem. Cheers, Jon

[@goboyz8016]

@@jonsworkshop thank you. I emailed you so I will look forward to getting them and getting started on the machining. That really is a great design. Can't wait to build it.

[@toddhazell925]

Hey Jon. A top notch video for a top notch tool. Definately something to have in your toolbox. I to have one of those mills and really dread changing the angle of the head to get theright milling angle but this is a game changer for that. Cheers 👍