Secret DiY method of Making Multiple Whirligig Bird Wing Hubs

[@SimonE-et2xg]

You've developed an excellent and accurate mass production method. Well done! 🇦🇺

[@gwheyduke]

Thank you 😊

[@frederickebert9278]

When cutting down long strip to the hub size, your table saw could cut six at once if laid in a row in a jig.

[@gwheyduke]

That's a great tip. Always interested in making it better. Thanks for the comment.

[@frederickebert9278]

@@gwheyduke coincidentally Amazon has six pack of clamps!

[@tonymartin9812]

can you tell us how the wings are made .thanx

[@gwheyduke]

Sure! Take a look at this video, it explains How I make the "wings" kzbin.info/www/bejne/hqasZKxshZqarc0

[@davidcunningham738]

Can you give Instructions on how to build the jigs?

[@gwheyduke]

The hub cutting jig is simply a small table saw sled (16" long by 13" wide) made of 1/2" plywood. with 1 by 2 1/2" boards attached at a 35 degree angle inside. Here's the video of it in action with an explanation kzbin.info/www/bejne/fH23iqKqetunhbs

[@singwithmyhands]

Tell us how you made the jig for the hubs please

[@gwheyduke]

The cutting jig for the wing hubs is simply a small table saw sled (16" long by 13" wide) made of 1/2" plywood. The 5 miter gage boards in the inside are 3/4" by 2 1/2 " set at 35 Degree angle to the center line (where the blade comes up in the middle). 7/8" hub blanks are clamped vertically to the 6 stations directly over the blade. It helps to glue a vertical support to hold the blanks (90 degrees) up right. You have to make two passes with each set of hubs. ( One one on each end of the blanks and of course you must flip them over after the first cut while being careful to keep them oriented the same way as the first cut. ( don't accidently flip them around or you will have the slots in the same direction.) Here's the video - kzbin.info/www/bejne/fH23iqKqetunhbs

[@singwithmyhands]

Thanks for sharing that with me. Now could you be so kind to tell me how you made the drill press jig. Thanks so much.

[@singwithmyhands]

It looks like the jig is simply made of six pieces that are the same size as a hub assembled in a crisscross fashion. Is this correct?

[@DudleyGoolsby]

What size saw blade you got. My soul blaze too small for the

[@gwheyduke]

It's 2, 7 1/4-inch thin cut blades stacked in a dado arrangement to make a 3/16 cut

[@rogercarnight8108]

👍👍👍

[@gwheyduke]

thumbs up

[@robertknowlan3970]

You failed to show cutting the slots thanks for nothing

[@gwheyduke]

This is part 1 of a 2 part video. The slots are cut in the next video.