Re: Fritz and Fran jigs
¿ªÔÆÌåÓýI agree with Mark. ?There seems to be some confusion about the original and primary benefit of the Fritz & Franz - that being the ability to pinch or trap-squeeze small parts between the Fritz and the Franz units to hold material in position during a cutting operation. ?This is particularly helpful for save holding and cutting of tiny pieces, or long and skinny pieces that are too thin or small to get a clamp onto. Here are a couple of examples that inspired the original F&F.With the addition of flip stops and some kind of measurement system, you can also get achieve accurate final dimensions, like this example. You can also use a F&F with flip stops as a two-point parallel fence setup for straight-line or tapered ripping situations, such as this example posted by our very own Jason Holtz on Instagram a couple of days ago. The disadvantage of using a F&F as a two-point parallel fence is that the material being cut has to fit between the Fritz & Franz elements, rather than being able straddle the two stops as shown in the following example. ?This type of setup is more advantageous when the length of the materials being cut to the same with vary in length and more rigid clamping is necessary to secure larger pieces. ?For instance, I would not want to use a F&F as a two-point parallel fence with processing panels for cabinet builds. I admire with Derek has come up with - very nice work. ?In some respects it reminds me of a shop-built equivalent to the Martin MultiFunction outrigger table (see attached). ?But like Mark, I don¡¯t see how this substitutes for the original F&F benefit of being able to safely hold small parts during a cutting operation. ?Maybe I¡¯m missing something. David Best https://www.instagram.com/davidpbest/
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David P. Best
