Stair Jig

RISENRUN

I currently own a few porter cable stair jigs. At one time I had an automated stair router set up but found the tolerances sucked. So anyhow I have just been running the OLD CAST PORTER CABLE STAIR JIG. Does anyone know of a tool that is comperable to the old jig..?

dayspring

I've never used anything but a framing square, it adjust to any rise/run

Ah, you meant for a router, here is one I found online http://www.tooled-up.com/ManProduct.asp?PID=32915

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mdshunk

I wired one up a little over 3 years ago. It was a genuine 3 axis CNC router that was going to be dedicated for stairs work. Pretty high dollar affair. It not only did the tread and rise grooves, but it would also do CNC carving on exposed areas. Not what you asked, but I thought I'd share that anyhow. The company that I wired it up for had a picture of it on their website for a long time. Let me look that one up...

EDIT: They aren't in business anymore, so it seems. Not even in my Yellow Pages. Maybe my bill was too much?

clampman

I have an old rockwell cast iron one with big holes in it that weighs about 40 pounds for doing wedged mortise stringers. Is that the one you are talking about? Mine's got stops that slide in slots and bolt down tight for the rise/run angle, and a clamp that flops back and forth through a hole in the jig for clamping both left and right stringers.
If so, don't you like it?

If you do like it and need another one, there is a guy from upper NY state that cloned it out of aluminum - and it looks identical to mine. He wants either 6 or 8 hundred for one. I think there is a pic of it on woodweb.com somewhere.

If yours is like mine, and you don't like it for some reason - someone was telling me they are going on ebay for a thousand to 12oo bucks each - if nothing is missing and they aren't chewed up. Mine is not for sale by the way.

Found it!

http://www.woodweb.com/knowledge_bas...rStringer.html

Well, it's not quite identical - but close enough. No question it will work well, but you'd have to keep the router base well waxed on that aluminum. That contributer B guy really knows what he's talking about.

Hey, Nathan, are we all going to become letters when you archive us over here too? Or can we still be people.

Regards,

Jimc

RISENRUN

I have plenty of the old ones. And do not want to sell mine either. But I was just looking to see if anyone made something like you have pictured. I searched the name and came up with nothing??? I'll figure it out thanks.

StairEquipment

We are the source for the Stair-Template Model 7 shown in the pictures above in this thread. We are located in NJ and you can purchase directly from us just give me a call (908) 233-2600.

Doug

WarnerConstInc.

Here is a link to a system to do stair work or it can be set up for anything. It's only limitations is you're imagination.
You can use any router you want, theirs run the PC style bushing.

http://www.bobmarinosbesttools.com/s...1236f6&scat=19

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crabapple

Hey all, I posted this on another template thread. Sorry to repeat, but I thought I'd post it here as well for maximum exposure. I'm new to this forum. I don't want to beat this stair template thing to death here, but I have a project that I would like a little input on.

I am a manufacturing engineering student. It is my senior year and I have been assigned to choose a project, design it, and build it. I have chosen to design a new stair jig and I have some questions...

1. Those of you who make your own disposable template on each job, how
much would a jig have to cost for you to justify purchasing one?

2. Those of you who make your own jig, how long does it take to make
your jig from start to finish?

3. What maximum and minimum rise and run dimensions would you consider
practical or typically used (keeping code in mind)?

I want to make this as legal and usable as possible. My old man is a contractor so he'll be using it within his business.

Any answers to my questions and any other input you feel relevant would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks for reading!