Just jumped in on this post and could not help but admire that great looking jig.
Jig for making gates.
You ll find that making a sliding jig for cutting tenons and splined miters is also a great addition to your table saw.
Things you will need to build a garden gate.
The size of the gate should not be greater than 4 1 22 m in width.
I too have been making an iron gate using 1 w 1 8 wall.
This jig enables you to make tiny accurate adjustments in positioning a router table fence.
Lumber a kreg jig drill drill bit driver screws two hinges a latch a stapler and netting.
The stop is a simple cap screw that you turn with an allen wrench.
1 inch exterior screws to attach the pickets.
The sliding jig shown in the illustration at right is similar to the tall fence you made earlier.
Each jig has a stop that extends to meet the back of the fence.
Measure the entry at the top and bottom as they can easily be different.
To install the gate we placed our spring hinges onto the gate.
Then we placed a 2 4 scrap board on the ground and placing the gate on top of the board.
Before you build your garden gate gather your supplies.
2 x 4 side pieces.
The jig keeps your hands well away from the blade and you can rip as many pieces as you need without ever moving the fence.
To make the jig attach a 5 in long strip of wood 1 16 in.
Our gate had been slowly rotting since we bought our house a few years ago.
Make sure the fence posts can support a gate if you already have a fence.
2 inch kreg jig hd exterior screws to assemble the frame.
Cut two long pieces to be the left and right sides of your gate measurements.
Narrower than the width of the desired rip to the end of a 1 6 as shown.
I was wondering if i could get some more photos and ideas on jig making.
If it is wider you must make and hang two gates which will meet in the middle.
My lazy self kept adding screws until a guest accidentally knocked a picket off.
We adjusted the springs after attaching the hinges.
But in this case the jig slides on your rip fence instead of remaining stationary.
Basically you re creating a horizontal push stick.
2 x 4 top and bottom boards 2 full width of gate.
Next we attached the hinges to the fence post.
Some of the supplies you will need.