Wood Magazine Innovate Awards 2020
These new woodworking tools and accessories impressed us with their ingenuity and usefulness.
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These new woodworking tools and accessories impressed us with their ingenuity and usefulness.
Dust Right Dado Dust Chute
Rockler Woodworking & Hardware
no. 57495
800-279-4441
10" 36-volt MultiVolt benchtop/job-site tablesaw
Metabo HPT, no. C3610DRJQ4
36-volt MultiVolt 4-amp-hour battery pack and charger kit, no. UC18YSL3B1
MultiVolt AC adapter, no. ET36A
800-706-7337
The Goliath portable CNC machine routs without the constraints of a frame, supported instead by a trio of multi-caster “feet” that drive it across your workpiece as it carves. You load CAD files wirelessly. Goliath then operates within a maximum 91⁄2 ×81⁄2 ' work area, with a maximum cutting depth of 13⁄8 ". The unit is tethered by thin wires to a pair of sensor posts that communicate Goliath’s location continuously and keep it from driving off the workpiece. An onboard vacuum sucks up debris and stores it in a bin to maintain a clean surface and not compromise the casters’ grip.
Portable CNC machine
(Available in mid-2020)
goliathcnc.com
With ready-made, laser-cut inlays and a template system that lets you create exact-fit mortises, you can’t go wrong with Slab Stitcher’s inlay system. The starter kit (11 to choose from) comes with a master template holder, one inlay template, an assortment of inlays, spiral router bit, guide bushing, and centering pin. You can then purchase additional templates (dozens of designs), and inlays made from multiple wood species, as well as brass and aluminum.
Wood and metal inlay system
Slab Stitcher
Bow tie master starter kit; 717-371-6543
Removing router-bit bearings can be vexing: You risk cutting your hands on the sharp carbide edges, or mangling the shank by holding it with pliers. These self-tightening router-bit vises solve this issue. Each model has self-tightening holders for 1⁄4
"- and 1⁄2
"-shank bits (the Infinity also has one for 8mm shanks) with single-directional needle bearings in each socket. These firmly hold the bit without slipping while you loosen the screw. (Flip the vise over to tighten the screw.)
Router-bit vise
Infinity Cutting Tools
no. RBV-001
877-872-2487
MLCS Woodworking
no. 297
800-533-9298, mlcswoodworking.com