Baluster routing jig - GIF

**Altair** · Nov 23, 2022, 01:56 PM

Baluster routing jig.

Previously:

Sawing balusters from a slab of marble - GIF
Spiral routing jig - GIF
Hot rolling balusters - GIFs
Bending stair railing - GIF
Decorative concrete pillar machine - GIF

**mwmkravchenko** · Nov 24, 2022, 07:51 AM

I saw this on Instagram about a week ago. Some intelligent people behind this one. But even with the rub bearings on the top and bottom this is not a job where you can not be vigilant. A lot of horsies on that shaper. That block can go flying if you are not careful. I treat my 3hp shaper with the respect it deserves. And it cuts wood, not me.

Mark

**Toolmaker51** · Nov 26, 2022, 08:31 PM

If not clear, I dig jigs and fixtures, in this case, those are combined. Normally, a fixture is just the manner a workpiece is held, whereas a jig guides a cutter. That it's creating compounded details is impressive. If I did it, there would be a loose guide fence, but immaterial.
This is a terrific example of very simple engineering; that would be a significantly larger machine if automated. Especially if this is a short production run.