Lack of room is a key word in my workshop but sometimes I need to edge some boards up to 2.30 metres. On the other hand I didn't want to make a heavy jig. I wished it handy and accurate. This one should be set and removed without tool. Of course it had to stand near from the combination machine without being in the way. It works like a full extension drawer runner which means plywood starts sliding along the carriage groove then plywood and carriage slide together. A slight infeed table carries the extension. It is made up of three parts : a plywood slider holds a screwed grip and a sliding one that clamp firmly the workpiece.

A beech strip is screwed underneath. Be careful to machine from supple solid wood and not stuck. Otherwise the strip wouldn't slide smoothly. Two anodised aluminium angles 40x10x2mm guide the sliding grip that allow the clamping of the workpieces from 1.35 metres. As regard the little ones this edge fixture or some other methods fulfil the function. A screwed thin plywood plate prevents the sliding grip from going out the groove albeit it would be removed so that edging longer boards.

Grips can clamp up to 70mm thick stock and the end one is merely screwed and stuck at the end of the plywood slider. Holding firmly an uneven board is not an easy task but some nails would fill my need. As far now I haven't find another better method although this one needs to be safe. Nails stick out 10mm which is enough to get into end grain wood and a painting unstained metal spatula widely covers them. Two screwed springs hold the spatula down as much as possible.

The sliding grip uses the same clamp method from nails but the underneath wooden strip slides along tracks made up from two anodised aluminium angles. A plastic handle helps for the firm pressure on the workpiece when machining.