I have been working on segmented pieces for a little over 6 months now, and I have purchased two pretty darn nice jigs to produce segments with but I am still having trouble getting a ring that I can glue together as cut--i typically end up gluing up two half rings and having to run them against the disc sander to make a ring without gaps in it. The first jig I got was the Accu-Slice and Accu Wedge for my bandsaw: http://www.accu-slice.com/ --John Manura-the maker has been fantastic at trying to help me--he actually cut several segmented rings on his Laguna Bandsaw, and he has a Rikion at his office shop, and since I have a Rikon 326 he actually took my system and mounted it on his Rikon and cut a ring that fit fine--he is not a fan of the Rikon, and talked me through a lot of adjustments I should make on my Rikon-which I did, and despite all of this when I cut the segments for a ring on my Accu-Wedge, it will not piece together without unacceptable gaps.
The second jig I went with is the 'Wedgie Sled', I first built one myself, and when I couldn't make good segment rings with the segments made with it, I purchased a Wedgie Sled from Pete Marken: https://www.petemarkenwoodturning.com/ I have checked my table saw and am running a Forrest Blade and still only get about 1 of 4 segment groups that make a ring without unacceptable gaps.
I am fairly meticulous, although a pig for neatness--and I am picky about the accuracy of my tools--so I would like any insight/advice/thoughts on what I might be more meticulous about or check in my process--I am liking what I have been able to make so far for segmented pieces but I hate having to 'massage' my segments to get whole rings without gaps. And oh yeah one other thing I will mention, I made several rings that required larger pieces for the segments and cut the segments on my Bosch Miter Saw-and they went together fine--I really don't know if the larger pieces makes things easier to fit or if the Miter Saw just eliminates something I am messing up on the other methods--BTW a typical segment is 1.5" or under for the rings I am building.
Thanks for any input/advice
The second jig I went with is the 'Wedgie Sled', I first built one myself, and when I couldn't make good segment rings with the segments made with it, I purchased a Wedgie Sled from Pete Marken: https://www.petemarkenwoodturning.com/ I have checked my table saw and am running a Forrest Blade and still only get about 1 of 4 segment groups that make a ring without unacceptable gaps.
I am fairly meticulous, although a pig for neatness--and I am picky about the accuracy of my tools--so I would like any insight/advice/thoughts on what I might be more meticulous about or check in my process--I am liking what I have been able to make so far for segmented pieces but I hate having to 'massage' my segments to get whole rings without gaps. And oh yeah one other thing I will mention, I made several rings that required larger pieces for the segments and cut the segments on my Bosch Miter Saw-and they went together fine--I really don't know if the larger pieces makes things easier to fit or if the Miter Saw just eliminates something I am messing up on the other methods--BTW a typical segment is 1.5" or under for the rings I am building.
Thanks for any input/advice