Tims' Taper Tools...anybody

[Rigs]

Greetings All,

I'm interested to hear from those of you that have these, either for a table saw, or a combination sander.  

How do these work?  Set up easy?  

I'm seriously thinking of getting the nock/point taper tool and the barrel shaft tool as well.

Thanks for your replys.

Happy hunting,
Jason

[Jack Denbow]

Jason for years I used a homemade point/nock taper jig on a table saw and a homemade jig on a 6x48 sander to do the 10" rear taper. The only problem with these was if I wanted to use table saw I had change out the disc for a saw blade which was not too bad but if I wanted to use the sander forget it, that was a complicated jig and took quite awhile to set up.
I bought a Tim's Taper Tool for both point/nock and rear 10" taper and a 4x36 sander (you can find them for less than $100) and am very happy. Now I can use my other tools and not have to worry about messing up my taper set-up.
The Tim's tool sets up easily and does as good or better job than my homemade jigs.
Jack

[Davesea]

Jason,
I just got a nock and taper jig, and am using it on my table saw using a 10" disc
 http://www.woodcraft.com/Product/2001809/2839/Sanding-Disc-10.aspx

I did have to extend the slots so it would fit close enough to the sanding disc on a DeWalt 744 table saw.  No big deal.

I am not sure if it requires re-adjusting when you go from nock taper to point taper (or vise-versa).  I have only done the nock tapers so far but my impression is that the stop will have to be readjusted.  Either that or I will leave the stop adjusted for the nocks and then adjust the jig placement, relative to the edge of the sanding disc, to control the depth of the point taper.  

Allows for fine tuning and adjustment and seems to be very consistent.

It works great especially compared to the pencil sharpeners.  Set up is easy.

You can download instructions here:
 http://weswallacebows.com/tapertools/instructions.html

Dave

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[AkDan]

I have both, the belt sander and the nock and point jig.

the taper jig is great...though my belt sander stinks (older craftsmen model disc belt combo).

the nock and point game could be done on the disc.  I also have a woodchuck and love it, use it for my points only though being I shoulder them and do my nocks on the tims jig.  It does ok but no better then anything else and being you'll have a disc sander you could easily set up a jig to do the same thing.  Imagine a much larger woodchuck on that disc.  Make a plate to fit on the table and mount something to fit in the miter slot (screw the strip that fits down through the miter slot and then screw that hole contraption to the false table.  Epoxy the bolt in the alignment strip for the miter slot so it doesnt turn and you can remove it with a simple nut on the bottom.

If you look at the tip and point taper jig it has this false table I'm talkign about already incorperated and another adjusting table on top of that so you can tweak the tapers.

The woodchuck does great for shouldering points and it's my dedicated 23/64ths point taper jig only.

reread this and didnt really clarify but I'd buy the shaft tapering jig again.  I'd pass on the nock and point jig being you'll be able to homebrew one easy enough and you'll have the disc sander to do it on.  Just to clarify  

[Rigs]

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[flint kemper]

I have the taper tool for nocks and points. I love it for the nocks they are dead on, but I have to move it to get the point tapers exact like I want. I do it that way but need to buy a woodchuck like AkDan above to set-up for my point tapers only that way I do not have to mess up the exactness I have on my nock tapers.If you already have a disc sander go ahead and get one if not look at the woodchuck.Did we confuse you anymore? HA HA. I wish there was one tool to do it all with no adjustment. I have only seen one and it was a commerical built job to much money for me being low budget. Flint