Secret DiY method of Making Multiple Whirligig Bird Wing Hubs 

Thank you 😊

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That's a great tip. Always interested in making it better. Thanks for the comment.

@@gwheyduke coincidentally Amazon has six pack of clamps!

The cutting jig for the wing hubs is simply a small table saw sled (16" long by 13" wide) made of 1/2" plywood. The 5 miter gage boards in the inside are 3/4" by 2 1/2 " set at 35 Degree angle to the center line (where the blade comes up in the middle). 7/8" hub blanks are clamped vertically to the 6 stations directly over the blade. It helps to glue a vertical support to hold the blanks (90 degrees) up right. You have to make two passes with each set of hubs. ( One one on each end of the blanks and of course you must flip them over after the first cut while being careful to keep them oriented the same way as the first cut. ( don't accidently flip them around or you will have the slots in the same direction.) Here's the video - ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-FLTYotEvtOY.html

Thanks for sharing that with me. Now could you be so kind to tell me how you made the drill press jig. Thanks so much.

It looks like the jig is simply made of six pieces that are the same size as a hub assembled in a crisscross fashion. Is this correct?

Sure! Take a look at this video, it explains How I make the "wings" ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-PuI3y6P5gwk.html

It's 2, 7 1/4-inch thin cut blades stacked in a dado arrangement to make a 3/16 cut

The hub cutting jig is simply a small table saw sled (16" long by 13" wide) made of 1/2" plywood. with 1 by 2 1/2" boards attached at a 35 degree angle inside. Here's the video of it in action with an explanation ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-FLTYotEvtOY.html

This is part 1 of a 2 part video. The slots are cut in the next video.